Mainframe Development Lead

Brief Role Description with Responsibilities:

Lead a team of developers in the execution of development pipeline and delivery of the organization’s software products to QA, and ultimately to Production
Manage day-to-day activities and influence team members to leverage, follow and support agile software development practices
Interface with product owner and key stakeholders in Project Management, Business, QA and Technology Operations to ensure high quality delivery of software projects on time and budget
Work with Scrum Master and product owner to provide development sizings & cost analysis estimates
Work closely with product owner and team members to decompose stories, design features, and prioritize tasks
Utilize automated software test tools and frameworks such as test driven development to achieve software quality standards. Support integration efforts to build whole systems from various subsystems
Support release manager to assemble releases and drive improvements in the release process
Assist Scrum Master in resolving needs and roadblocks identified by team members
Ensure the coordination of individual team deliverables are synchronized as necessary to achieve product releases
Provide hands-on development and mentoring as necessary for other members of the development team. Identify technology risks early and establish mitigation plans
Create artifacts for each project such as Software Architecture documentation, Technical Use Cases, and Code Review Packages
Meet periodically with onshore and offshore developers to review and improve code quality, requirements specification and design methodologies

Must Have Skills

COBOL, CICS, DB2, Basic IBM OS/Z, SQL, JCL, MQ

Preferred Skills:

10+ years of professional experience building high performance Mainframe applications using Cobol
Deep experience with the following: VSAM, ISPF, MVS, Websphere MQ
Familiarity with Rational Application Developer, TFS / Jira

Nice-to-have skills:

Experience with web services (SOAP, REST) is a plus
Experience with XML is a plus
Experience with Java or .Net is a plus
Strong leadership capabilities with architect ambitions
Strong interest in industry trends, technology innovation, and best practices
Experience with Agile Development Practices, particularly Scrum, a plus