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Overview

Allied Consultants, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has for 32 years been a premier provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced Natural Programmer to be a key resource on a technical services team.

Allied Consultants offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (Allied shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan.

Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law. Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background check

Allied Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.

Responsibilities

The Worker(s) will provide the following services:

  • An experienced skilled programmer with strong proficiency in Natural programming language.
  • Must have extensive, proven experience as Natural developer and an in-depth understanding of mainframe systems.
  • The candidate will provide support for development, architecture, and overall administration for projects and for mainframe operations. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
  • Design, develop and maintain Mainframe Natural program and JCL to meet project and operations.
  • Be part of project and operations teams to develop necessary analysis and documentation in a collaborative way.
  • Adhere to change control processes and procedures defined by agency.
  • Interface with business and IT teams to understand business needs and translate requirements into formal technical requirements and application code.
  • Together with application users, identity the possibility of the automation of existing manual processes through the data integration of mainframe and external (non-mainframe) systems.
  • Work with IT support teams to ensure support and project requirements are developed and implement successfully.
  • Develop and execute unit test and system test plans to validate that application changes meet technical specifications.
  • Responsible for full System Development Life Cycle.
  • Develop or assist-in developing test plans and test activities and/or execute test components to ensure new programs meet business requirements and function as needed.
  • Review and assist in reviewing documentation and performing quality assurance to ensure compliance with program requirements and procedural standards for the assigned project.
  • Maintain a reliable and predictable work schedule. Worker may be requested to work outside of normal business hours to sustain operations or complete urgent assignments.
  • Perform other duties as assigned to maintain IT operations.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements(skills/experience) will not be considered for this opportunity.

Years

Skills/Experience

8

Experience as a Mainframe Developer/Programmer Analyst with Natural programming

8

Demonstrated foundational experience with large-scale, complex mainframe productions systems

8

Hands-on experience in design, implementation, and productions support of applications

8

Mainframe Development background in design, analysis, and coding: Natural programming, TSO/ISPF, JCL, and DB2.

Other skills: VSAM files.

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for working in a global environment
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Ability to Prioritize Business Impact and Urgency
  • Perform application support tasks like systems support, security reviews, and maintenance tasks
  • Ability to learn new technologies and methodologies quickly

8

Experience creating project documentation such as: technical specifications, process workflow, and database record and field specifications

8

Experience to troubleshoot/resolve incidents and business support items in Mainframe

4

Testing experience

4

Experience in database management systems (IBM Data Studio, Squirrel)

8

Experience as a Programmer, Analyst, or Systems Administrator

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