Remote COBOL Developer – Public Trust Eligible (US)

GovCIO; United States; Remote; USD 54,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

GovCIO is hiring a COBOL Programmer with 8+ years of experience to support the AMS Edit Book Update process. This role is fully remote within the United States and requires the ability to obtain a USPS Public Trust clearance.

The ideal candidate will code, test, and research existing processes to meet project timelines, collaborating with project managers and SMEs. Strong knowledge of COBOL and DB2 is preferred, with experience in Changeman and ServiceNow helpful.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline preferred but not required.
• If no degree, 4 additional years of relevant work experience may be required.
• Clearance: USPS Public Trust eligibility is required.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes user/business software system requirements and determines needs.
• Determines 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 specs, data mapping, diagrams, and flowcharts for developers and testers.
• 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 performance.
• Creates current and future state documentation related to existing interfaces.
• Creates Interface Control Documents (ICD) documenting existing and future interfaces.

Skills

COBOL

DB2

Project leadership

Problem analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Changeman

ServiceNow

Job description

GovCIO is hiring a COBOL Programmer with 8+ years of experience to support the AMS Edit Book Update process. This role is fully remote within the United States and requires the ability to obtain a USPS Public Trust clearance.

The ideal candidate will code, test, and research existing processes to meet project timelines, collaborating with project managers and SMEs. Strong knowledge of COBOL and DB2 is preferred, with experience in Changeman and ServiceNow helpful.