Title IT Specialist - Finance and BI Analyst/Programmer

Job Description IBM Global Business Services (GBS) is a team of business, strategy and technology consultants enabling enterprises to make smarter decisions and providing unparalleled client and consumer experiences in cognitive, data analytics, cloud technology and mobile app development. With global reach, outcome-focused methodologies and deep industry expertise, IBM GBS empowers clients to digitally reinvent their business and get the competitive edge in the cognitive era in over 170 countries.

We bring our global industrial-strength Application Management capabilities, modernized for a cloud world, together with our world-class cloud and mobile-powered Enterprise Application and Systems Integration skills. The integration of DevOps Innovation Services and Agile practices, along with IBM Design Thinking and a world of talent, enables us to deliver continuous innovation with speed, quality, and at the cost point required to keep clients at the top of their game.

Bottom line? We outthink ordinary. Discover what you can do at IBM.

The IT Specialist - Finance and BI Analyst/Programmer will be responsible for the following:

• The candidate will leverage knowledge of steel manufacturing scheduling and planning, costing and finance processes to produce analytics and reporting for senior management and executive decision support.
• The position requires interaction with users spanning technical support to c-suite executives to define and document requirements.
• The candidate will have expert development skills using multiple technologies to deliver programming in SAS and other languages including COBOL, TELON and PL1 on various platforms including mainframe, AIX and Windows.
• The candidate will have expert DB2 programming skills to develop data archive/purge programs and provide support for archive/purge processes.
• The position will be responsible for design and load of DB2 tables for application processes and programs
• The candidate will be responsible for development and execution of test plans and documentation of test results.
• The position will require performing data extract, transfer and load processes for DB2, Oracle, and other data warehouses.
• The position requires participation in a callout schedule to provide 24 x 7 support to clients.
• The position will interact daily with users to resolve customer problems and job failures.
• The position requires knowledge of Agile development processes and use of JIRA to track and document assignments.

BENEFITS

Health Insurance. Paid time off. Corporate Holidays. Sick leave. Family planning. Financial Guidance. Competitive 401K. Training and Learning. We continue to expand our benefits and programs, offering some of the best support, guidance and coverage for a diverse employee population.

CAREER GROWTH

Our goal is to be essential to the world, which starts with our people. Company wide we kicked off an internal talent strategy program called Go Organic. At our core, we are committed to believing and investing in our workforce through:

• Skill development: helping our employees grow their foundational skills
• Finding the dream job at IBM: navigating our company with the potential for many careers by channeling an employee's strengths and career aspirations
• Diversity of people: Diversity of thought driving collective innovation

In 2015, Go Organic filled approximately 50% of our open positions with internal talent that were promoted into the role.

CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP

With an employee population of 375,000 in over 170 countries, amazingly we connect, collaborate, and care. IBMers drive a corporate culture of shared responsibility. We love grand challenges and everyday improvements for our company and for the world. We care about each other, our clients, and the communities we live, work, and play in!

Auto req ID 128817BR

Required Education Bachelor's Degree

Role ( Job Role ) Application Developer

State / Province OHIO

Primary job category Technical Specialist

Contract type Regular

Employment Type Full-Time

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position? No

Travel Required Up to 100% or 5 days a week (home on weekends - based on project requirements)

IBM Business Group GBS

Preferred Education Bachelor's Degree

City / Township / Village CINCINNATI

EO Statement IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Minimum 10 years' experience - Business Knowledge Required; Steel Manufacturing, Scheduling, Planning, Finance, Invoicing, Order Management 10 Years
• Minimum 8 years' experience - extensive SAS programming experience in a custom development environment
• Minimum 8 years' experience - extensive DB2 experience and complex programming in a custom development environment
• Minimum 8 years' experience - of Mainframe technology experience including IMS, DB2, JCL, COBOL
• Minimum 8 years' experience - demonstrated ability to develop solutions integrating applications with Scheduling and Routing rules based systems.
• Minimum 8 years' experience - working across mainframe, AIX and Windows systems.

Country United States

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

• Minimum 3 years' experience PL1
• Minimum 5 years' experience SQL
• Minimum 5 years' experience Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel based development
• Minimum 2 years' experience MQ Series, VisGen, Visual Basic

Eligibility Requirements None

Position Type Professional

New Collar Role No