COBOL Programmer

Thrifty White Pharmacy; Osseo (MN); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

Wellness resources

401(k)

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Thrifty White Pharmacy is seeking a COBOL Programmer for our Corporate Office in Maple Grove, MN. This hybrid role requires in-office presence part of the time and optional remote work for the other half, contributing to our pharmacy management system and related corporate projects.

You’ll design, develop, test, analyze, and maintain COBOL applications on Linux, collaborating with a small agile team and senior management to drive profitability and innovation across operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent and minimum 10 years related work experience in the design, development, and maintenance of COBOL applications.
• Ability to read and converse fluently in English.
• Experience with the Linux operating system is a plus.
• Experience with legacy system modernization is a plus.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Good attendance and punctuality are required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the pharmacy management system and corporate projects.
• Collaborate with the Data Warehouse team to provide actionable data.
• Work independently or with others on larger projects.
• Test programs to ensure proper functionality and design specifications.
• Debug, fix, and enhance systems as needed.
• Research and resolve user-reported issues on the system.
• Document program functionality for end users.
• Monitor performance after deployment.
• Support frontline Tech Help personnel for complex issues.

Skills

English fluency

Analytical skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

COBOL

Linux

Legacy modernization

Job description

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• Wellness resources
• 401(k)
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts

COBOL Programmer

Corporate Office-Maple Grove, MN

Hybrid Work Arrangement: Half time expected in the office (Maple Grove, MN). Half time can work remote.

The COBOL Programmer’s role is to design, develop, test, analyze, and maintain software applications related to our proprietary pharmacy management system in the support of the achievement of business requirements defined by our forward thinking senior management team. This includes involvement in all activities of development lifecycle along with performing operational support. Distributed environment developed in Micro Focus COBOL and deployed on Linux servers. Drive the profitability and direction of Thrifty White Pharmacy through the implementation and support of innovative applications working with a small, agile team of likeminded developers

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the development and maintenance of our pharmacy management system as well as corporate projects pertaining to pharmacy operation.
• Work with our Data Warehouse team to provide business critical data that enable actionable decision making.
• Work independently or with other programmers on larger development projects.
• Test programs to ensure proper functionality and design specifications.
• Take active role in debugging, fixing, and enhancing systems.
• Work with end user to research, identify, and resolve problems that occur on the system.
• Assist in writing documentation to describe program functionality for end users.
• Monitor performance of program after implementation.
• Support front-line Tech Help personnel to assist with more difficult problem resolution.
• Any other reasonable responsibilities as requested.

NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to read and converse fluently in English.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent and minimum 10 years related work experience in the design, development, and maintenance of COBOL applications.
• Competent to work on a high level of application systems analysis and programming activities.
• Experience working with the Linux operation system a plus.
• Experience with legacy system modernization a plus.
• Must be self-motivated and capable of working in both an interactive team environment and independently.
• Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
• Ability to gain both an overview and a detailed understanding of complex systems. Requires good analytical skills.
• Good attendance and punctuality is required in order to fulfill the essential job functions.
• Ability to prioritize and see tasks through to completion within a tight schedule.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient information at all times.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representable of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential job functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position involves in-office work and may include long periods of sitting. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is also frequently required: to stand, talk and hear, use hands and fingers, handle or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. (Review the “Safe Lifting Techniques” policy). Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

We offer competitive wages, medical, dental, vision, life, 401k, Employee Stock Ownership Plan, paid holidays and vacations, and a store discount for you and your family.

Thrifty White Pharmacy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Flexible work from home options available.