COBOL Developer

Amatriot Group, LLC; City of Rensselaer (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Software Developer Senior supports the mission of the New York State Department of Health Medicaid Management Information System by contributing to the eMedNY Systems Development, Application Development team. This role requires strong knowledge of COBOL, CICS, DB2, mainframe technologies, and open systems interfaces and technologies.

The successful candidate will have an analytical mindset, strong attention to detail, and the ability to write clean, functional software applications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of IT experience.
• 5+ years of COBOL, CICS, and DB2.
• Knowledge and experience with NYS MMIS or other healthcare systems.
• Experience with Electronic Data Interchange, including HIPAA X12 5010 and NCPDP D.0.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, development, testing, documentation, maintenance, and support of complex applications and processes.
• Code functional programs and applications associated with the eMedNY program.
• Assist in production and other support activities and resolve issues that may arise.
• Meet eMedNY Program standards and document SDLC artifacts for review.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices.

Skills

COBOL

CICS

DB2

SQL

Mainframe tech

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

IBM WebSphere Application Server

Java

Spring Framework

XML/XSD/XSLT

Eclipse IDE

Agile Scrum

Jira/Confluence

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Location: Albany, NY
Security Clearance: None
Job Type: Full-Time

Target Salary Range*:$85,000 - $100,000

*This represents the potential salary range for this position depending on education level, years of experience and/or certifications in addition to other position specific requirements which may impact salary

Position Overview

The Software Developer Senior supports the mission of the New York State Department of Health Medicaid Management Information System by contributing to the eMedNY Systems Development, Application Development team. This role is responsible for coding functional programs and applications associated with the eMedNY program.

The successful candidate will have strong knowledge of COBOL, CICS, DB2, mainframe technologies, and open systems interfaces and technologies. The role requires an analytical mindset, strong attention to detail, and the ability to write clean, functional software applications according to requirements and design. The offices are located at Corporate Woods in Albany, New York.

Key Responsibilities

Application Development and Support

• Perform analysis, design, development, testing, documentation, maintenance, and support of complex applications and processes.
• Code functional programs and applications associated with the eMedNY program.
• Assist in production and other support activities and resolve issues that may arise.

SDLC Documentation and Standards

• Meet eMedNY Program standards associated with specification development, coding, code review, unit and string testing, and related documentation.
• Create appropriate documentation artifacts associated with the SDLC stage for review and approval.
• Assist in preparing effort and duration estimates associated with systemic enhancements.

Technical Awareness and Continuous Improvement

• Stay abreast of industry technical and development trends and remain current with standards.
• Keep abreast of competitor products and industry trends.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related discipline.

Experience

• 5+ years of IT experience. [Required]
• 5+ years of experience with COBOL, CICS, and DB2. [Required]
• Knowledge and experience with NYS MMIS or other healthcare systems.
• Experience with Electronic Data Interchange, including HIPAA X12 5010 and NCPDP D.0.

Skills

• Strong technical skills with COBOL, CICS, and DB2.
• Knowledge of Structured Query Language.
• Knowledge of mainframe technologies and open systems interfaces and technologies.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to communicate with customers, support personnel, application development personnel, and management.
• Ability to work in a team environment with multiple team members, as well as productively as an individual.
• Ability to work under pressure and adhere to tight deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• IBM WebSphere Application Server.
• Java, including multithreaded programming.
• Spring Framework, including Core, Boot, Batch, Data, and REST.
• SOAP and RESTful Web Services.
• Apache Ant and Maven.
• XML-related technologies, including XSD, XPath, and XSLT.
• Eclipse IDE.
• Knowledge of Agile Scrum methodology.
• Knowledge of Atlassian Jira and Confluence, or similar tools.