IO Datasphere, Inc. has been providing project management, software development and IT staff augmentation services to our clients in the Midwest and throughout the U.S. since 1996. We are an approved vendor on contract to provide software development and IT staff augmentation services for the States of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. We also provide these services to businesses, as well as local and county governments, in the Midwest and nationwide.

Our client is seeking a PowerBuilder Developer to work on legacy desktop applications. This position will assist with application enhancements and defect fixes for legacy PowerBuilder applications within various client divisions.

The PowerBuilder Developer will perform review/update of current state, scope clarification, requirements review, testing, code review, change management / release management, source code management, sprint review, sprint planning, and estimation of effort. The resource may also be called upon to work on future state Java migrations/applications.

Tasks

• Work with staff and business partners on bugs and defect fixes, maintenance, and enhancements for PowerBuilder applications, as tracked through Jira.
• Troubleshoot legacy PowerBuilder application issues and work with Technical Lead(s), client App Dev Lead(s), and Business to resolve.
• Perform unit/code testing in accordance with industry standards and client standard procedures.
• Support QA Testing and UAT testing in accordance with industry standards and client standard procedures.
• Perform source code management, change management, and release management in accordance with client processes.
• Perform development tasks to support any modernization efforts.
• Participate in team meetings, project planning meetings, and stand-up meetings.
• Participate in requirements review, code review, sprint planning/review activities, and current state analysis as assigned.
• Estimate effort/duration for tasks.
• Communicate status, issues, and roadblocks, and work with Technical Lead(s) and SME(s) to resolve
• Work on future state Java migrations/applications as requested.
• Provide knowledge transfer to State staff.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required (Soft Skills):

• Ability to quickly understand the technology, frameworks, strengths, and weaknesses of legacy systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

NOTE: The work is expected to be performed remotely. Candidate must be located within the borders of the United States and be available for meetings during regular business hours of 8:00 am 4:30 pm (M-F, CST).

Location: REMOTE (from within the United States)

Contract: 1 year

Skills Required:

• Experience in PowerBuilder application development role(s)
• Experience writing PL/SQL database procedures
• Experience using PFC class libraries
• Experience with Client Server (VB, Delphi, or PowerBuilder)
• Experience with Git source code management tool
• Experience with SQL as relates to CRUD Operations and/or View creation
• Experience with Oracle Relational Database
• Experience picking up legacy technology and updating code or fixing errors in code
• Experience with JavaScript and related frameworks (Angular, React, or Vue)

***Rate depends on experience

*** Local candidates preferred, not mandatory

*** Candidates authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We can accept H1b, , TN, and other valid work visas for IT. However, we cannot accept OPT or CPT visas at this time.

*** Companies submitting candidates should only submit direct W2 employees for this position.

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