Solutions IT Designer- Mainframe

Job Description:

Key Accountabilities:

CUSTOMER

• Responsible for developing and documenting detailed solution design within SDS and act as an application SME through the design and development lifecycle ensuring alignment with Architecture
• May also be accountable for complex applications/systems development, programming /coding
• Lead the creation of solution options and ultimately a comprehensive end-to-end solution and coordinate relevant stakeholders, as required to support development initiatives
• Provide estimates for new projects and initiatives for the development / design component of the overall plan working with relevant team members / stakeholders
• Develop functional, technical and user interface designs for an application / system that meets the defined requirements (business, enterprise architecture direction, system performance and development standards)
• Consult on development of the System Requirements Specification (SRS) and apply functional knowledge of business functions to design optimal software / systems

SHAREHOLDER

• Review technical deliverables throughout detailed design and development phase to ensure quality adherence and identify gaps or redesign requirements as needed
• Work with the Technology Project Manager, Business Analysts / Systems Analysts, and other team members to define metrics and performance goals for the application
• Comply with well-defined enterprise technology delivery practices and standards and project management disciplines, business technology architecture, and risk and production capacity - including development of project documentation of system requirements, estimates of scope and cost, etc.
• Deliver effective and efficient solutions by meeting key project milestones and ensure that the project deliverables are on time, within budget, and adhere to the corporate quality and security standards
• Assist in the identification of opportunities to minimize cost, provide recommendations and/or deliver corresponding strategic solutions to support cost effectiveness and to enhance stakeholder experience
• Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to quality, standards compliance, reusability and ease of maintenance, Operational Readiness Reviews, and supporting gating and review sign-offs for solution design
• Support knowledge management processes for LOB / portfolio and ensure knowledge is codified, monitored, tracked and managed
• Ensure design leverages existing reusable components and has traceability to business requirements and ensure new modules are designed with reusability as a key requirement
• Identify and address application and data issues and cross-capability and cross-release issues that affect application integrity
• Provide technical support for escalated incidents / outages to ensure that they are resolved efficiently with minimal impact to stakeholders

EMPLOYEE / TEAM

• Continuously enhance knowledge / expertise in own area and keep current with leading-edge technologies, emerging trends / developments and grow expertise of the business, applications, infrastructure, analytical tools and techniques
• Prioritize and manage own workload in order to deliver quality results and meet timelines
• Support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest
• Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency of the business unit and/or team
• Establish effective relationships across multiple business and technology partners, program and project managers
• Participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business units

BREADTH & DEPTH

• Performs complex to difficult technical tasks independently
• Advanced knowledge of the business , technical environment, processes, tools, various and multiple programming languages, operating systems, solutions design and other relevant technology areas
• Subject matter expert in at least one area of discipline and consults with clients / or project teams on all aspects of research, analysis, design, hardware / software support, development of technical solutions and/or testing
• Works independently as the senior developer on a diverse range of activities and provides technical guidance to others to help resolve issues within area of expertise
• Leads the development of detailed, complex and/or comprehensive project plans and understands impact / risk of integrating third party solutions
• Typically reports to an IT Manager or above

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate
• 5-7 years relevant experience

Additional Requirements

• Extensive Knowledge is required unless noted as a nice to have
• Mainframe Experience
• IMS DB/DC – Extensive knowledge, SAS, DB2, Smart Restart, CA-7, JCL, SQL, IBM OS/390, Z/OS, TSO, ISPF, QMF, SPUFI, CLIST, VSAM, File-aid, NDM, FTP, Endevor
• Netron Cap (nice to have), Test Sets  (nice to have), Service Now  (nice to have), RC Secure  (nice to have), ICETOOLS  (nice to have), INSYNC  (nice to have).
• Distributed languages/framework/code management/servers/operating systems (highly recommended knowledge)