Project Lead-App Development
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 4, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 3, 2026. Birlasoft scores A on the Alion truth index.
Area(s) of responsibility
Remote opportunity
Role Summary:
Serve as primary technical lead responsible for reverse engineering Rocket terminal emulator macros or VB (excel based macros) and converting them into IBM PCOMM-based automation solutions while preserving business functionality, performance, and output integrity.
Key Responsibilities
Macro Analysis and Conversion
- Analyze Rocket macro scripts and workflows.
- Reverse engineer business logic and process dependencies.
- Convert Rocket macros using:
o VBA
o VBScript
o PowerShell
o PCOMM HACL Automation
o EHLLAPI Automation
o COM Automation Solutions
Mainframe Automation Development
- Automate:
o Host navigation
o Screen recognition
o Protected/unprotected fields
o Function key processing
o File transfers
o Multi-session operations
o Batch processing
Reliability Engineering
- Replace hard-coded delays with:
o Screen-ready checks
o Cursor-position validation
o Host synchronization techniques
o Field readiness validation
- Implement:
o Logging
o Error handling
o Retry mechanisms
o Recovery workflows
Documentation
- Create design documentation.
- Generate macro mapping documents.
- Support operational runbook development.
Required Technical Skills
Mainframe & Terminal Emulation
- 12+ years experience with:
o IBM 3270
o IBM 5250
o Terminal emulation platforms
- Deep understanding of:
o Host sessions
o Presentation spaces
o Screen attributes
o AID keys
o Keyboard mappings
PCOMM Automation
Strong experience in:
- IBM Personal Communications (PCOMM)
- EHLLAPI
- HACL
- COM Automation
- Session profile management
- File transfer configuration
Programming Languages
Advanced proficiency in:
- VBA
- VBScript
Preferred:
- PowerShell
- Python
- C#
- Java