As a COBOL Mainframe Application Developer, you will work directly with the Department of Labor client personnel as a consultant to support development on their existing Unemployment and Disability Insurance software system. You will create and use programming specs to build assigned components, ensuring these components are properly documented, unit tested, and ready for integration. You will fix defects found during pre- and post-production and provide work estimates for development tasks. You will analyze the dependencies between mainframe applications, design and implement remediations for mainframe applications being sunset.
Primary Responsibilities:
Analyze architectural requirements and advise client on design
Analyze interdependence between mainframe applications
Analyze, design, develop, test and deploy code on a mainframe platform (z/OS) based upon user specifications.
Analyze user requirements and translate them into technical specifications and programming solutions.
Provide technical assistance in solving software problems.
Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all development processes, including specifications, design, and user guides.
Assist in training and mentoring junior developers, sharing knowledge and best practices in mainframe development.
Ensure proper change management for all requested changes, fixes and enhancements to production applications.
24 X 7 on-call support rotation is required.
Night and weekend Production/QA Support.
Job Qualifications
You excel in your field and have the experience to back it up. Just as importantly, you have a growth mindset, actively pursuing your personal and professional development. You prioritize customer success and are dedicated to delivering exceptional results.
*Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for Visa sponsorship, both now and in the future.
Most important skills:
Required Skills and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work/practical experience).
At least 12 years of COBOL programming; proficiency in COBOL programming in an IBM z/OS mainframe environment.
Expertise in Job Control Language (JCL).
Experience in mainframe technologies, including IMS DB, CA7, DB2/SQL, JCL, MQ, VSAM, CICS, TSO, FTP.
Production Support experience including break-fix support and permanent fixes in production.
Development lifecycle experience, from Developing to System Test to UAT to Production.
Familiarity with software development methodologies (Agile, Waterfall).
Preferred Skills and Experience:
InterTest, Expediter debug tools, ServiceNow, Librarian source management, AWS Transform, GitHub Copilot, public sector experience.
CA7 – extensive experience required working with scheduler.
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