HSBC Group

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If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realize their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Consultant Specialist

Key Responsibilities:

• Feasibility Study: Participate in feasibility study
• Planning: Participate in estimation and project planning
• Requirement analysis: Analyse the requirements.
• Design: Develop / review the technical design.
• Coding: Primarily Guide and mentor team. Develop code if required
• Reviews: Conduct review of design/code/test plan and test results
• Testing: Test Planning, strategy, validation and Conduct random testing.
• Support: Coordinate post development support.
• Team management: Ensure proper project communication and coordination among team members
• Client interaction: Communicate with the client regarding project progress, resolve issues related to delivery of project

Qualifications – External

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science engineering or related field.
• 8+ Years minimum experience in Mainframes
• In depth technical/functional Knowledge of banking system.
• Job Control Language (JCL): IN Stream & Catalogue Procedures, Control Cards, SDFS (Spool), SPICE, SAR & MVS JCL Utilities
• COBOL Programs & ZO\S: Strong understanding of COBOL Programs (working storage, copy books & sub routines) and Z\OS concepts including mainframe utilities. Hands on knowledge on Restartable programs.
• DB2 (SQL): Strong understanding of relational database concepts and advanced SQL, including SQL Error Codes.
• CICS: All Infrastructure Setup (PCP, PIP, KCP, SCP etc.) knowledge. Hands on with writing CICS programs in linkage with Front End Systems via ZAPI
• TSO, ISPF: Hands on Knowledge
• Hands on Knowledge on REXX, EZYTRIEVE & SELCOPY
• Knowledge of following tools – Endevor, File Manager, Road Runner, CLARITY, Fault Analyser, R2DS, RDz, RTC, SONAR
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self Sufficiency/Initiative: Demonstrate self-sufficiency on the role, combined with an initiative to resolve errors and provide solutions that attack the root cause of the problem
• Knowledge and usage of tools File Manager/File Aid, Xpeditor, Endevor and SPUFI
• Knowledge in  in Banking products e.g. Personal loans, Consumer loans, Mortgage etc.
• Should be able to view and read the JCLs to the testing environment using production JCLs.
• Should be able to analyze  and develop the COBOL, DB2 code when required and analyze abends from spool and usage of debugging tools.
• Able to create Test Scenarios, Test cases, Test Cases Execution using TOSCA, ALM JIRA   on mainframe-based systems and applications.
• Excellent Communication Skills
• TOSCA, GitHub, Jenkins, CICD Pipeline, ALM JIRA etc. - experience good to have.
• Performance Testing (Jmeter, Performance center, Appdynamics) – Experience good to have
• Good to have zapi Knowledge and hands on experience .

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.

www.hsbc.com/careers

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Issued by – HSBC Software Development India.