Mainframe Programmer Analyst

Primary Responsibilities: Under the direction of the technical lead, work in a techno-functional capacity with a strong understanding of business processes, mainframe programming (COBOL), and relational databases to design, program, and assist in determining impact of change to programs and systems. Shall also review and analyze program specifications to determine the effort needed to make changes. The programmer analyst shall also be On-Call for overnight and weekend Payroll and Pension Payroll processes Preferred Skills - Strong experience as a senior mainframe (COBOUIMS/D82) programmer - Strong experience with JCUPROCS/CTLCARDS - Strong experience design/program and architecture in a mainframe environment - Strong production coverage and troubleshooting experience - Strong knowledge of RMDS/EXPEDITER/File-Aid for IMS/D82 - Strong experience with management of Technical Staff - Extensive experience in the preparation of structure charts or invocation diagrams - Extensive experience designing the architecture of mainframe applications and dependencies - Excellent understanding of systems development lifecycle methodologies - Experience working with enterprise wide, large-scale implementation - Knowledge of the City's legacy payroll management system - Knowledge of the City's personnel processing - Knowledge of the City's timekeeping processing - Excellent communication skills (Oral and Written), interpersonal, and organizational skills Additional Information P-311 The City of New York offers a comprehensive set of benefits and programs to employees, including health insurance, pension plan, Deferred Compensation Plan (with 457, 401K and Roth IRA options), pre-tax Commuter Benefit program, pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts programs and more. Additional benefits such as prescription drug coverage, dental benefits, vision care benefits and more are also available through District Council 37 – Local 2627, the union that represents employees in this title.