Applications Analyst Programmer-Mainframe

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following; however, other duties may be assigned.

• Assist with development approaches by identifying and evaluating potential directions and alternatives; identifies problems and solutions.
• Works individually while focusing on simple to moderately complex processing by analyzing, defining, and documenting requirements for data, workflow, logical processes, hardware and operating system environments, interfaces with other systems, internal and external checks & controls and outputs.
• Creates design documentation with help from senior team members for utilization of current and efficient technology.
• Writes and maintains technical specification documentation or reviews documentation written by others that describes requirements for both real-time and batch processing installation and operating procedures.
• Participates with walkthroughs and discussions involving peers and business users.
• Creates test transactions and runs tests to identify errors and confirm programs meet specifications.
• Provides technical assistance by responding to inquiries from others regarding errors, problems, or questions about programs.
• Identifies and resolves simple to moderately complex production problems within the required timeframe.
• Communicates regularly with management team regarding project activities and timelines.
• Assists with both internal and third-party software development and support.
• Provides on-call support on evenings, weekends and holidays on an assigned basis as well as provides assistance when requested.
• Serves as one of the contacts for technical support on assigned applications.
• Performs effectively within a team-oriented environment, using strong interpersonal relation skills.
• Develops general knowledge about multiple business areas to provide complete support. Researches and identifies issues by tracing the flow of data from one system to another.
• Performs other tasks and responsibilities that may be added at Harris Teeter’s discretion.