Job Description:
This resource will report to the Validation and Testing team and will be responsible for the planning, execution, problem resolution, and re-execution as required and, of Validation test cycles. Metrics and reporting to the customer on the outcome of said testing. Maintain and developing new code(JCL,REXX) as required.
***NOTE: This is a Senior position that requires performing development and maintenance updates of current applications. Ability to quickly adapt to the existing environment and work well as part of a team or independently. Developing new REXX code or coding existing CLIST to REXX is mandatory.
Skills Requirements:
Expert REXX skills are critical.
-Experience in IBM z/OS (OS/390/MVS) application development, production control, or job scheduling. z/OS (IBM mainframe) experience with JCL, TSO, ISPF.
-Experience developing and maintaining JCL and related entities for application software systems.
-DB2 (SQL) programming experience to enable analysis of code written by others.
-Strong REXX and/or CLIST experience to automate job processing.
-Experience with Control-M or other mainframe-based job scheduling tools.
-Experience with mainframe-based software configuration management systems such as ENDEVOR.
--Experience with Fileaid/RDX.
--Experience in an industry accepted SDLC.
--Very strong in Mainframe development skill including, REXX, CLIST, TestBase, COBOL, JCL, DB2, IDMS, and File-Aid/RDX. The key is REXX and DB2, JCL, and developing with significant knowledge of ISPF and TSO. Testbase experience is a strong discriminator.
Minimum experience and education: All candidates must have either a BS degree or MS degree with a minimum of 11 years or 132 months of work experience.
Note: Lockheed will actually go through each resume and count the overall months in the resume.
Candidates with a BS degree must have the
minimum of 11 years or 132 months of work experience specific to the job description.
If a candidate has a Master’s degree, they still need a minimum of 11 years or 132 months of work experience but only nine years or 108 months of experience specific to the job. The other work experience to meet the 132 months does not have to be IT related but should be IT.
Work experience while in college can be counted toward the overall years.
If no degree, work experience
may be substituted.
Background clearance: All candidates selected will have to go through a Federal government background check prior to being able to start. Generally, the background process takes between 3,4 or 5 weeks. The time is dependent on how quickly the candidate is able to complete the paperwork.
Candidates will obtain a Public Trust clearance upon approval.