A manufacturing/distribution company in the Long Beach area is searching for a contract IBM Mainframe Analyst / Programmer. Contract duration is about 6 months.

The successful candidate will have previous experience writing and testing code against a mainframe platform and, when necessary, directly interacting with users. The successful candidate will have a minimum of ten (10) years of programming and systems analysis experience, including a minimum of five (5) years with COBOL, CICS, DYL280, and VSAM.

The successful candidate will join a team comprised of other programmers and analysts developing specifications, writing code, and testing code in support of an effort to implement data bridges between SAP and legacy systems; developing and testing enhancements and defects; and turning around quick service requests on behalf of our user community. The primary emphasis for this position will be on the data bridge implementation – the successful candidate will likely spend two-thirds of his or her time supporting this project, requiring interactions with other team members as well as integration leads on the SAP implementation.

The successful candidate must have at least five (5) years of experience working across the systems development life cycle. This person should be aggressive and high energy; must have the ability to quickly develop relationships inside and outside the project team; must be able to handle multiple assignments concurrently and meet agreed-upon deliverable dates; must have excellent verbal and written communication skills; and must have at least five (5) years experience providing project planning inputs, including tasks, their durations, and their dependencies. This person will be expected to perform his or her tasks within timelines to be developed collaboratively between Management, the team lead, and other team members. The successful candidate must be equally comfortable interfacing with Management, other team members, and the user community.

This is a contract position for approximately four to six (4-6) months. The position is co-located with the remainder of the project team in Cypress, CA; the SAP implementation team is also in Cypress. The user community is split between Cypress and Kennesaw, GA. No travel is required. The successful candidate will take direction from the team lead and functionally report to a Department Manager. The data bridge implementation is a critical piece of the SAP project, and a very high priority for the company.

• Write specifications for interfaces between SAP and legacy systems; review specifications with integration leads and other developers and solicit sign-off.
  
• Develop and test interfaces in collaboration with other team members and integration leads from the SAP implementation.
• Accept assignments from the team lead that may include the development and testing of small enhancement requests, defect remediation, and quick service requests from our user community.
  
• Provide project planning inputs that include tasks, durations of those tasks, and any dependencies between those tasks; provide updates as requested.
  
• Write and execute test cases.
  
• Execute system testing, log defects, and prioritize those defects for subsequent remediation.

• A minimum of ten (10) years of programming and systems analysis experience.
  
• A minimum of five (5) years of COBOL, CICS, DYL280, and VSAM experience.
  
• A minimum of five (5) years of full systems development life cycle experience.
  
• A minimum of five (5) years providing project planning inputs.
  
• A minimum of three (3) years writing and executing test cases.
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, depending on the need.
  
• Ability to be flexible, aggressive, and visible with other team members and with the user community.
  
• Four-year degree from an accredited college or university.
  

Desired Experience / Skills:

• Previous experience in the automotive industry.
• Previous experience as a Business Systems Analyst.
  
• Previous experience with Mercury Test Director or Quality Center.
  
• Familiarity with SOX or JSOX requirements.
  
• Advanced degree.