Hybrid Junior Mainframe Programmer

at DATAGROUP

• Job title: Junior Mainframe Programmer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Oracle, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Krakow, Poland

About the role

• Mainframe Programmer ensuring reliable and scalable mainframe applications as part of multinational IT service provider in Krakow. Collaborating on system improvements and continuous development for financial services clients.

Responsibilities

• Review existing systems, applications, and developments.
• Present ideas for system improvements, optimization, and automation of existing applications.
• Work closely with other mainframe systems engineers, business analysts, operations teams, and colleagues.
• Create detailed specifications and requirements and write program code.
• Occasionally test program code in controlled, real-world scenarios before go-live.
• Occasionally prepare training materials, co-train colleagues, and produce documentation.
• Maintain systems and programs once they are in production.

Requirements

• Professional experience with software tools such as: IBM ISPF, IBM IMS/DC, IBM CICS, IBM RACF, IBM TWS/OPC, IBM RD/z, Compuware FileAid, Compuware Xpediter, Atlassian JIRA.
• Programming, scripting, libraries, APIs: IBM Job Control Language (JCL), Common Business Oriented Language (COBOL), Structured Query Language (SQL), IBM Restructured Extended Executor (REXX), Assembler, Programming Language One (PL/1).
• Ability to use one or more programming languages: COBOL, REXX, PL/1, Assembler.
• Databases: IBM DB2 for z/OS (mainframe), Oracle, IBM IMS/DB.
• Operating systems: z/OS (OS/390 - MVS/XA), BS2000/OSD, Windows.
• Hardware: IBM mainframe, Windows PCs.
• Excellent English skills.
• Good German language skills are an advantage.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
• Experience in the insurance industry is a plus (optional).

Benefits

• Stable employment with one of Germany’s largest IT service providers.
• Opportunity to gain IT experience.
• Open and cooperative corporate culture and a trust-based working atmosphere.
• Flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths.
• Individual training and development opportunities and interesting technical challenges.
• Flexible working hours to support work–life balance.
• Attractive, modern work environment including furnished office facilities.
• Social benefits.