Software Engineer II

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Job Description Summary :

The Software Engineer-II designs, develops, troubleshoots, and debugs software programs for software enhancements and new products.

Develops software tools including operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, utilities, databases, and Internet-related tools.

Determines software’s compatibility with hardware and / or influences software's design in relation to hardware.

Position Reports to :

Manager, Software Engineering

Position : Software Engineer II

About Rocket Software

Thousands of companies around the world depend on Rocket to solve their most challenging business problems by helping them run their critical infrastructure, business processes, and data, as well as extending the value of these assets to take advantage of cloud and mobile computing, advanced analytics, and other future innovations.

From banking, insurance, retailers, and transportation, Rocket solutions power the back-end systems we interact with every day.

Founded in 1990, Rocket Software is a work from home company headquartered in Waltham, MA, with offices around the world.

About The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a team of world-class global software engineers in the Db2 for z / OS and IBM mainframe space who have been recognized as experts by their industry peers.

You will be part of Rocket Software’s dynamic team of domain experts who work at a fast pace and who expect the best from their team.

A Software Engineer II designs, develops, troubleshoots, services, and debugs software systems. In this role, you will develop software tools and utilities that help the IBM Db2 for z / OS database run more efficiently.

As part of Rocket Software’s engineering team, you will be responsible for adhering to corporate policies regarding research and development processes, standards, and automation.

You will work within a team, virtually or face to face, to identify areas for improvement and add your input to process improvements and the creation of new practices.

Job Duties and Responsibilities :

• Works under limited direction of a manager and / or team lead to implement software enhancements and correct defects within the IBM Db2 Utilities Suite for z / OS
• Works well in a team; team oriented, collaborative, accountable, dependable
• Writes self-verifying test cases that can be reused in a regression test suite
• Documents and communicates on technical topics without direction
• Exercises self-directed learning of the application subject matter
• Uses Agile development methodologies
• Understands hardware and software systems
• Exercises curiosity

Required Qualifications :

• Good understanding of computer science fundamentals such as algorithms and data structures
• Minimum of 2 years of software engineering experience
• Proven track record of software development in the real world
• Proficient in one or more programming languages
• Ability to write clear technical documents
• Reliable and accountable for one’s work
• Team player demonstrating the Rocket values of trust, empathy, humanity, and love

Preferred Qualifications :

• Proficient with PL / I, PLX
• Knowledge of assembler
• Comfortable with operating system and database architecture concepts of locking, parallelism, and multi-tasking
• Knowledge of Db2 for z / OS and utilities
• Comfortable working with SQL

Education Requirements :

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent

Location : Bentonville AR, USA

Bentonville AR, USA

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