Software Engineer II - Mainframe + Web Application Developer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Maintain and enhance data models of a proprietary database management system

• Maintain a proprietary application implemented on top of our database management system

• Optionally, contribute to maintenance of an existing Jakarta EE application with proprietary backend (Servlet, HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, proprietary procedure language, XML, JSON, TCP/IP, FTP)

• Optionally, participate in maintaining and applying the DevOps environment (Maven, Ant, Jenkins, Artifactory, git, Bitbucket, Jira) as well as mastering the product environment (z/OS, TSO, JCL, Linux)

• Learning and apply proprietary concepts and programming languages of the product

• Understand end-user requirements

• Write commercial/enterprise-grade software

• Provide input on designs for software enhancements and new products

• Ability to identify the presence of code problems, analyze and prepare solutions for discussion with senior engineers

• Document and communicate on technical topics without direction

• Seek to shadow other Engineers; working to debug customer issues

• Work under limited direction of a manager and/or team lead to implement software enhancements, correct defects, and/or create new products

• Proficient at programming while working in a team

• Team-oriented, collaborative, accountable, dependable

• Self-directed learning of the application subject matter

• Exercises curiosity

Required Qualifications:  

• Minimum of 2+ years of software engineering experience 

• Proven track record of software development in the real world 

• Proficient in one or more programming languages 

• First experience in data modelling, e.g. domain models, object oriented

• Ability to analyze existing software

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Can-do attitude 

• Curious and asks "why" 

• Experience with Rocket’s Manager Products, ASG Manager Products or MSP DataManager is a plus

• Experience in Mainframe z/OS environment, JCL, DB2 is a plus

• Knowledge of TCP/IP, client server, and HTML is a plus

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