Lead Mainframe Developer

Description and Requirements

• Lead and successfully design, develop, test, maintain and deliver Db2 Products, product lines and solutions using C, C++, HLASM etc.
• Design, Code and fix bugs of very complex Db2 Product solutions.
• Produce a range of high-quality design options, reflecting a wide breadth of technical knowledge and insight. Conduct code and design reviews.
• Evaluate changes introduced by IBM Db2, assess product impact, Maintain current knowledge of Db2 technologies, mainframe environments, industry trends, and related software technologies.
• Work directly with global clients on complex product issues/escalations.
• Mentor/provide technical guidance to the development team.
• 10+ years of experience with z/OS Environment (including structure and logic), working in Db2 internal, z/OS Internals.
• 10+ years of experience in IBM coding and development, including extensive development experience using C, C++ programming languages. (system-side development – not only applications development), Good handle on HLASM, CLIST, JCL.
• Strong experience working with JES2. Experience with IBM Mainframe environment (TSO/ISPF, JCL, Db2, VSAM etc.).
• Dump reading analysis is critical using IPCS, XDC etc.
• Experience in developing working code utilizing low-level operating system functions to accomplish a desired task.
• Experience creating functional designs/specifications from business requirements.
• In-depth experience in troubleshooting complex problems at application and systems levels.
• Self-starter with ability to work both independently and as a part of a team.
• Adoption of AI-assisted development practices across the Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC), leveraging tools such as Cursor.ai to improve productivity, code quality, design efficiency, and development velocity.
• Utilize Cursor.ai to accelerate software design, code generation, unit test creation, debugging, refactoring, code reviews, and technical documentation activities.
• Knowledge of Source code management tools like BMC Code pipeline, GitHub
• IBM z/OSMF workflows
• SMP/e knowledge is a plus.