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Job Description Summary:
The Software Engineer-II designs, develops, troubleshoots, and debugs software programs for software enhancements and new products. In this job you will join a team maintaining a proprietary database management system running on z/OS having batch, interactive and programming language interfaces as well as a web interface.
Position Reports to: Manager, Software Engineering
Job Overview:
The Software Engineer-II designs, develops, troubleshoots, and debugs software programs for software enhancements and new products. In this job you will join a team maintaining a proprietary database management system running on z/OS having batch, interactive and programming language interfaces as well as a web interface.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain and enhance data models of a proprietary database management system
- Maintain a proprietary application implemented on top of our database management system
- Optionally, contribute to maintenance of an existing Jakarta EE application with proprietary backend (Servlet, HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, proprietary procedure language, XML, JSON, TCP/IP, FTP)
- Optionally, participate in maintaining and applying the DevOps environment (Maven, Ant, Jenkins, Artifactory, git, Bitbucket, Jira) as well as mastering the product environment (z/OS, TSO, JCL, Linux)
- Learning and apply proprietary concepts and programming languages of the product
- Understand end-user requirements
- Write commercial/enterprise-grade software
- Provide input on designs for software enhancements and new products
- Ability to identify the presence of code problems, analyze and prepare solutions for discussion with senior engineers
- Document and communicate on technical topics without direction
- Seek to shadow other Engineers; working to debug customer issues
- Work under limited direction of a manager and/or team lead to implement software enhancements, correct defects, and/or create new products
- Proficient at programming while working in a team
- Team-oriented, collaborative, accountable, dependable
- Self-directed learning of the application subject matter
- Exercises curiosity
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 2+ years of software engineering experience
- Proven track record of software development in the real world
- Proficient in one or more programming languages
- First experience in data modelling, e.g. domain models, object oriented
- Ability to analyze existing software
Preferred Qualifications:
- Can-do attitude
- Curious and asks why
- Experience with Rocket's Manager Products, ASG Manager Products or MSP DataManager is a plus
- Experience in Mainframe z/OS environment, JCL, DB2 is a plus
- Knowledge of TCP/IP, client server, and HTML is a plus
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 P2
- Employee Type: Individual Contributor
- Job Level: P2 (Developing)
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 [Confidential Information]. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
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