Senior Systems Engineer (Mainframe, Cobol, CICS, IMS)
PACCAR · Pune
PACCAR India is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer (Mainframe) to support the development and maintenance of PACCAR's Mainframe applications. This position is responsible for the development and maintenance of PACCAR's Mainframe applications, predominantly uses COBOL, IMS, DB2, JCL and CICS.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with customers to define, design, and propose alternative solutions in response to changing business needs.
- Work with customers to troubleshoot reported issues.
- Develop quality code and its associated documentation, adhering to team & departmental guideline
- Resolves production support problems. Troubleshoot reported issues and provide problem resolution.
- Develop and suggest alternative approaches to resolving problems
- Must be able and willing to work weekends and evenings to support on-call responsibilities as needed is required.
- Perform administration and installation functions
- Perform CICS Administration duties.
- Document and recommend application fixes and enhancements.
- Perform mainframe system performance duties.
- Provide services and guidance on application projects.
- Maintain close communication with Operations, Implementation, Recovery, Help Desk, Applications, and Open Systems personnel.
- Research and design new technologies and make recommendations
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in in Information Systems, Computer Science or related field desired.
Knowledge & Skills REQUIRED:
- 8-10 years software engineering experience including code development, scripting, workflow and data mapping.
- Minimum 5+ years mainframe support experience: COBOL, IMS (DB), DB2, CICS, JCL
- Experience in code development, scripting, workflow and data mapping.
- Warranty Experience
- SOX/Compliance reporting
- Open to support US time zone (IST 2 pm to 11:30 pm)
- Willing to work as on-call support once in 4 to 5 weeks
Technical / Professional Experience Desired:
- Agile experience a plus
- Knowledge of AI-assisted modernization tools experience a plus
- Knowledge of .NET (C#) / Java programming languages is a plus
- Willing to learn, Team Player
- Maintain high level of quality while working under pressure and deadlines.
- Ability in all areas of technical writing skills for information or infrastructure systems.
Competencies and Behaviours:
- Strong verbal/written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and/or as a team member.
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, and analytical skills.
- 24x7 on-call availability as required. Prolonged sitting and manual dexterity are required.
- Embody and promote PACCAR ITD values of Teamwork, Continuous Improvement, Commitment, Openness, Empathy and Learning