Sr. Mainframe Software Engineer (Cobol)

Ingram Content Group (ICG) is currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer - COBOL, to join our team in LaVergne, TN (Greater Nashville area). This person provides ongoing development and maintenance for major financial systems including A/R, Billing and Sales Reporting applications. Leads in small to midsize projects, analysis and design of new or improved systems, ability to deal with complex development issues such as multi-platform development, and small size project management which don’t cross departmental boundaries. This position will be hybrid and will be expected to work from the Ingram headquarters 4 days per week.

Want to help explore and build new ways to deliver content to the world? 

At Ingram, our Technology team is blazing a trail by providing content distribution services to thousands of publishers with key initiatives around business intelligence, machine learning, continuous integration and omnichannel.  We support diverse people and technology that highlights innovation through SaaS platforms, metadata, cloud, and containerization.   Our teams are agile, and emphasize authenticity, creativity, and transparency upon a fact-based foundation. 

The world is reading, and it is our goal to connect as many people as possible to the content they want in the simplest ways.  If you are an IT professional who strives to deliver results through collaborative partnerships, understanding what drives business, and enjoys working in a connected culture, we can’t wait to meet you! 

The ideal candidate will have the following minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or directly related experience
• 6+ years development experience as application engineer/sr. programmer analyst
• 5+ years mainframe COBOL and/or Mainframe/iSeries development experience
• 5+ years relational database experience

We have a preference for:

• Understanding of logistics order-to-delivery process, distribution functions or transportation processes
• Experience with Account Receivable systems
• Experience with ASI Accounts Receivable system
• Knowledge of Cobol Programming on Mainframe and iSeries platforms
• Knowledge of DB2, Oracle, SQL, SSIS and SSRS
• Ability to be flexible/multi-task based on workflow demands

The Senior Software Engineer’s key responsibilities are:

• Develops, tests, and implements changes to existing mainframe COBOL programs/applications including integration with MQ and API middleware.
• Works closely with client resources to assist in solution design and implementation
• Supports user/customer community to capture system requirements.
• Works with multiple systems (i.e. Order Processing, Warehouse Processing, Billing, Sales, Credit Processing)
• Manages projects that require work from others.
• Creates project plans and manipulates the key factors (time, resources, and functionality) in order to offer alternatives to project sponsers.
• Communicates project status and issues.
• Enforces good development practices.
• Investigates new technologies and new techniques.
• Develops and modifies internal facing software applications.
• Provides application development life cycle support including specifications, prototypes, development, quality assurance, deployment and support.
• Reviews and evaluates application workflow and user experience.
• Provides adequate tests to ensure program meets specified requirements.
• Coordinates with users and product owners to gather requirements.

Hiring Salary Range: $110,981- $141,123k. This range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary for this position. It will be determined by factors including but not limited to:  the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, geographic location, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.