Mainframe Systems Programmer

SailPoint is a leader in identity security for the cloud enterprise. This role is for a highly experienced Mainframe Systems Programmer in the Connectivity team, reporting to a manager in Pune, India. The position requires autonomous work, self-discipline, and time management, with flexibility for global collaboration. Responsibilities include delivering efficient, maintainable code, producing designs and estimates, collaborating with peers, and creating unit and end-to-end tests.

Must Have

• Deliver efficient, maintainable, robust code.
• Produce designs and rough estimates, and implement features based on product requirements.
• Effectively collaborate with peers across different time zones on designs, code reviews, and testing.
• Produce unit and end-to-end tests to improve code quality and maximize code coverage.
• Fast learner and self-directed, flexible enough to work on new technologies as well as some legacy components.
• Strong experience in designing and implementing mainframe system software in an IBM z/OS environment.
• Strong knowledge of programming in C on z/OS.
• Good knowledge of Diagnostics, Debugging and Troubleshooting skills on mainframe applications.
• Proficient with problem determination, analysis and resolution.
• Experience in managing source code with Git repository or any other version control system.

Good to Have

• Good Knowledge Assembler, JCL and REXX.
• Knowledge on IBM z/OS security systems like RACF, ACF2 or Top Secret.
• Exposure to Java.
• Good Knowledge of build and test automation.
• Exposure to Mainframe modernization.

SailPoint is the leader in identity security for the cloud enterprise. Our identity security platform secure and enable thousands of companies worldwide, giving our customers unmatched visibility into the entirety of their digital workforce, ensuring workers have the right access to do their job – no more, no less.

Built on a foundation of AI and ML, our Identity Security Cloud Platform delivers the right level of access to the right identities and resources at the right time—matching the scale, velocity, and changing needs of today’s cloud-oriented, modern enterprise.

About the role:

This position reports to a manger based in Pune, India. You will collaborate with teams globally so flexibility with early/late morning starts will be needed.

As a highly experienced Mainframe Systems Programmer you will be part of our Connectivity team. You must be able to work autonomously and produce high quality work. This will take self-discipline and time management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver efficient, maintainable, robust code.
• Produce designs and rough estimates, and implement features based on product requirements.
• Effectively collaborate with peers across different time zones on designs, code reviews, and testing.
• Produce unit and end-to-end tests to improve code quality and maximize code coverage for new and existing features.
• Fast learner and self-directed, flexible enough to work on new technologies as well as some legacy components.

Requirements

• Strong experience in designing and implementing mainframe system software in an IBM z/OS environment.
• Strong knowledge of programming in C on z/OS
• Good knowledge of Diagnostics, Debugging and Troubleshooting skills on mainframe applications
• Must be proficient with problem determination, analysis and resolution.
• Experience in managing source code with Git repository or any other version control system.

Desired (nice-to-have) Skills:

• Good Knowledge Assembler, JCL and REXX
• Knowledge on IBM z/OS security systems like RACF, ACF2 or Top Secret
• Exposure to Java
• Good Knowledge of build and test automation.
• Exposure to Mainframe modernization.

What success looks like in the role:

Within the first 30 days you will:

• Onboard into your new role, get familiar with our product offering and technology, proactively meet peers and stakeholders, set up your test and development environment.
• Seek to deeply understand business problems or common engineering challenges and propose software architecture designs to solve them elegantly by abstracting useful common patterns.

By 90 days:

• Proactively collaborate on, discuss, debate and refine ideas, problem statements, and software designs with different (sometimes many) stakeholders, architects and members of your team.
• Take a committed approach to prototyping and co-implementing systems alongside less experienced engineers on your team—there’s no room for ivory towers here.

By 6 months:

• Share support of critical team systems by participating in call, learning the characteristics of currently running systems, and participating in improvements.
• Occasionally serve as a debugging and implementation expert during escalations of systems issues that have evaded the ability of less experienced engineers to solve in a timely manner.
• Collaborates with Support Management and Engineering Manager to quick resolution of escalation.

SailPoint is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome everyone to our team. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

SailPoint is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome all qualified candidates to apply to join our team. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.

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