Job description

RESPEC is seeking an experienced Software Developer III to support one of our Texas state agency clients on a critical legacy modernization initiative. This role will be embedded with the agency's Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) and will focus on migrating data and applications from a Natural/ADABAS environment to modern Oracle infrastructure, working as part of a collaborative Agile Scrum team. Responsibilities: • Assess user requirements and user stories, translating them into technical tasks and development scripts • Identify data elements in a Natural/ADABAS application and establish new table structures in Oracle 19c • Write and execute data migration scripts to move data to new tables • Support, patch, and upgrade Natural programming language, ADABAS database, and CONNX software • Develop Oracle database views for use in Tableau to support agency business intelligence needs • Collaborate closely with application architects, developers, and database administrators • Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives • Estimate and size tasks for sprint development • Write comprehensive technical and user documentation • Present work and findings to business owners and project stakeholders Required: • 8+ years of experience as a software developer on application development projects (enhancements and ground-up) • 8+ years coding with: • Natural 8.3 & ADABAS 6.5 • Attachmate EXTRA! • Unix AIX 7.2 • Cronus Espbatch Job Scheduler • SCL (JCL) System Control Language • Oracle 12c or 19c & SQL • SVN or equivalent version control • 8+ years supporting, patching, and upgrading Natural, ADABAS, and CONNX software • 8+ years eliciting requirements from end users and forming epics/user stories • 8+ years following requirements end-to-end to ensure proper delivery • 8+ years writing technical documentation and testing applications • 3+ years working on an Agile Scrum team as a software developer • 3+ years using Microsoft Teams or similar collaboration tools • 3+ years estimating and sizing tasks for sprint development Preferred Qualifications • 4+ years writing user documentation • 4+ years experience with NearStar print management and EntireX by SoftwareAG • 4+ years working on Java applications Work Environment • On-site, 5 days per week at client headquarters in Austin, TX • Standard hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT • Occasional evening, weekend, or holiday work may be required for production cutovers (pre-approved and compensated at the quoted hourly rate) • All travel, parking, and living expenses are the responsibility of the contractor Additional Requirements • Must be available for an in-person interview at the client site in Austin, TX • Must be able to accept delivery of a client-issued laptop in person • Must pass a criminal background check as authorized by Texas law • Must not be listed on federal debarment/EPLS or OFAC prohibited vendor lists • All work products are considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the client agency All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Assess user requirements and user stories, translating them into technical tasks and development scripts
Identify data elements in a Natural/ADABAS application and establish new table structures in Oracle 19c
Write and execute data migration scripts to move data to new tables
Support, patch, and upgrade Natural programming language, ADABAS database, and CONNX software
Develop Oracle database views for use in Tableau to support agency business intelligence needs
Collaborate closely with application architects, developers, and database administrators
Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives
Estimate and size tasks for sprint development
Write comprehensive technical and user documentation
Present work and findings to business owners and project stakeholders
8+ years of experience as a software developer on application development projects (enhancements and ground-up)
8+ years coding with: • Natural 8.3 & ADABAS 6.5

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Work Environment
On-site, 5 days per week at client headquarters in Austin, TX
Standard hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
All travel, parking, and living expenses are the responsibility of the contractor
Additional Requirements
Must be available for an in-person interview at the client site in Austin, TX
Must be able to accept delivery of a client-issued laptop in person
Must pass a criminal background check as authorized by Texas law
Must not be listed on federal debarment/EPLS or OFAC prohibited vendor lists
All work products are considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the client agency
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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