-identify performance tuning opportunities and provide recommendations; Identify long running Db2 Stored Procedures Identify optimization opportunities within the Batch/CICS/DB2 -Automate tooling in lower environments to proactively identify performance issues oL3 support for performance tests / application consulting Incident management -Identify patterns for proactive prevention -Enable / assist in RCA -Tooling to support in prod and lower environments -Developer Automated problem identification Batch Integration -Improve overnight batch performance by flattening spikes during peak processing windows -Identify opportunities to shift left overall Batch Stream -Execute on various hygiene efforts within the plant () Governance & Best Practices -Build a transparent framework of Governance Controls, Standards and Best Practices -Educate application development partners on best practices -Collaborate with Release Management and SDLC Teams to implement toll-gates Architecture -Look for opportunities to convert Batch Processing to Straight Thru Processing -Distribute read traffic to off platform Read Only Stores (ROS) Enable Mainframe Agile / Dev Ops -Integration of IDE with Vendor Tools in support of CI/CD pipeline -Update the Source Control Manager/Process (SCM) from Changeman to IBM DBB/UCD

Proficient skills in one or more of the following: -Cobol, CICS, JCL, DB2 SQL, REXX, MQ Good to Have - -Job Scheduling TWS, Autosys etc. -Java, Python, .NET oSQL Server -Splunk -Modern design principles -Exposure to Agile methodologies -Cloud Technologies Excellent written and verbal communication skills Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office technologies Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field of study or equivalent relevant experience in mainframe programming.