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Project Description:• The project needs developers for apps refactoring or migration as part of an IDMS to DB2 conversion• Data migration will be done by a separate team, but the developers will be given cross reference information about to IDMS to DB2 conversion, to understand impact on apps• Conversion plan: ~750 IDMS records in our schema when the project started in 2018. We divided the schema up into 15 implementations. We are completing the design work and about to start coding the 13th of these implementations.• Each of the IDMS records/structures are reviewed and we determine how to provide the same functionality in DB2. We adhere to a set of design guardrails to simplify the code conversionResponsibilities:• make sure program is still executing, if not set it up for removal• generate a "spec"/cross reference document• convert the program - the program should behave the same way it always did just use a different data source• smoke test in Q9 Clone environment• request and complete a peer and DBA walkthrough• unit test the program and document test resultsMandatory Skills Description:Experience in COBOL programming, able to write/debug codeKnowledge of Assembler languageFamiliar with tools like - ISPW, Eclipse, Topaz, Abend Aid, File Aid and ExpediteBasic Linux commands - log on, read log files, SFTP files, move data, etc.C programmingNice-to-Have Skills Description:• It is a plus to have experience: Expeditor, ISPW, FileAid• It is a plus to have Experience with IDMS