About the role
Positon : PopUp Mainframe SME
Experience : 5-8 Years
Work Location : Chennai
Qualifications : Any Graduate
Company Intro
Sandhata is a global niche consultancy and specializes in Enterprise Wide DevOps. Sandhata is a privately held IT services company with bases in the UK, US and India operating worldwide to help clients deliver a 'digital first' strategy. We deliver engagements all over the world based on customer requirement.
We are growing our Mainframe DevOps Team as a direct response to our PopUp Mainframe Product that is disrupting the market. We have a full pipeline of new projects across the globe and we need to grow our delivery capability.
The Role
We are looking for mainframe SME developers and Sysprogs who are multiskilled and have a well-rounded skill base. Any exposure to IBM zD&T and Mainframe DevOps Tooling will be a distinct advantage.
Requirements
Required Skills:
1. Must have minimum 4 years of experience as a mainframe applications developer or System Programmer
2. Should have sound knowledge in the following basic mainframe skills: COBOL or PL/I, JCL, DB2, CICS, VSAM, SORT utilities, File-AID, SPUFI, ISPF and SCM tools like Endevor, Changeman or ISPW
3. Understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and release management.
4. Should be well versed in writing test cases and creating test plans etc.
5. Should be able to handle the stake holders independently.
6. Strong analytical and design skills.
7. Ability to collaborate and communicate well across the team/organization.
Good to have skills:
1. Devops knowledge and experience using devops tools like Topaz, Jenkins, XL release etc.
2. z/OS USS knowledge.
3. REXX, CLIST, ISPF dialog development experience.
4. Sysprog DB2 Skills
5. Distributed experience
6. Cloud
Need development experience (3 years development experience)
Hands on experience in Coding (Individual contributor)
Communication
Personal Attributes:
- Self-driven team player able to work collaboratively.
- Flexibility, strong commitment to quality work and continuous improvement.
- Strong problem solving skills with ability to quickly analyse problems, understand and act.