Job Description
Senior Macro Conversion Engineer
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Fulltime Role
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Remote
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Role Summary
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Serve as primary technical lead responsible for reverse engineering current macros and convert this to Rocket terminal emulator macros / IBM PCOMM-based automation solutions while preserving business functionality, performance, and output integrity.
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Key Responsibilities
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Macro Analysis and Conversion
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- Analyze Rocket macro scripts and workflows.
- Reverse engineer business logic and process dependencies.
- Convert Rocket macros using:
- VBA
- VBScript
- PowerShell
- PCOMM HACL Automation
- EHLLAPI Automation
- COM Automation Solutions
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Mainframe Automation Development
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- Automate:
- Host navigation
- Screen recognition
- Protected/unprotected fields
- Function key processing
- File transfers
- Multi-session operations
- Batch processing
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Reliability Engineering
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- Replace hard-coded delays with:
- Screen-ready checks
- Cursor-position validation
- Host synchronization techniques
- Field readiness validation
- Implement:
- Logging
- Error handling
- Retry mechanisms
- Recovery workflows
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Documentation
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- Create design documentation.
- Generate macro mapping documents.
- Support operational runbook development.
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Required Technical Skills
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Mainframe & Terminal Emulation
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- Deep understanding of:
- Host sessions
- Presentation spaces
- Screen attributes
- AID keys
- Keyboard mappings
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PCOMM Automation
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Strong experience in:
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- IBM Personal Communications (PCOMM)
- EHLLAPI
- HACL
- COM Automation
- Session profile management
- File transfer configuration
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Programming Languages
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Advanced proficiency in:
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- VBA
- VBScript
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Preferred:
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- PowerShell
- Python
- C#
- Java
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