COBOL Developer

GovCIO; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a part-time COBOL Programmer to support the AMS Edit Book Update process. This role is fully remote within the United States and requires the ability to obtain USPS Public Trust clearance.

The candidate will code, test, and research existing processes to meet project timelines, collaborating with PMs and SMEs and documenting interfaces and requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience with COBOL and DB2.
• Note: if no degree, 4 extra years of relevant work experience may be required.
• Experience with Changeman to create packages and promote code.

Responsibilities

• Gathers course material from subject matter experts and analyzes program requirements.
• Translates technical specifications into clear, actionable requirements.
• Maintains and updates courseware to align with project objectives.
• Collaborates with project managers, subject matter experts, and multimedia specialists.
• Develops requirements specifications, data mappings, diagrams, and flowcharts for developers and testers.
• Creates features and user stories with acceptance criteria and documents them.
• Assists team with cost estimates and project planning tasks.
• Implements best practices for scalability, maintenance, and performance.
• Documents current and future interfaces and creates Interface Control Documents (ICD).
• May lead project teams within assigned units to manage tasks.
• Responds to incidents in ServiceNow.

Skills

COBOL

DB2

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline

Tools

Changeman

ServiceNow

Job description

GovCIO is currently hiring for a COBOL Programmer, to work Part time. The successfull candidate will be supporting the Automated Rural Addressf Management System (AMS) Edit Book Update process. This position will be will be fully remote within the United States. The ideal candidate should possess a Public Trust clearance. We are looking for an experienced COBOL developer to help code, test, and research existing processes to meet projected timelines on this project. This position is located within the United States and is full remote.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with and gathers course material from subject matter experts. Conducts analysis of program requirements and determines a strategic solution. Converts written materials and course content. Maintains existing courseware in alignment with objectives. Must be able to collaborate with project managers, subject matter experts, and multimedia specialists.

List of tasks to be performed:

• Analyzes user/business software system requirements and determines needs
• Determines the functionality of an application and performs upgrades over time
• Maintains documentation to support software development policies, standards, and procedures
• Develops, analyzes, prioritizes, and organizes requirement specifications, data mapping, diagrams, and flowcharts for developers and testers to follow
• Translates highly technical specifications into clear non-technical requirements
• Develops and documents features and user stories with acceptance criteria
• Assists team with preparation of cost estimates
• Implements best practices for scalability, supportability, ease of maintenance, and system performance
• Creates current and future state documentation related to existing interfaces
• Creates Interface Control Documents (ICD) documenting exisiting and future interfaces
• May lead project teams within assigned unit develop, plan and manage project tasks
• Respond to incidents in ServiceNow

Hours: This position will support up to 25 hours a week.

Qualifications

Bachelor's

Required Skills and Experience

Bachelor's Degree in a Computer Science or related technical discipline with 8+ years (or commensurate experience)

NOTE: If resource does not have a relevant college degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required.

Required Skills and Experience

• 8+ year’s experience with COBOL & DB2.
• Experience with Changeman to create packages and promote code.

Clearance Required: Must be able to attain and maintain a USPS Public Trust

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Ability to scan libraries to find instances of key words / phrases to help research issues.
• Familiar with creating ServiceNow Change requests following USPS processes
• Participate in meetings relating to specific technical projects or tasks

Posted Salary Range

USD $40.00 - USD $70.00 /Hr.