Cobol/IDMS Developer

Tier One Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Tier One Technologies is seeking a COBOL/IDMS Developer to maintain a large payroll application and support the database environment. This is a 100% remote Contract-to-Hire position in the United States. Must be a US Citizen.

Selected candidates must undergo a federal background investigation to receive IT clearance. The role requires IBM z/OS mainframe experience with COBOL, CICS, JCL, TSO, ISPF, Endevor, and REXX, plus IDMS database knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of IBM z/OS-based mainframe experience using COBOL, CICS, JCL, TSO, ISPF, Endevor, and REXX.
• Strong knowledge of IDMS database.
• Ability of designing, coding and testing software requirements.
• Basic knowledge of the full software development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing and delivery.
• Knowledge of SQL and VisualBasic is a plus.
• Familiarity with Agile methodology is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and modify software systems for payroll and related databases.
• Coordinate software system installations and monitor 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 management system.
• Work as part of a project team to coordinate database development and determine project scope and limitations.
• Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with engineers in planning and development of electronic data processing systems.
• Analyze user needs and feasibility within time and cost constraints.
• Confer with team members to design systems and obtain information on project limitations and capabilities.
• Review project requests describing database users’ needs to estimate time and cost.

Skills

Mainframe COBOL / IBM z/OS

IDMS database

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering or related field

Tools

COBOL

CICS

JCL

TSO

ISPF

Endevor

REXX

SQL

VisualBasic

IDMS

Job description

Overview

Tier One Technologies is looking for a COBOL/IDMS Developer to maintain and support a large payroll application as well as helping in the database environment. This will be a 100% remote Contract-to-Hire position. Must be a US Citizen. SELECTED CANDIDATES WITHOUT REQUIRED CLEARANCE WILL BE SUBJECT TO A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION TO RECEIVE IT.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.
• Coordinate software system installations and monitor 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.
• Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.
• Determine computer user needs; analyze system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepare operating instructions; design and develop compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems.
• Ensure software standards are met. Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
• Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
• Review project requests describing database users’ needs to estimate time and cost required to accomplish project.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of IBM z/OS-based mainframe experience using COBOL, CICS, JCL, TSO, ISPF, Endevor, and REXX.
• Strong knowledge of IDMS database.
• Ability of designing, coding and testing software requirements.
• Basic knowledge of the full software development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing and delivery.
• Knowledge of computer development software as it relates to systems, such as SQL, VisualBasic, etc.
• Familiarity and knowledge of the Agile methodology is a plus.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Must be a US Citizen (no dual citizenship).
• Able to obtain DoD Public Trust clearance.
• Must not have traveled outside the US for a combined total of 6 months or more in the last 5 years.
• Must have resided in the US for the last 5 years.

Originally posted on Himalayas