IBA-Back-End Developer

at  IBM

Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job - it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Implement DB2 software solutions based on “high-level” design documents
• Collaborate closely with Business Analysts to understand/clarify business requirements
• Create robust external design documentation for each requirement
• Perform performance testing and unit testing
• Analyze production issues and provide solutions to fix technical defects
• Provide ad-hoc technical support to Business Analysts and Product Owners

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

Brand subject-matter expertise is Required. The candidate must be familiar with:

• mainframe hardware: CECs, Engines, MIPS, Memory, LPARs, features, orders
• mainframe software: licenses, value metrics, aggregation, MSUs, Value Units
• mainframe revenue: hardware, software, brands/divisions, majors/minors, unbundling
• familiarity with advanced concepts is a plus: leasing, maintenance, storage, royalties, sub-capacity, on-demand offerings

Background

• Bachelors Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science or similar
• experience working in a mainframe development environment (10+ years)
• advanced experience in software development using SQL (10+ years)
• advanced knowledge of DB2 for z/OS (10+ years)
• deep knowledge of relational database theory and database design
• subject matter expertise on DevOps approach to software dev/test/deploy/maintain
• subject matter expertise on Agile approach to software development

Technical skills Required

• Data warehouse design, development and implementation
• Database administration
• z/OS (e.g., TSO, ISPF, JCL, DFSMS, DFSORT, SMP/E)
• DB2 for z/OS (e.g., SQL, DB2 CLI, DataPropagator, DB2 Utilities)
• Job creation and scheduling (OPC, JES2)
• Development languages: SQL, REXX, PL/I, Assembler

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Development utilities: JIRA, SCLM, UCD, CI/CD, GitHub
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• Implement DB2 software solutions based on “high-level” design documents
• Collaborate closely with Business Analysts to understand/clarify business requirements
• Create robust external design documentation for each requirement
• Perform performance testing and unit testing
• Analyze production issues and provide solutions to fix technical defects
• Provide ad-hoc technical support to Business Analysts and Product Owner