Mainframe Developer II

Job Category: IT/Software Development Company: Regence Reference Code: 9111170 There comes a moment in everyone's life where they have the opportunity to impact the world around them. For Regence, and you, that moment is now. A not-for-profit insurance organization covering four states with some three million members, we provide people with the knowledge and assistance that lead to better health care decisions. But we can only do so through the incomparable dedication of individuals like you. Individuals who have the drive and ambition to make a difference. Mainframe Developer II reaffirm PRIDEIt feels good to make a difference. To be a part of a company that improves people's lives every day. That's pride from the inside out. We're Regence, and we're striving to transform health care with everything we do. As the region's largest not-for-profit health insurance plan, Regence has more than 6,500 employees in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah. We're innovators. Advocates for change. And we're looking for passionate individuals who will forge a path with us. Mainframe Developer II Portland, OR (preferred) or Seattle, WABring your application systems experience to the following role: Participate in a team environment for the delivery and maintenance of application systems under the direction or coaching of senior team members Provide technical, interpersonal and administrative skills in performing day-to-day work Expected deliverables, include but are not limited to, program design, source code development, test case development, testing and documentation Adhere to IT departmental policies and procedures Combine your degree and understanding of database platforms with the following: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Business Administration, or a related fieldAppropriate additional experience beyond the minimum required experience may be substituted for educationMinimum of 2 years experience in a multi-platform environment, including but not limited to, application development or database developmentAbility to develop positive relationships among clients, coworkers and managementCapability to work effectively with other team members and with minimum directionAbility to plan and manage own work and take direction from others in analyzing and solving program and system issues and problemsCapability to analyze, diagnose and resolve programming problemsAbility to develop efficient and effective program and system solutionsCapability to effectively communicate with coworkers and all levels of managementAptitude to effectively adapt to rapidly changing technologies and methodologies and apply them to technological and/or business needsMainframe Data Structure experience, particularly to the manipulation of, and extraction from Mainframe Datasets Minimum of 1 year experience in each of the following: JCLCOBOL 2VSAMMinimum of =6 months in each of the following:EasyTrieveSASIMS experience is highly preferredAdditional considerations may be given to applicants with DataStage Enterprise Edition Experience, as well as OracleExperience in the following is highly preferred:UNIX ScriptingOracle PL/SQLOther Distributed Database platforms Data modeling, database design, development and maintenance for high-volume data in data warehouse systemsPerformance tuning of SQL queries and PL/SQL proceduresExperience writing and maintaining technical specificationsFamiliarity interfacing with and managing the details of off-shore resourcesExperience building systems based off of input strictly from specificationsFamiliarity in a (rotating) 7 x 24 on-call environmentHard work and dedication is rewarded at Regence: We offer a competitive salary and a generous benefits package.For consideration, please visit our Web site at www.regence.com/careers and Apply Online to Job #16372.We are an equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity and a drug and smoke-free workplace. Drug Screening and Background Check is required.www.regence.com/careers Together we can take charge. Apply Online: http://www.regence.com/careers