Software Development Engineer II

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Job Description:

Looking for a professional with strong technical, analytical and programming skills under Mainframe environment (COBOL, DB2, CICS) with full project life cycle experience.

Design, Develop, Maintain, and Support mainframe online and batch applications.

Gather user requirements, perform impact analysis and provide solutions for change requests.

Perform analysis, coding, unit testing, volume testing, and implementation.

Provides knowledge and support for applications’ development, integration, and maintenance. Develops program logic for new applications or analyzes and modifies logic in existing applications. Analyzes requirements, tests, and integrates application components.

Ensures that system improvements are successfully implemented. Defines application complexity drivers, estimates development efforts, creates milestones and/or timelines, and tracks progress towards completion.
Applies working knowledge and experience in own job discipline. Continues to broaden capabilities and understanding of the company, processes and customers. Solves problems in straightforward situations by analyzing possible solutions using experience, judgment, and precedents. Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team. Performs a range of assignments with a moderate level of guidance and direction.

Agile Engineering Best Practices:

• Understands the software development lifecycle and how various agile engineering practices can be used (e.g., in planning, requirements analysis, design, coding, unit testing, acceptance testing).
• Understands when to apply agile methodologies vs. traditional methodologies to achieve the best development outcome.
Project Management
• Defines timeframe and prioritizes tasks to achieve project milestones and deliver intended objectives.
• Monitors progress to meet project milestones, timelines, specifications and requirements.

Troubleshooting
• Gathers pertinent information about a problem by analyzing data and patterns and identifying underlying issues.
• Researches and recommends more detailed solutions to resolve problems.
• Implements solutions based on advanced knowledge of standard practices and previous experiences; escalates complex or unprecedented issues and needed.
System and Technology Integration
Demonstrates knowledge of advanced and relevant technology; exhibits comfort working with several forms of technology; understands the relationship between applications, databases and technology platforms.

Technology Advising/Consulting
• Communicates effectively with customers; listens to customers’ concerns and issues regarding technology; determines customers’ needs and expectations and responds accordingly.
• Ensures that operational teams and subcontractors have a clear understanding of customer requirements; identifies technical issues and provides data to support solutions.
• Considers new ways of using technology to meet or enhance customers’ needs.

TECHNICAL SKILLS: 

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience with Mainframe environment(Cobol, Db2, CICS), TSO/ISPF,  IBM UTILITIES,  FILE-AID,  SYNCSORT,  ENDEVOR,  COBOL II,  MICROFOCUS COBOL, MVS JCL,  VSAM,  CICS,  CSP, EASYTRIVE PLUS,  DB2/SQL,  IMS/DB,  MQ Series, DB2 STORED PROCEDURES,  SPUFI, QMF,  PROEDIT,  PLATINUM PLAN ANALYZER, INTERTEST
• Operating Systems: z/OS, OS/390,  MVS, VM/CMS,  Windows XP 
• Preferred Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field 

Employee Type:

Permanent

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Other Criteria:

UPS is an equal opportunity employer. UPS does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by