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Job Description Summary:

The Software Engineer-III designs, develops, troubleshoots, and debugs software programs for software enhancements and new products. Develops software tools including operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, utilities, databases, and Internet-related tools. Determines software’s compatibility with hardware and/or influences software's design in relation to hardware. 

The ChangeMan developer designs, develops, troubleshoots, debugs the ChangeMan ZMF product, primarily written in Assembler utilizing z/OS and associated components such as ISPF, REXX, VSAM, DB2 and CICS. Responsibilities will include both maintenance and development of new product features.
 

Position Reports to: Manager, Software Engineering 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

Programming, conducting code reviews, and testing software as needed, ensuring quality of deliverables

Execute various forms of testing – unit, system, regression, integration, performance, volume

Work with support in diagnosing, reproducing, and resolving customer issues.

Acts as the technical subject matter expert for a product domain. 

Quantify and communicate work estimates and risks to direct management 

Handle multiple competing priorities with minimal direction 

Understand features as a whole and able to break down larger stories and features into tasks 

Ensures all tasks are completed thoroughly and that any work done is tested, unit tested, documented, and meets quality standards 

Participate in internal projects and other work as directed

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Required Qualifications:  

5-10+ years of software engineering experience 

Expert in Mainframe assembler programming

Knowledge of IBM z/OS internals, storage, and file systems (VSAM, zFS etc.)

Experience in Problem diagnosis, dump reading and debugging (with IPCS a plus)

z/OS utilities, JCL and REXX

Software vendor experience strongly preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

DB2 experience

CICS experience

ChangeMan experience

 

Travel Requirements:  

0-10%

Job Family Group: Engineering 

Job Family: Software & Quality Assurance Engineering 

Job Profile Name: Software Engineer III 

Employee Type: Individual Contributor  

Job Level: P3 (Career) 

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Rocket Software Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Rocket Software Inc. is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Rocket is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities.  If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please call: 781-577-4321 or send an email to people@rocketsoftware.com.  We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

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