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We are seeking a skilled Java Back-end Developer to build and deliver robust software modules that facilitate seamless integration for modern web services hosted on our z/OS mainframe environment. This role is crucial for bridging traditional enterprise data with contemporary application needs, focusing on high performance, security, and observable systems.

 

Su función y responsabilidades

  • Software Module Delivery: Design, develop, test, and deploy Java-based backend integration modules that meet business requirements and technical specifications.

  • API Development & Integration: Build and manage highly secure APIs for both internal consumption and integration with off-platform services, implementing modern authentication mechanisms such as JWT (JSON Web Tokens) and the Bearer Token scheme, utilizing JSON as the primary data interchange format.

  • z/OS Application Server Management: Deploy and maintain web services within a WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty profile environment on z/OS.

  • Database Integration: Develop efficient data access layers to interact with foundational mainframe data sources, leveraging VSAM files and DB2 relational databases. This includes experience interfacing with data exposed via modern NoSQL approaches, such as key-based lookups or document-based storage patterns.

  • Security Implementation: Implement strong authentication and authorization controls using Enterprise Security Managers (ESMs) such as RACF, ACF2, or TopSecret.

  • Observability & Monitoring: Integrate monitoring and tracing capabilities into all services using OpenTelemetry standards to ensure system health and performance are fully observable.

  • Collaboration: Work closely with front-end developers, mainframe systems programmers, and data engineers to ensure end-to-end functionality and reliability

  • The ideal candidate would have a strong technical aptitude and a flair for picking up new skills 

  • The role provides ample opportunity for learning and career growth and is only constrained by the individual’s appetite for learning

 

Educación requerida
Licenciatura
Educación preferida
Maestría
Experiencia profesional y técnica requerida

  • 8+ years of IT experience

  • Java Expertise: Deep proficiency in Java back-end development, including experience with modern frameworks, best practices for building scalable enterprise applications, clean coding principles, and the ability to identify and resolve code smells through refactoring.

  • API & Web Services: Extensive experience designing and implementing RESTful web services and working with APIs, including understanding secure API communication protocols, JWTs, Bearer token authentication flows (e.g., OAuth 2.0), and working with JSON data formats.

  • z/OS Environment Knowledge: Familiarity with the z/OS operating system, JCL, and deploying applications within a mainframe context.

  • Database Connectivity: Experience connecting to and manipulating data within mainframe data stores (VSAM, DB2, potentially IMS).

  • Security Fundamentals: Strong grasp of application security principles, Security by Design methodologies, experience leveraging OWASP guidelines for secure coding practices, and hands-on experience integrating with ESMs like RACF for identity and access management.

  • Application Servers: Practical experience administering or developing on IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) or specifically WAS Liberty profiles.

  • Observability Tools: Experience implementing monitoring and tracing using OpenTelemetry or similar industry-standard tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger). 

 

Experiencia técnica y profesional preferida

  • Regulatory Compliance: Preferred experience working with regulatory security and compliance frameworks and requirements (e.g., PCI-DSS, GDPR, HIPAA, SOX) in a development context.

  • Data Modernization: Specific experience with solutions that expose non-relational mainframe data (like VSAM) as modern NoSQL, key-based, or JSON-accessible endpoints is a major plus.

  • Mainframe Databases: Experience with other core mainframe databases such as IBM DB2 or IBM IMS.

  • Modern DevOps Practices: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and automated testing in a mainframe-adjacent environment.

  • Scripting: Knowledge of REXX or Python for automation tasks within the z/OS environment

 

Acerca de la Unidad de Negocios

IBM Software es la unidad de negocio que infunsiona inteligencia en las operaciones comerciales, desde el aprendizaje automático hasta la IA generativa, para ayudar a que las organizaciones sean más receptivas, productivas y resilientes. IBM Software ayuda a los clientes a poner la IA en acción ahora para crear valor real con confianza, velocidad y confianza en el trabajo digital, la automatización de TI, la modernización de aplicaciones, la seguridad y la sostenibilidad. Para lograrlo, es esencial aprovechar al máximo todos los datos disponibles, ya que la calidad y eficacia de la inteligencia artificial dependen directamente de los datos que la sustentan. En la mayoría de las organizaciones, los datos se distribuyen en múltiples nubes, en las instalaciones, en centros de datos privados y en el borde.La plataforma de datos e inteligencia artificial de IBM potencia y amplifica el impacto de la IA a través de datos confiables, ofreciendo capacidades avanzadas para entrenar, ajustar y desplegar inteligencia artificial a escala empresarial. Por su parte, la plataforma de nube híbrida de IBM se destaca como una de las soluciones más completas y consistentes, integrando desarrollo, seguridad y operaciones en entornos híbridos. Esta base flexible permite aprovechar los datos, sin importar dónde se encuentren, e incorporar la inteligencia artificial de manera profunda y estratégica en toda la organización.

SU VIDA @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

 

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

 

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Acerca de IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

 

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. 

 

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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