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Role: : COBOL programmer with telecommunications background
Location: REMOTE
Duration: 12+ months
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Job Description:
The successful candidate will function as a COBOL programmer for all development and
maintenance activities required to maintain mainframe application programs.
The successful candidates must possess:
o A minimum of five years extensive batch COBOL programming experience on
mainframe applications.
o A minimum of five years' experience of CICS, DB2, VSAM and JCL
o Strong testing skills
o Strong troubleshooting skills
o knowledge of SAS and Easytrieve programming languages a plus
o A minimum of five years of full project life cycle experience.
Responsibilities include:
o Systems analysis and design, programming, implementation and support.
o Full scale programming, project management and user documentation.
o Working with technical and application support staff to identify/resolve problems.
o Maintaining the change management process for all user and system/application
updates.
Applicants must be responsible, self-motivated and able to work independently and as
part of a team with minimum supervision in a rapidly changing environment.
A Developer assists in designing, developing, and supporting applications. These applications include systems developed solely for the web environment as well as development efforts designed to web-enable end-user applications. This individual may also assist in the creation and ongoing management of corporate web sites and intranet communities. The Developer will have a thorough understanding of programming techniques and tools, web development, and system management tools.
General Tasks and Responsibilities Will Include:
• Develop and understand all features of each a module and their impact on other modules.
• Analyze and develop understanding of how data flows through the system and apply that knowledge to the current business model.
• Identify and define system errors and/or deficiencies.
• Liaise with other developers (i.e: software, application, web, etc) to determine b est path solutions and manage the priorities through collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Plan and coordinate testing and implementation of system patches and upgrades leading a cross functional team of power users.
• Extract key business performance metrics.
• Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine areas of opportunity for increased efficiencies.
• Create written user documentation, instructions, and procedures for the purpose of training new employees and improving over-all user proficiency.
• Evaluate new technologies for potential implementation including development of business justification and project implementation planning, when appropriate.
• Utilizing in-house or external resources, manage the network and related hardware. Ensure that help-desk tasks are promptly addressed and resolved
Educational Level:
• A Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Economics/Statistics, Telecommunications, Data Communications, or a related field of study; and
• Five (5) years of progressive, responsible experience in the field of data processing, computer systems, and applications.
• Operations Specialty requires supervisory experience (5 years).
• Network Services requires a telecommunications background and experience.
• Broad knowledge and expertise in the characteristics of computers, peripheral devices, communications systems and hardware capabilities, programming languages, E.D.P. applications, systems analysis methodology, data management and retrieval techniques; or
• A satisfactory equivalent combination of training, education, and experience.
Years of Experience:
• Five (5) years of progressive, responsible experience in the field of data processing, computer systems, and applications.
• Operations Specialty requires supervisory experience (5 years).