Job description

Responsibilities • Analyze the core business system and assigned tickets for development and/or system modification. • Take the lead in analyzing and proposing solutions for assigned tickets and projects. • Partner with business units to develop business specifications, translate them into technical specifications, and obtain business sign-off. • Code, test, promote, and work with impacted users to ensure solutions meet documented requirements. • Provide production support for the core business system. • Provide daily and weekly status updates to the development manager and business analyst(s). Required Skills • 6+ years of experience with Visual and/or Micro Focus COBOL • Working knowledge of Visual COBOL V9 • 10+ years developing and maintaining complex, mission-critical applications in a Windows-based client-server environment • 5+ years leading a technical software development team in planning and deploying software systems • 10+ years coding and testing complex COBOL-based business systems with an Oracle SQL database in a Windows client-server environment • 5+ years providing Level 3 (L3) production support • 5+ years serving as the primary contact with business units to develop and review business and technical specifications and ensure delivery of specified functionality • 10+ years of experience in system analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation for new and existing systems Preferred Skills • Oracle 19+ SQL • Familiarity with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET / C# development environment • Experience working in a government environment Preferred Certifications • Visual COBOL technical certifications Additional Skills • Experience mentoring and guiding less experienced technical colleagues • Proven ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with users, vendors, staff, and management • Ability to plan, define, lead, direct, instruct, and review project work and personnel Education Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a closely related discipline, with 10 years of experience.

Requirements

Must-haves

Analyze the core business system and assigned tickets for development and/or system modification.
Take the lead in analyzing and proposing solutions for assigned tickets and projects.
Partner with business units to develop business specifications, translate them into technical specifications, and obtain business sign-off.
Code, test, promote, and work with impacted users to ensure solutions meet documented requirements.
Provide production support for the core business system.
Provide daily and weekly status updates to the development manager and business analyst(s).
6+ years of experience with Visual and/or Micro Focus COBOL
Working knowledge of Visual COBOL V9
10+ years developing and maintaining complex, mission-critical applications in a Windows-based client-server environment
5+ years leading a technical software development team in planning and deploying software systems
10+ years coding and testing complex COBOL-based business systems with an Oracle SQL database in a Windows client-server environment
5+ years providing Level 3 (L3) production support
5+ years serving as the primary contact with business units to develop and review business and technical specifications and ensure delivery of specified functionality
10+ years of experience in system analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation for new and existing systems
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a closely related discipline, with 10 years of experience.

Nice-to-haves

Oracle 19+ SQL
Familiarity with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET / C# development environment
Experience working in a government environment
Preferred Certifications
Visual COBOL technical certifications
Additional Skills
Experience mentoring and guiding less experienced technical colleagues
Proven ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with users, vendors, staff, and management
Ability to plan, define, lead, direct, instruct, and review project work and personnel

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