Cobol Developer

Job Title:- COBOL Developer
Location:- 100% remote
Duration:- 12 months
W2 only
Required Skills:
Experience with information technologies and systems analysis, analysing business requirements and developing business requirements
Proven ability to assess business needs and translate them into relevant solutions
10+ years Experience with applications Written in COBOL
10+ years Experience and knowledge of DB2 Databases integrated with the mainframe
Experience with Neon Servers on the mainframe desired.
Knowledge/experience with Agile methodologies
Experience working with Product Owners and creating Features and User Stories
Experience with VersionOne desired or other Agile management tools
Working knowledge of a wide variety of programming languages
Knowledge/experience of SDLC practices
Day-to-day Responsibilities:
Analyses user/business software system requirements and determines needs
Determines the functionality of an application and performs upgrades over time
Maintains documentation to support software development policies, standards, and procedures
Develops, analyses, prioritizes, and organizes requirement specifications, data mapping, diagrams, and flowcharts for developers and testers to follow
Translates highly technical specifications into clear non-technical requirements
Develops and documents features and user stories with acceptance criteria
Assists team with preparation of cost estimates
Implements best practices for scalability, supportability, ease of maintenance, and system performance
Creates current and future state documentation related to existing interfaces
Creates Interface Control Documents (ICD) documenting existing and future interfaces.

Education:

1. Bachelor's Degree in a Computer Science or related technical discipline, preferred but not required.

NOTE: If resource does not have a relevant college degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required.