Micro Focus Visual COBOL Developer

Job ID: BL-11636-1

Onsite/Local Micro Focus Visual COBOL Developer (Certified) with IIS, C#.NET, Oracle/SQL Server, PL/SQL, Web Services, TFS, VB.Net experience

Location: Columbia SC
Duration: 12 Months
Remote Work Availability: 0%

Skills:
Database Platforms enterprise class multi-tier web-based application development projects Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 6 Years
Database Platforms Oracle RDBMS Yes 2 Intermediate Within 6 Months 1 2 Years
Database Platforms Internet information Services (IIS) No 3 Intermediate Within 2 Years 1 2 Years
Database Platforms Oracle19 No 1 Intermediate Within 6 Months 1 2 Years
Database Platforms SQL Server No 2 Intermediate Within 2 Years 2 4 Years
Database Platforms Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2013 No 2 Intermediate Within 1 Year 2 4 Years
Packaged Applications MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) No 4 Entry Currently Using < 1 Year
Programming Languages Micro Focus Cobol Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 4 6 Years
Programming Languages Visual Studio Yes 1 Advanced Currently Using 2 4 Years
Programming Languages VS Cobol Yes 1 Expert Within 1 Year 4 6 Years
Programming Languages C# No 3 Intermediate Within 2 Years 1 2 Years
Programming Languages PL/SQL No 1 Intermediate Within 1 Year 1 2 Years

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):
COBOL development with MICRO FOCUS Visual COBOL using Visual Studio 2019/2022 in Windows Server 2019/2022 under IIS.

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):
Visual Studio 2019/2022 Debugging
IIS configuration/setup
Microsoft Team Foundation Server
Microsoft C# .NET
Application programming against RDBMS (Oracle, SQL).
SQL for Oracle DB.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:
PREFER BACHELOR S DEGREE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RELATED DISCIPLINE WITH 8 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE OR MINIMUM 10 YEARS RELATED EXPERIENCE IN LIEU OF DEGREE.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:
NOT REQUIRED BUT MS TECHNICAL CERTIFICATIONS WILL BE FACTORED IN THE SELECTION PROCESS.
MICROFOCUS CERTIFICATIONS ARE A SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGE

Job Description:
SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
SCDMV EMPLOYS A MULTI-TIERED ARCHITECTURE IN ITS CORE BUSINESS SYSTEMS. THE BUSINESS APPLICATION TIER UTILIZES MICRO FOCUS VISUAL COBOL RUNNING UNDER IIS ON MS WINDOWS 2019 SERVERS. THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF NEW BUSINESS FUNCTIONS AND TROUBLESHOOTING, MODIFICATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF EXISTING FUNCTIONS IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE EXISTING SCDMV APPLICATION FRAMEWORK. PROJECTS MAY INCLUDE BUSINESS LOGIC SUPPORTING ON-LINE SYSTEMS, BATCH PROGRAMMING, DATA EXTRACTION, AND REPORTS INVOLVING ALL SCDMV BUSINESS AREAS. THIS ENGINEER WILL WORK CLOSELY AND WILL BE INVOLVED WITH BOTH THE UI TIERS WHICH ARE MS .NET APPLICATIONS (, C#.NET) AND THE DATABASE TIERS IN BOTH SQL AND ORACLE. PRODUCTION TROUBLESHOOTING SUPPORT WILL BE EXPECTED SO SOME LEVEL OF PRODUCTION SUPPORT EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED. THIS CONTRACTOR WILL BE EXPECTED TO WORK WITH MINIMAL SUPERVISION, WILL BE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH BUSINESS AREA SPECIALISTS, DEVELOP TECHNICAL APPROACHES AND DESIGNS, CODE, TEST, AND SUPPORT THESE FUNCTIONS. COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS MUST BE EXCELLENT.

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. ANALYZE THE SCDMV PHOENIX II, WEB SERVICE, AND BATCH BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
2. TAKE THE LEAD IN ANALYZING AND TROUBLE-SHOOTING ASSIGNED SYSTEM PROBLEMS
3. PROPOSE SOLUTIONS
4. CODE, TEST, PROMOTE, AND INTERACT WITH IMPACTED USERS ENSURING THAT SOLUTION MEETS REQUIREMENTS.
5. PROVIDE DAILY AND WEEKLY STATUS TO THE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.