Adabas Natural Analyst Programmer
About the role
Hrishi Digital Solutions is sourcing an experienced Adabas Natural Analyst Programmer for a 12-month contract engagement with the Northern Territory Government, supporting the Payroll Automation and Service Uplift Program within the Department of Corporate and Digital Development (DCDD). Options to extend are available subject to operational requirements and performance.
The program supports the enterprise corporate applications and integrations that underpin whole-of-government payroll and HR services. The NT Government HR Information System, PIPS (Personnel Information and Payroll System, also known as NOMAD), runs on an IBM mainframe and interfaces via EntireX to a .NET web front end. You will work in a small team of Adabas Natural developers and analysts, and engage with C# .NET, web application and SQL Server developers, technical specialists and vendors as needed.
You will be expected to understand the business problem, help with solution design and technical decisions, take responsibility for the quality of your code, and support it through testing, implementation and the period after go-live. The environment mixes legacy applications and interfaces with contemporary .NET, SaaS, cloud-hosted, vendor-managed and on-premises solutions, delivered using iterative, sequential or hybrid approaches.
The role is based in Darwin.
When you apply, please include a response addressing the selection criteria along with: your professional certifications or qualifications (including any currently being studied), the delivery methodologies you are familiar, conversant or expert in, your current location and whether you are based in Darwin or willing to relocate, availability to commence, citizenship or visa status, your daily rate inclusive of GST, and confirmation that you will abide by the DCDD Corporate Values of Honesty, Professional, Respectful, Accountable and Innovative.
Key duties and responsibilities
- Support payroll automation initiatives through the delivery of new functionality, integrations and process improvements
- Design, develop and support integrations between SaaS, cloud-hosted, vendor-managed and on-premises solutions
- Maintain and support existing legacy applications and interfaces while contributing to system modernisation activities
- Develop and support APIs, web services and data exchange mechanisms
- Undertake systems analysis, technical design and solution development activities
- Gather and analyse business and technical requirements, and produce technical specifications, systems design and operational support documentation
- Implement database and application changes in line with approved standards and change management processes
- Monitor application performance, reliability and system health
- Investigate and resolve application incidents, defects and performance issues
- Contribute to service improvement and continuous improvement initiatives
- Prepare technical documentation, support procedures and knowledge transfer materials, document solution architecture and manage ticket life cycles
- Work closely with business stakeholders, peer Analyst Programmers, vendors and technical teams to deliver quality outcomes that comply with IT architecture, policies, governance and standards
Essential skills and experience
- Demonstrated competency in analysis and programming in the Adabas Natural toolsets hosted on an IBM mainframe environment
- A track record of delivering quality mainframe-based programs, business applications and supporting documentation
- Demonstrated experience developing and delivering integration capabilities using Adabas Natural toolsets on an IBM mainframe
- Experience writing and executing unit test cases and using issue tracking tools such as Jira
- Application development using NaturalONE IDE or SPoD (Natural for Windows) IDE
- Experience in Job Control Language (JCL) and TSO
- Natural web services development and integration
- Experience supporting and enhancing legacy applications while contributing to modernisation initiatives
- Analysis, solution design and technical documentation skills
- Experience working within large, complex corporate application environments, implementing secure, scalable and supportable solutions
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, working independently and within multidisciplinary teams
- Well-developed organisational skills with the ability to deliver within agreed timeframes while maintaining quality standards
- Australian residency with valid work rights
Desirable
- Experience supporting payroll, HR, finance or other enterprise business systems (highly regarded)
- Information Technology qualifications (highly desirable)
- Experience with EntireX integration between mainframe and .NET applications
Personal qualities
- High level social and written skills with the ability to effectively communicate with team members and stakeholders
- Ability to work in a team environment with members of diverse cultures and backgrounds
- Self-starter with high personal drive and a positive attitude
- Disciplined and accountable for supporting and maintaining work products
- Behaves in a respectful and professional manner, maintaining high integrity and transparency when delivering work
- Excellent problem solver and critical thinker
- Promotes teamwork and collaboration by engaging stakeholders and team members
- Abides by DCDD Corporate Values of Honesty, Professional, Respectful, Accountable and Innovative
Ready to apply?
Australian residents with valid work rights only. No visa sponsorship offered.
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