Lead Mainframe Systems Engineer

Job Description

Job Title Lead Systems Developer

Locations : Hybrid / Kansas City MO

Get To Know The Team :

Our team is made up of engineers with varying levels of professional experience and backgrounds, from new graduates to 20-year veterans of the healthcare, financial and SAAS industry.

We are looking for creative engineers and technologists : relevant industry experience is important, but less so than your demonstrated abilities, passion and attitude.

We’re always improving and looking for individuals that enjoy being challenged and have a strong desire to make the engineering experience better for our users.

Why You Will Love It Here!

Flexibility : Hybrid Work Model & a Business Casual Dress Code, including jeans

Your Future : 401k Matching Program, Professional Development Reimbursement

Work / Life Balance : Flexible Personal / Vacation Time Off, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays

Your Wellbeing : Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave

Diversity & Inclusion : Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity

Training : Hands-On, Team-Customized, including SS&C University

Extra Perks : Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!

What You Will Get To Do :

Install Mainframe Software, maintain and update existing Mainframe systems.

Conducts Mainframe systems programming and support activities, such as installing new or revising program language codes, processing routines, and report generators.

Monitors effective language codes, processing routines, hardware use, and use of database management techniques.

Prepares and conducts system and programming tests requiring interfacing of hardware and software. Ensures that system improvements are successfully implemented and monitored to increase efficiency.

Advanced professional leading medium to large projects or working on complex or high-profile issues that require a broad perspective, conceptual thinking, and in-depth analysis to identify solutions.

May also lead a process or function without direct reports. Demonstrates a depth and breadth of expertise within a discipline, and has a deep understanding of the business, financials, products / services, or market.

Develops policies and procedures and recommends best practices.

Responsible for the design, coding, benchmark testing, debugging, and documentation of various system programs, utility programs, job control language, macros, subroutines, and other control modules.

Is responsible for the integrity of the operating system environment, including maintenance and installation

Advises and provides direction to more junior professionals.

What You Will Bring :

Master's degree and 4 years of related experience, or Bachelor's degree and 6 years of related experience, or high school degree and 8 years of related experience.

Experience in mainframe as a systems programmer who will be supporting the day to day functions of an IBM / z environment.

You will install, modify, test, and debug operating systems and third party system software.

You will have a strong understanding of the following :

z / OS operating system and system structures

SMPE software installation

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z / OS Security

z / OS networking

Education and Experience Requirements :

Master's degree and 4 years of related experience, or Bachelor's degree and 6 years of related experience, or high school degree and 8 years of related experience