Role: Senior COBOL Developer-W2 Only
Location: Blythewood, SC
Duration: One Year Contract with possibility of extensions
Scope of the project:
Agency system is a Client-Server system utilizing COBOL as the back end and .NET as the human interface. The position is within the COBOL development team as the Senior Programmer / Team
Lead. This position reports to the agency COBOL development manager and will directly
Support the agency core business system known as Phoenix. Candidate must be able to work independently. Excellent communications skills are required.
Daily duties / responsibilities:
1. Analyze the Phoenix core business system and assigned tickets for development and/or
system modification.
2. Take the lead in analyzing and proposing solutions to assigned tickets and projects
3. Partner with business units to develop business specifications, translate those business
specifications into technical specifications, and obtain business sign-off of specifications.
4. Code, test, promote, and interact with impacted users ensuring that solution meets
requirements as documented in the specifications.
5. Production support for the Phoenix system
6. Provide daily and weekly status to the development manager and business analyst(s)
Required Skills:
- 10+ Years of Experience with Visual COBOL V9 and higher architecture and programming.
- 10+ Years of experience with computer system analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation techniques and practices for developing new systems or modifying existing systems.
- 10+ Years of Experience developing and maintaining complex, mission critical applications in a Windows based Client Server environment.
- 10+ Years of Experience Leading a technical software development team in planning and deployment of software systems.
- 10+ Years of Experience coding and testing complex COBOL based business systems in an Oracle SQL database and Windows based client-server environment.
- 10+ Years Experience providing Level 3 (L3) production support
- 10+ Years Experience functioning as the primary contact with business units to develop and review business and technical specifications and ensure delivery of specified functionality.
Preferred Skills:
- Oracle 19+ SQL
- Familiarity with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET / C# development environment
- Experience working in a Governmental environment
- Bachelor’s Degree In Computer Science or a closely related discipline
- Visual COBOL Technical Certifications
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