You will lead a development team in executing the delivery pipeline for software products from development through to production.
Responsibilities
Lead a team of developers in the execution of the development pipeline and delivery of software products to QA and Production.
Manage day-to-day activities and influence team members to follow agile software development practices.
Interface with product owners and stakeholders in Project Management, Business, QA, and Technology Operations to ensure high-quality delivery on time and budget.
Work with Scrum Masters and product owners to provide development sizing, cost analysis, and estimates.
Decompose stories, design features, and prioritize tasks alongside team members.
Utilize automated software test tools and frameworks, such as test driven development, to achieve quality standards.
Support integration efforts, release assembly, and process improvements.
Provide hands-on development and mentoring to team members.
Identify technology risks early and establish mitigation plans.
Create project artifacts including Software Architecture documentation, Technical Use Cases, and Code Review Packages.
Required Skills
10+ years of professional experience building mainframe applications using COBOL.
COBOL, CICS, and DB2.
Basic IBM OS/Z and SQL.
JCL and MQ.
XML, Java, or .NET.
Any Graduate degree.
Preferred Skills
Deep experience with VSAM, ISPF, MVS, and Websphere MQ.
Familiarity with Rational Application Developer and TFS / Jira.
Experience with web services (SOAP, REST).
Experience with Agile Development Practices, particularly Scrum.