Cobol Programmer

Job Title: COBOL/CICS Mainframe Programmer

Location: Inianapolis, IN (REMOTE) (MUST BE US CITIZEN) (NO C2C)

Contract: Long term

Pay: $28/hour

Immediate need for a Mainframe programmer to support a payroll application. The candidate will be part of the Programming Team with responsibility of translating software requirements into design specifications and coding the new requirements.

• Strong experience with COBOL and CICS is required.
• Exposure to Agile methodology is a plus.
• Experience with IDMS is also required.
• Exposure to the AGILE methodology is a plus.

The candidate will be part of the Design Team with responsibility of Requirements Analysis and Design Specifications for software requirement changes.

Job Responsibilities:

• Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.

• Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems.

• Ensures software standards are met. Analyzes user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.

• Confers with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design system and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.

• Designs, develops and modifies software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.

• Coordinates software system installations and monitors equipment functioning to ensure specifications are met.

• Modify existing databases and database management systems.

• Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system or direct others in coding descriptions.

• Work as part of a project team to coordinate database development and determine project scope and limitations.

• Review project requests describing database user needs to estimate time and cost required to accomplish project.

Skills:

• Experienced with frequent use and application of technical standards, principles and theories. Works under general supervision, providing solutions to technical problems of moderate scope/complexity.

•Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills.

• Basic ability to work independently and manage one’s time.

• Basic knowledge of the full software development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing and delivery.

• Basic ability to troubleshoot issues and make system changes as needed to resolve issue.

• Basic knowledge of computer hardware and software.

• Knowledge of computer development software as it relates to systems, such as SQL, VisualBasic, etc.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or relevant field required.

• 2-4 years experience required.