**It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!** **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. **Position Reports to:** **Manager** **, Software** **Engineering** **Job Overview:** The Software Engineer-III designs, develops, troubleshoots, and debugs software programs for software enhancements and new products. A Mainframe Software Engineer-III is responsible for maintaining and enhancing products in the mainframe z/OS storage portfolio. You will troubleshoot reported symptoms to aid in the resolution process directly for the customer or as a means to provide a permanent solution via product fix. **Essential Duties and Responsibilities** : + Good understanding of computer science fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, etc. acquired from education and/or experience. + Excellent Mainframe programmer + Good knowledge of IBM z/OS internals and z/OS Storage + Proficient at complex programming & knowledge of standard data structure and algorithms. + Make recommendations for each when solving technical problems. + Completes assignments in a timely manner and within quality tolerance. + Write modular, maintainable code with some guidance. + Make the right trade-offs to efficiently solve problems. + Recognize impact software changes will have on systems. + Make component changes. + Understand and comply with provided requirements, translate them into code. + Understands the principles of hardware to make design decisions. + Link the work to the external market. + Build subject matter expertise within the current product domain. + Delivers well structured, tested, and documented code within agreed-upon timelines. + Provide reasonably accurate estimates of work. + Participates in all required meetings and agile ceremonies. + Keen to provide test coverage to protect against future changes. **Required Qualifications:** + Minimum 5+ years Mainframe Assembler programming + Experience with IBM MVS (z/OS) + IPCS dump reading and debugging skills + Good knowledge of JES internals + Experience in Problem diagnosis, dump reading and debugging (with IPCS a plus) + Good knowledge of IBM z/OS internals and z/OS Storage. + Able to write high-quality code rapidly, test and debug. + Able to present a track record of solving problems of increasing complexity + Good communication skills **Desired Skills:** + Working knowledge and ability to debug and support modern applications/technologies + IBM Metal C + PLX + Java + REXX **Education:** Bachelor's degree or equivalent. **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) . 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. _If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!_ Thousands of companies around the world depend on Rocket to solve their most challenging business problems by helping them run their critical infrastructure, business processes, and data, as well as extending the value of these assets to take advantage of cloud and mobile computing, advanced analytics, and other future innovations. From the clothes we wear to the cars we drive, Rocket solutions power the back-end systems that thousands of brands interact with every day. At Rocket, software has always been about people—not just ones and zeroes. We’re people solving problems for other people, and we strive to treat our customers, partners, and fellow Rocketeers with humanity. Founded in 1990, Rocket Software is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts with 31 offices around the world.