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Senior Application Programmer - Mainframe Systems 529
Global Service Resources is looking for a remote contractor for LA County.
SECTOR:Â LA County -Â ISD CAB-Internal Services Department (Downey)
TITLE: Senior Application Programmer – Mainframe Systems 529
LOCATION:Â 9150 E. Imperial Hwy., Downey, CA, 90242Â
SHIFT:Â Standard (8am - 5pm)
ASSIGNMENT TYPE: Temporary (12 months w/ high chance of extension or direct hire with LA County)
HOURS PER WEEK:Â 40hrs
TARGET START DATE:Â 09/09/24
PAYRATE: $70—75?/hr W2
DESCRIPTION
A Senior Application Programmer for Mainframe Systems is responsible for leading and/or working on the most complex IT applications design, documentation, development, modification, testing, installation, implementation, and support of new or existing applications software.
The Senior Application Programmer for Mainframe Systems is responsible for analyzing and refining systems requirements; translating systems requirements into applications prototypes; planning and designing systems architecture; writing, debugging and maintaining code; determining and designing applications architecture; determining output media/formats; designing user interfaces; working with customers to test applications; assuring software and systems quality and functionality; integrating hardware and software components; writing and maintaining program documentation; evaluating new applications software technologies; and/or ensuring the rigorous application of information security/information assurance policies, principles and practices to the delivery of application software services.
QUALIFICATIONS
The Senior Application Programmer for Mainframe Systems will possess knowledge and experience in applications software development principles and methods sufficient to participate in the design, development, testing and implementation of new or modified applications software; organization’s operational environment; software design principles, methods and approaches; principles, methods and procedures for designing, developing, optimizing and integrating new and/or reusable systems components; pertinent government regulations; infrastructure requirements, database management principles and methodologies, including data structures, data modeling, data warehousing and transaction processing; functionality and operability of the current operating environment; systems engineering concepts and factors such as structured design, supportability, reliability, scalability and maintainability; optimization concepts and methods; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work; and speak and write effectively and prepare effective reports.
This classification must have a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in electronic data processing systems design and programming with one or more of the software set forth below. LANGUAGES: COBOL, Natural/ SuperNatural, IMS/DB/DC, DB2/SQL, Assembler, SAS, CICS; MF FOCUS; TOOLS/UTILITIES: MVS JCL, MVS TSO/ISPF, IBM OPTIM, FILE Manager, SPUFI, ICEMAN/ICETOOLS, SORT, VSAM, CLIST, FTP, DYL260/280, CA Gen (CoolGen), CA Endevor, CA Spool, CA OM Web Viewer, IBM Websphere, Debugger, N2O; DATABASES: DB2, IMS, ADABAS, FOCUS; OS: z/OS; OTHER: EntireX, ASP, HTML, Cloverleaf.
This classification requires the possession of a bachelor’s degree in an IT-related or Computer Science field. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
Work week may include two telework days after the initial training is successfully completed.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills in a Cobol mainframe environment.
Demonstrated strong foundational experience with large-scale complex COBOL mainframe applications.
Experience with IMS batch jobs, IMS DC, CICS, DB2, ADABAS is a plus.
Experience and knowledge of creating test databases on-demand, along with creation of IMS/COBOL batch jobs to load and test data is desirable.
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**LOS ANGELES COUNTY HAS A VERY RIGOROUS INTERVIEW/HIRING/ON-BOARDING PROCESS DUE TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE POSITION. PLEASE NOTE THAT INTERVIEWS AND BACKGROUND CHECKS MAY TAKE 2 TO 6 WEEKS ALTOGETHER***
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Note: You will not receive the same benefits as a direct County employee. You will be eligible for Health Insurance at a Discounted Rate and 5Â paid Sick Days after 90 days of employment.
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E-Verify:
All employees are required to comply with E-Verify, an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA). E-Verify electronically verifies employment eligibility by comparing information provided on the I-9 form to records in the DHS and SSA databases. E-Verify check will be conducted, and the successful candidate must pass the E-Verify check.
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ABOUT US:
Global Service Resources is a national recruiter for IT professionals and Healthcare professionals throughout the continental United States. We specialize in government and private short term, per diem, and long-term contracts. We are located in Burbank, CA and take great pride in offering the best paying contract positions on the market! We make a great team! Let us get you to work!
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Since these contracts are highly competitive, we continuously source for candidates (even when there are no openings) to ensure a priority submission the next time a position opens up.
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