Mainframe Focus WebFocus Developer

Work authorization: any (candidate must be authorized to work in US)

Musthave skills: 2 y of exp with Tibco Mainframe FOCUS or WebFOCUS; .NET; SQL Server; governmental exp Power BI Job Control Language (JCL) IBM DB2 SQL IBM Cognos Tableau Data Warehousing Operational Data Stores Data Lakes and Master Data Management.

Location: Tallahassee FL

PLEASE SEND LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY

Seniority on the skill/s required on this requirement: Mid.

Earliest Start Date: ASAP

Type: Temporary Project

Estimated Duration: 12 months with possible extension (s)


Additional information: The candidate should be able to provide an ID if the interview is requested. The candidate interviewing must be the same individual who will be assigned to work with our client.

Requirements:
Experience in multiple IT areas (7 years);
Relevant architecture experience (23 years);
Experience developing programs in mainframe FOCUS and WebFOCUS;
Experience with IBM mainframe and Job Control Language (JCL);
Strong SQL skills and experience with the IBM DB2 relational database management system;
Experience utilizing flat files/Generation Data Group as data sources in production jobs;
Experience with common legacy flatfile challenges i.e. zoned decimals;
Experience with mainframe job schedulers and debugging tools.

Preferred:
Experience with COBOL and/or GAGEN/COOLGEN;
Experience with RACF security;
Experience with modern reporting tools such as MS Power BI IBM Cognos and Tableau;
Experience with SCRUM Framework;
Experience with financial systems such as an ERP;
Experience with data management concepts such as Data Warehousing Operational Data Stores Data Lakes and Master Data Management.


Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Analyze current FOCUS & WebFOCUS programs reports and document the specifications for these programs and reports;
Work with management to develop an overall remediation strategy for all FOCUS programs and reports;
Analyze existing reports and work with business users to determine how these reports can be improved based on current business needs;
Read and document FOCUS and WebFOCUS queries and convert them to TSQL queries;
Analyze create and maintain JCL programs;
Work with database administrators from the Office of Information Technology to create database views and stored procedures that will facilitate the remediation of WebFOCUS reports;
Update FOCUS programs to encapsulate a chart of account changes mandated by Florida PALM