Job Title: Application Programmer

Job Location: Baton Rouge, LA (Onsite)

Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Individually meet with users to determine needs; write program and/or system specifications and guidelines for moderate-size systems;
• Provide technical assistance to less experienced or less knowledgeable employees; serve as liaison between programmers and other supervisory personnel;
• Design, code, compile, test, debug, modify, and document new or existing applications programs within accepted standards, procedures, and guidelines;
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge/use of JCL (or other control languages) and system utilities in the applications environment;
• Identify, research, and resolve program, machine, data, or system software problems, frequently on an individual basis in consultation with other employees and/or users;
• Review the work of programmers for assigned systems responsibility to ensure data integrity and availability;
• Assist in the evaluation of user requests for changes to determine specific tasks and effects on existing programs and systems; discuss and explain program and system modifications to users and write user guides and other documentation;
• Analyze changes, enhancements, and/or systems designs to ensure data integrity and availability

Must Haves:

Bachelor's Degree,