Programmer Analyst Senior

Description: JOB SUMMARY: Works closely with customers, business analysts and team members to understand business requirements that drive the analysis and design of quality technical solutions. These solutions must be aligned with business and IT strategies and comply with the organizations architectural standards. Involved in the full systems life cycle and is responsible for designing, coding, testing, implementing, maintaining, and supporting applications software that is delivered on time and within budget. Makes recommendations towards the development of new code or reuse of existing code. Responsibilities may also include participation in component and data architecture design, performance monitoring, product evaluation and buy vs. build recommendations. GENERAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides application software development services or technical support typically in a defined project. Develops program logic for new applications or analyzes and modifies logic in existing applications. Codes, tests, debugs, documents, implements, and maintains software applications. Maintains, tests and integrates application components. Ensures that system improvements are successfully implemented. Demonstrates an understanding of FIS systems and the financial services industry. Analyzes requirements and translates business requirements into product designs. Writes technical specifications and other forms of documentation. Suggests technical alternatives and improves/streamlines processes and systems. Completes project assignments and special projects commensurate with job expectations. Conducts planning, analysis and forecasting activities to plan projects and tasks. May provide leadership and/or guidance to other technical professionals. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: A bachelors or masters degree in computer science, Information Systems or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES: Knowledge of end-to-end systems development life cycles (i.e., waterfall, iterative and other modern approaches to software development) Proficiency in business modeling and requirements definition disciplines through Unified Modeling Language (UML), use cases, etc. Additional Skills: -Advanced professional role. -Highly-skilled with extensive proficiency. -Develops large and/or complex solutions that require analysis and research. -Works on multiple projects as a project leader or frequently as the subject matter expert. -Works on projects/issues of medium to high complexity that require demonstrated knowledge across multiple technical areas and business segments. -Coaches and mentors more junior technical staff. -Works under minimal supervision on complex projects. -Wide latitude for independent judgment. -Typically requires six or more years of demonstrated applications development experience with at least one project as the application development technical lead on a large project (i.e., a project with duration of more than 6,000 hours or spanning more than 4 months). Must have qualifications: Cobol, Mainframe development, JCL Nice to have qualifications: DB2 Required Skills : -Must have these qualifications: Cobol, Mainframe development, JCL Basic Qualification : Additional Skills : Background Check :Yes Drug Screen :Yes Notes : Selling points for candidate : Project Verification Info : Candidate must be your W2 Employee :Yes Exclusive to Apex :No Face to face interview required :No Candidate must be local :Yes Candidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship ::No Interview times set : :No Type of project : Master Job Title :Misc: Non-Technical Branch Code :Milwaukee