Systems Programmer III

Spectraforce Technologies
United States, South Carolina, Columbia
Mar 31, 2025
Role Name: Systems Programmer III Location: Columbia, SC / Remote. Work Environment: Remote Contract length: 12 months, likely extensions Standard Day Shift: Occasional after-hours support (may include weekends) Rotational on-call C2 clearance eligibility is required - (US Citizenship required) Job Summary: Duties/About the role: Write or debug programs to maintain and control computer systems software, such as operating systems, networked systems, and database systems. Provide technical and disaster recovery support for systems software. 40% Research and analyze systems software problems and implement workable solutions or escalate as appropriate. 40% Install, test, and maintain systems software including installing updates, upgrades, and patches, initiating tests of system programs and observing results to detect errors or work stoppage, and modifying code to correct errors. 10% Assist in internal and external audits being performed across multiple lines of business for multiple platforms. 5% Participate in planning and execution of disaster recovery procedures. 5% Cross train in all areas of systems programming in order to efficiently perform on-call rotation. Day to Day: Responsible for ensuring all systems programming decisions maintain the integrity of the overall systems infrastructure. Write or debug programs to maintain and control computer systems software, such as operating systems, networked systems, and database systems. Provide technical and disaster recovery expertise for systems software. Work environment: Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer. Team Info/Team name: ICT Tech Support team responsible for installing and maintaining CICS and supporting software utilities. Very close nit team where everyone shares the responsibilities of the team. Job Requirements: Required Experience: 4 Years IT experience including varied programming experience. Required Education: Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Information Systems, or other job related field or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree Preferred Education: * Master's degree in computer science or a related discipline. Required Skills: Strong analytical and logical thinking skills. Comprehension of advanced data storage techniques, basic database philosophy, database management, and advanced programming techniques. Understand the requirements for maintaining production systems and the effect of systems changes. Solid understanding of currently utilized programming productivity tools and their use. Solid understanding of quality assurance and implementation strategies of systems software. Able to acquire knowledge of programming languages and tools used in the department. Able to analyze software specifications for completeness and compatibility with operation systems. Preferred Work Experience: Daily support and upkeep of the Mainframe CICS Environment and supporting products and processes. Work with IBM and vendor utilities and be able to work with various technical groups to support real-time business functions. 10-12 years of related experience; experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus. Knowledge of CICS/TS internals and operations. Hands on experience with the latest z/OS Versions and Release levels and Products including CICS TS V5.6 & V6.1, CPSM, CICS Explorer, SMF, JCL, SMPE, TSO, SDSF, RACF, SVC Dumps, MQ, CA Sysview, TCP/IP, CAFC, IPCS, DB2, IMS, VSAM. Mainframe Disaster Recovery / Data Center Rotations. Proficient in the use of JCL and working with various vendor utility programs. Debugging experience, knowledge of COBOL, Assembler, and CICS API programming. Preferred Skills and Abilities: Good communication skills both written and oral. (interfacing with application developers, support teams, software vendors and management staff)