Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Infinite Computer Solutions is seeking a Professional Services Technical Consultant to join their ARP/SMS team. The role involves working directly with financial institution clients to design, develop, maintain, and support critical check positive pay and account reconciliation systems, leveraging COBOL expertise.
Responsibilities
- Develop, modify, and maintain mainframe applications using COBOL in an IBM z/OS environment, specifically focusing on ARP/SMS modules and related batch/online transactions
- Configure and extend ARP/SMS functionality to support automated check positive pay reporting, same-day and next-day exception processing, and reconciliation for accounts with or without issue input
- Customize ARP/SMS services to meet treasury management customer demands, including partial deposit reconciliation, full deposit reconciliation, and handling complex exception conditions
- Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents related to ARP/SMS jobs, CICS online transactions, file transfers, and data integrity issues. Provide on-call rotation support as needed
- Optimize COBOL programs, JCL, and DB2/VSAM access methods to ensure real-time online system performance and batch window efficiency
- Ensure all mainframe changes comply with financial industry regulations (e.g., check processing rules, NACHA standards where applicable) and internal security policies
- Maintain technical specifications, runbooks, and reconciliation workflow diagrams. Mentor junior mainframe staff on ARP/SMS intricacies
Skills
- Mainframe Expertise: 5+ years of hands-on experience with IBM z/OS, including JCL, TSO/ISPF, CICS, VSAM, and debugging tools (Xpediter, InterTest, or similar)
- COBOL Proficiency: Strong proficiency in COBOL (COBOL II, COBOL for z/OS) with demonstrated ability to read, write, and maintain complex batch and online programs
- ARP/SMS Experience: Direct, hands-on experience with Fiserv ARP/SMS (Account Reconciliation Package/Service Management System), including: Configuring positive pay exception reporting (same-day, next-day, no-issue-input accounts). Implementing partial and full deposit reconciliation services. Working with ARP/SMS file layouts, control tables, and reconciliation cycles
- Banking Domain Knowledge: Understanding of check processing lifecycle, positive pay matching logic, and treasury management reconciliation workflows
- Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills to diagnose production abends, data mismatches, and reconciliation breaks
- Experience with other Fiserv mainframe products (e.g., PEP+)
- Knowledge of Endevor or Changeman for version control
- Exposure to Agile or ITIL processes in a mainframe environment
- Associate or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience
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