Senior Mainframe Architect
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Contract
1 week ago
Key skills
SQLCOBOLOracleCommunication
About this role
Position Description:
NC's Div. of Employment Security (DES) seeks to procure one contractor to fill a Mainframe Programmer Architect role. The primary responsibility is to cleanse data in the current legacy Benefit Payments System and convert the data to Oracle.
**This position allows for a hybrid work schedule, with hours split between remote and onsite. Contractor is expected to report onsite on a consistent basis. The standard schedule in alternating between one week remote and one week onsite, however, depending on management discretion, an alternative schedule may be allowed but depends on workload demands.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of VSAM and Hierarchical database structures
Required Skills:
Technical knowledge and experience with mainframe technology. COBOL 10years, CICS 10 yrs, VSAM 10yrs, and
JCL (10yrs.)
Knowledge and experience in converting data from one application to another (10 yrs.)
Successful completion of technology projects within area of responsibility
Analyzing feasibility, compatibility and cost of solutions
Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
Desired skills:
Knowledge of FARS application
Strong organizational skills.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to engage business experts in the purpose and use of data in the Benefit Payment Application
The primary responsibilities of this position are to assist in maintaining the Tax and Financial Accounting and Reporting System (FARS) systems and work on the Interfaces related to North Carolina Unemployment Insurance Tax System (NCSUITS) and Southern Consortium Unemployment Benefits Integration (SCUBI). We need to have an additional resource to be able to provide adequate support for the FARS and Interface systems. The Mainframe Architect is expected to handle design, implementation, and maintenance of mainframe computer systems for DES. The primary responsibilities of this position is to assist in maintaining the FARS systems and work on the FARS Modernization project including data cleansing and conversion. The contractor will work with other technical teams to ensure that the mainframe system is properly integrated with other systems and technologies. They are expected to help resolve technical issues that arise with the mainframe system. This may include working with other technical teams to diagnose and resolve problems, as well as developing and implementing preventative measures to minimize the risk of future issues.
**This position allows for a hybrid work schedule, with hours split between remote and onsite. Contractor is expected to report onsite on a consistent basis. The standard schedule in alternating between one week remote and one week onsite, however, depending on management discretion, an alternative schedule may be allowed but depends on workload demands.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of VSAM and Hierarchical database structures
Required Skills:
Technical knowledge and experience with mainframe technology. COBOL 10years, CICS 10 yrs, VSAM 10yrs, and
JCL (10yrs.)
Knowledge and experience in converting data from one application to another (10 yrs.)
Successful completion of technology projects within area of responsibility
Analyzing feasibility, compatibility and cost of solutions
Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
Desired skills:
Knowledge of FARS application
Strong organizational skills.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to engage business experts in the purpose and use of data in the Benefit Payment Application
Skills Table:
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Technical knowledge and experience with COBOL
Required
10
Years
Technical knowledge and experience with CICS
Required
10
Years
Technical knowledge and experience with VSAM files and relational databases
Required
10
Years
Technical knowledge and experience with JCL
Required
10
Years
Knowledge and experience in transferring data sets from mainframe applications to Oracle / SQL based programs
Required
10
Years
Successful completion of technology projects within area of responsibility, analyzing feasibility, compatibility and cost of solutions
Required
Ability to engage business and technical experts in the cleansing and conversion of legacy data to Oracle
Highly desired
5
Years
Ability to perform mainframe logic and decommissioning
Required
5
Years
Strong organizational skills
Required
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Required
Ability to engage business experts in the purpose and use of data in the Benefit Payment Application
Desired
Knowledge of FARS application
Nice to have
Does this candidate have the knowledge and 10 years' experience in transferring data sets from mainframe applications to Oracle / SQL based programs.
Does this candidate understand impact of interface and systems design decisions on technology, information flow, and/or business processes.
Does this candidate understand impact of interface and systems design decisions on technology, information flow, and/or business processes.
Please indicate how soon this candidate is available to start work.
Candidates need to be onsite part time from the beginning of the engagement. Once all staff return to site full time the candidate will be expected to be onsite full time. The candidate will need to be onsite the first day to collect equipment. Do you accept this requirement?
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