Mainframe Development Lead.
Mainframe development work is triaged through the analyst group and as the mainframe development lead, the Lead manages 10+ programmer analyst staff and provides expert technical and functional analysis related to mainframe applications. At the direction of the Technical Systems Director, the Lead shall review the business/technical requirements, and provide technical guidance as well as architectural suggestions. The Lead shall manage the overall work for the group in supporting the current ongoing development work, assist in the design, review, and support highly complex PMS replacement projects. The Lead shall work closely with the analytic, testing, and operations staff to create accurate and efficient processes. The Lead shall provide programmer analyst resource support for production payroll and pension payroll activities.
Primary Responsibilities:
Manage programmer analyst staff and work in a techno-functional capacity with a strong understanding of business processes, mainframe programming (COBOL), and relational databases to manage programmer analyst staff, design, program, review, and assist in determining impact of change to programs and systems. The Lead shall also review and analyze program specifications to determine the effort needed to make changes. The Lead shall also maintain, schedule, as well as be part of the On-Call duty roster for overnight and weekend batch HR/Payroll and Timekeeping processes.
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
1. A master's degree in computer science from an accredited college or university and three (3) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience in Information Technology (IT) including applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing, or user services. At least eighteen (18) months of this experience must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity in the areas of applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing or in the supervision of staff performing these duties; or
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and six (6) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; or
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4. A satisfactory combination of education and experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and must possess at least three (3) years of experience as described in "1" above, including the eighteen (18) months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above.
In the absence of a baccalaureate degree, undergraduate credits may be substituted for a maximum of two (2) years of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 semester credits for six (6) months of the required experience. Graduate credits in computer science may be substituted for a maximum of one (1) year of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits in computer science for one (1) year of the required IT experience. However, undergraduate and/or graduate credits may not be substituted for the eighteen (18) months of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity as described in "1" above.
Preferred Skills:
10+ years as a senior mainframe (COBOL/IMS/DB2) programmer
10+ years experience with JCL/PROCS/CTLCARDS
10+ years experience designing, programming, and architecture in a mainframe environment
10+ years experience with production coverage and troubleshooting
10+ years experience with RMDS/EXPEDITER/File-Aid for IMS/DB2
7+ years experience with the management of Technical Staff
7+ years experience designing the architecture of mainframe applications and dependencies
7+ years experience in the preparation of structure charts or invocation diagrams
5+ years experience of the City's legacy payroll and pension payroll management systems
5+ years experience of the City's personnel processing
5+ years experience of the City's timekeeping processing
Excellent understanding of systems development lifecycle methodologies
Excellent troubleshooting, analytical and problem solving skills.
Self-motivated with ability to work well with other groups in an enterprise wide, large-scale matrix environment.
Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to establish a roadmap for operational improvement
Excellent communication skills (oral and written), interpersonal, and organizational and strong project management skills.
Self-motivated with ability to work well with other groups in an enterprise wide, large-scale matrix environment.
PAY RATE: 150,000/yr
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Last updated on Jan 19, 2023