COBOL Developer

TechNix LLC; Blythewood (SC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

TechNix LLC in Blythewood, SC is seeking a Senior COBOL Developer for DMV contract work to maintain, support, and develop the Phoenix system. The role requires leadership within the COBOL team and direct collaboration with business units to deliver required functionality.

The position involves CJIS certification sponsorship, hybrid work after an initial onsite training period, and strong communication skills to coordinate with users and management.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of Visual or Micro Focus COBOL experience.
• Strong knowledge of Visual COBOL V9.
• 10+ years of Windows-based client-server development for mission-critical apps.
• 5+ years leading a technical software development team.
• 10+ years coding COBOL with Oracle SQL in Windows client-server environment.
• 5+ years of Level 3 production support.
• 5+ years as primary contact with business units to develop and review specs.
• 10+ years in system analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Analyze the Phoenix core business system and assigned tickets for development or modification.
• Take the lead in analyzing and proposing solutions to tickets and projects.
• Partner with business units to develop specifications and obtain sign-off.
• Code, test, promote, and ensure solutions meet documented specifications.
• Provide production support for the Phoenix system.
• Provide daily and weekly status updates to the development manager and business analysts.

Skills

COBOL

Visual COBOL

Visual COBOL V9

Windows Client-Server

Team Leadership

Oracle SQL

L3 Production Support

Business Liaison

Systems Analysis

Oracle SQL 19+

C#/.NET

Govt Experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Oracle SQL

Visual Studio .NET

COBOL Development Tools

Job description

Position: Senior COBOL Developer
Duration: 12 Months
Agency: DMV
Job ID: 13915
Client: State of South Carolina

Location: Blythewood, SC (100% HYBRID)

Work Mode:

Hybrid. Strong preference for fully onsite presence for the training period. After training, a schedule of two days remote per week at maximum can be discussed with the resource and hiring manager.

Job Description:

This assignment is for maintenance, support, and development of the core DMV business systems supporting South Carolina's drivers and vehicles. This system supports legislative and federal requirements for traffic violation processing for South Carolina. This system is a Client-Server system utilizing COBOL as the back end and .NET as the human interface. The position is withing the COBOL development team as the Senior Programmer / Team Lead. This position reports to the SCDMV COBOL development manager and will directly support the SCDMV core business system known as Phoenix.

This position will require CJIS information security certification which SCDMV will sponsor.

Candidate must be able to work independently. Excellent communications skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze the Phoenix core business system and assigned tickets for development and/or system modification.
• Take the lead in analyzing and proposing solutions to assigned tickets and projects
• Partner with business units to develop business specifications, translate those business specifications into technical specifications, and obtain business sign-off of specifications.
• Code, test, promote, and interact with impacted users ensuring that solution meets requirements as documented in the specifications.
• Production support for the Phoenix system
• Provide daily and weekly status to the development manager and business analyst(s)

Required /Desired Skills:

• 6+ Years of Experience with Visual and/or Micro Focus COBOL
• Working knowledge of Visual COBOL V9
• 10+ Years of Experience developing and maintaining complex, mission critical applications in a Windows based Client Server environment.
• 5+ Years of Experience Leading a technical software development team in planning and deployment of software systems.
• 10+ Years of Experience coding and testing complex COBOL based business systems in an Oracle SQL database and Windows based client-server environment.
• 5+ Years Experience providing Level 3 (L3) production support
• 5+ Years Experience functioning 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 with computer system analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation techniques and practices for developing new systems or modifying existing systems.

Preferred Skills

• Oracle 19+ SQL
• Familiarity with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET / C# development environment
• Experience working in a Governmental environment

Preferred Certifications:

• Visual COBOL technical certifications

Additional Skills:

• Experience mentoring and guiding less experiences technical colleagues
• Proven proficiency communicating effectively with users, vendors, staff members and management both orally and in writing.
• 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.