COBOL Programmer/Analyst

Job Title: COBOL Programmer/Analyst
Location: Columbia SC (Hybrid) - NO Vendor/C2C/Third-party Candidates
Duration: 12 Months

Scope of the project:

• Scdmv employs a multi-tiered architecture in its core business systems. the business application tier utilizes microfocus visual cobol running under iis on ms windows 2022 servers.
• This assignment will support development of new business functions and troubleshooting, modification, and enhancement of existing functions in this environment within the existing scdmv application framework. Projects may include business logic supporting on-line systems, batch programming, data extraction, and reports involving all scdmv business areas.
• This engineer will work closely and will be involved with both the ui tiers which are ms .net applications (vb.net, c#.net) and the database tiers in both sql and oracle.
• Production trouble shooting support will be expected so some level of production support experience is required. this contractor will be expected to work with minimal supervision, will be in direct contact with business area specialists, develop technical approaches and designs, code, test, and support these functions.

Daily duties / responsibilities:

• Analyze the scdmv phoenix ii, web service, and batch business applications
• Take the lead in analyzing and trouble-shooting assigned system problems
• Propose solutions
• Code, test, promote, and interact with impacted users ensuring that solution meets Requirements.
• Provide daily and weekly status to the development manager.

Required Skills (Ranked by Importance)

• Micro Focus Visual COBOL: 8+ years of development experience in Windows Server 2019/2022 environments, including batch processing and running under IIS.
• Visual Studio 2019/2022: 4+ years of experience, including proficient use of the debugger.
• RDBMS Programming: 4+ years of application programming against Oracle and MS SQL databases.
• Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree in IT or a related discipline with 8 years of experience, OR a minimum of 10 years of related experience without a degree.

Preferred Skills (Ranked by Importance)

• Micro Focus COBOL Version 7+: Specific experience with version 7 or higher.
• Advanced SQL: Ability to write complex queries for both Oracle and MS SQL databases.
• IIS Infrastructure: Experience with IIS configuration and setup.
• C# & .NET: Skilled in C# and the .NET framework.
• Microsoft Certification: Please indicate specific certificates on your resume.
• Micro Focus Certification: Please indicate specific certificates on your resume (considered a significant advantage).