Job Description

Responsibilities:
Sr Software Engineer (T3)
Mainframe Modernization Tooling
Indicative years of total experience: 4 to 6 years
Role Description:
Principal, Pune is hiring a Mainframe Modernization Sr Infrastructure Engineer.
This engineer will be a part of the Platform support under Information Services (IS) and responsible for helping achieve the strategy around availability of our Mainframe environment through adoption of applicable modern philosophies and methodologies.
Reporting relationship:
This role will report to PGS IS Delivery Manager
Key Responsibilities:

• Enable process of migrating and improving enterprises existing mainframe footprint in the areas of interface, code, cost, performance, and maintainability.
• Measure operational efficiency for agile deliveries - Innovate and Improve existing processes& DevOps culture
• Contribute in discussions, understand the high-level strategy and adopt new tools/technology/process
• Ability to research - dig in and troubleshoot issues across multiple tools
• Individual contributor, good team player and lead with minimal supervision, good analytical skills and research oriented.

• Flexibility, sound technical skills, high aptitude, positive attitude, strong inter-personal skills, excellent communication, and time management skills

Education:

• Graduate Bachelors degree (Engineering preferred)
• Good to have certifications,
• IBM Certified Technical Specialist
• Cloud Certification

Skills & Experience:

• Experience to configure & understand CI/CD tools (XLR/Digital.ai, UCD, Jenkins, Github), awareness of environments, applications, server connections, property definitions, templates, etc.
• Strong hands-on experience of Groovy scripting from automation perspective.
• Exposure and/or experience with the mainframe (JCL, REXX, Batch Jobs, file systems, encoding etc.) along with experience with IDZ tools.
• Strong understanding of Dependency Based Builds (DBB), Jenkins/Jenkins server support.
• Exposure to introducing infrastructure for REST API, making Z apps and data key to your hybrid cloud strategy.

• Understanding of creating a process/pipeline/job in a generic manner by using properties.

Good to have skills.

• Python scripting hands on experience

Competencies:

• Make sound decision
• Embrace Change
• Build strong Partnership
• Get results
• Act Strategically
• Lead & cultivate talent

Qualifications:
Must Have
Education: GraduateBachelors degree (any stream)
Skill set:
Excellent problem solving and analytical skills, good documentation skills, strong communications and inter-personal skills, good time management skills. Good aptitude, positive attitude.Must be a good team player. Good learnability and quick grasping, stretch mindset, ability to train junior team members
Other:
Expertize in multiple applications/functionalities, Domain skills and inclination to learn it quickly, good SQL knowledge and understanding of database. Familiarity with MS office and SharePoint, High aptitude, excellent problem solving and analytical skills, Interpersonal and influencing stakeholders
Competencies:

• Make sound business decision
• Embrace Change
• Build strong Partnership
• Get results
• Act Strategically
• Lead Cultivate Talent