Mainframe FOCUS Developer

3 weeks ago

Tallahassee, United States PSR Associates, Inc. Full time

About the Role

PSR Associates is immediately seeking a Mainframe FOCUS Developer to join our team providing direct (remote) support to our client located in Tallahassee, FL


The selected candidate will onboard/work onsite in Tallahassee, FL for the first week only and will then work 100% remotely.


Please not the rate range: the lower end is for w2 hourly employment with the upper end being for 1099/C2C workers.


Job Description:


Mainframe FOCUS Developer Position Description


Summary:

As a result of the Department's efforts to re-engineer and modernize core financial systems, there has been over 1,500 computing assets identified as performing some level of financial planning, analysis, and management functionality that are impacted by the State of Florida's accounting system. The Florida Planning, Accounting, and Ledger Management (PALM) project is a multiyear endeavor to replace the State of Florida's accounting and cash management systems with a modern financial management solution. The Florida PALM Project is targeted to replace Central, Payroll, and Departmental FLAIR functionality, with go-live scheduled for January 6, 2026.

The 1,500+ computing assets are comprised of interfaces, enterprise applications, databases, automated processes, and reporting programs within the department that will require remediation due to:

  • Adoption of the Florida PALM Standardized Business Process Model
  • Transition to the Florida PALM Chart of Accounts values
  • Replacement of Central, Payroll and Departmental FLAIR functionality
  • Redevelopment of agency incoming and outgoing interfaces to the statewide accounting system
  • Implementation of Information Warehouse data to support agency specific reporting requirements.


The computing asset modifications to complete the PALM System Transition (FPST) will take place over the course of two years in alignment with the Florida PALM Project scheduled timeline.


To prepare for the transition to Florida PALM, our agency is seeking a resource knowledgeable in Tibco Mainframe Focus/WebFocus to lead the effort of updating our numerous Focus assets.

Focus has been used copiously by the department to develop reports, interfaces, and applications for the past twenty years. It is important we find a resource capable of analyzing these programs and documenting their specifications.


Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in a field of study related to technology or finance. Work experience can substitute on a year for year basis for the degree.


Experience

  • Candidate MUST have a minimum of 7 years of experience in multiple IT areas and 2–3 years of relevant architecture experience.
  • Candidate must have advanced to expert level knowledge and understanding of architecture, applications systems design and integration, specifically Tibco Mainframe FOCUS and JCL, mainframe batch schedulers, chaining jobs between predecessors and dependents, and column delimited flat text file structures are required for this position.
  • Candidates with resumes reflecting experience with Cool GEN, COBOL, DB2 z/OS, and DB2 Database will be given preference.


Primary Job Duties/ Tasks

The selected candidate must be able to perform the following duties and/or tasks. Duties of the selected candidate will include, but not be limited to:

  • Analyze and document existing computing assets, including technical
  • specifications and established business rules.
  • Assist with debugging and troubleshooting existing processes when needed.
  • Diagnose and resolve issues after performing root cause analysis.
  • Provide guidance and assist with remediating and upgrading legacy assets.
  • Coordinate with business analysts, other developers, and products owners to remediate to the new state-wide accounting system.
  • Coordinate with database administrators in analyzing and remediating existing data structures.
  • Participate in code and design reviews to ensure quality and performance.
  • Perform knowledge transfer with technical staff of the office of the Comptroller.
  • Read and document Mainframe FOCUS queries and convert them to T-SQL queries.
  • Convert Focus mainframe programs using mainframe flat files as a data source to use database tables instead.


Job Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)


FOCUS:

  • Experience with master files.
  • Experience with complex queries involving multiple data sources.
  • Experience with reading, creating, and updating flat files.
  • Experience with multiple include statements.


JCL:

  • Reading, editing, and creating JCL jobs.
  • Experience with reading, creating, and editing flat files.
  • Experience with running multiple programs from single JCL jobs.
  • Experience with multiple RC Types
  • Experience with scheduling JCL jobs as well as reviewing executed jobs.
  • Experience with submitting ad-hoc jobs.


Applications Development KSAs:

  • Knowledge of the SCRUM Framework.
  • Knowledge of financial systems such as an ERP.
  • Experience with Entity Relationship Diagrams.
  • Experience with documenting and communicating technical requirements.
  • Experience in coordinating with Business Analysts to capture business requirements.
  • Ability to bridge the gap between technical and business language.


About the Company

PSR Associates is a consulting and talent solutions firm that connects qualified IT professionals with great opportunities. Whether you're looking for a contract or permanent position, we can help you find the right fit for your skills and experience. We have a team of experienced recruiters who know the IT industry inside and out, and we work with you every step of the way to ensure a smooth and successful transition. PSR Connecting Talent, Crafting Success.

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