Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. FIS provides technology and services for the financial services industry. The Senior Systematics Engineer will develop, maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance mission-critical IBM z/OS mainframe banking applications using COBOL, JCL, and related technologies, while supporting production operations, modernization, testing, and technical collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Develop, enhance, maintain, and support IBM z/OS mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, and related technologies
- Analyze, design, code, test, debug, document, implement, and maintain mainframe software solutions
- Research and resolve production issues within complex banking applications and batch processing environments
- Create and modify JCL, batch jobs, utilities, and supporting application components
- Perform root cause analysis for application failures, production incidents, and performance issues
- Analyze existing mainframe application logic and implement system enhancements based on business and client requirements
- Partner with business analysts, architects, and client stakeholders to translate requirements into technical designs
- Develop and maintain technical specifications, design documents, and operational procedures
- Participate in code reviews and promote mainframe development best practices
- Recommend opportunities for application modernization, process improvements, and operational efficiencies
- Support system integration testing, user acceptance testing, and production implementation activities
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior developers and team members
- Participate in the programmer on-call rotation supporting critical banking applications
- Collaborate with distributed systems, operations, and infrastructure teams as needed
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Skills
- * 5+ years of IBM z/OS mainframe application development experience
- * Strong proficiency in COBOL and JCL programming
- * Experience supporting and troubleshooting production mainframe applications
- * Experience with mainframe batch processing, job scheduling, and job execution analysis
- * Experience using mainframe debugging, testing, and diagnostic tools
- * Experience working in financial services, banking, or other high-volume transaction processing environments
- * Knowledge of software development lifecycle methodologies and application support processes
- * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose complex production issues
- * Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- * Ability to work independently and effectively manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- * Experience with FIS Systematics applications
- * Experience with AM-ALS (Advanced Lending System), TX (Tax), and/or GN (Architecture Systems) modules
- * Experience with CICS, DB2, VSAM, IDCAMS, Sort, File Manager, Abend-AID, XPEDITOR, or similar mainframe tools
- * Experience with Assembler programming
- * Familiarity with mainframe performance tuning and capacity planning
- * Experience supporting large financial institutions and core banking systems
Benefits
- Flexible and creative work environment.
- A broad range of professional education and personal development possibilities.
- Time to support charities and give back in your community.
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