Senior COBOL Developer

VIVA USA Inc; Blythewood (SC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

VIVA USA Inc. seeks a Senior Programmer / Team Lead for Phoenix Infrastructure and MCS to maintain, support, and develop core client systems for drivers and vehicles. Backend COBOL with a .NET interface, reporting to the COBOL development manager.

Hybrid role with a strong preference for onsite during training; after training, up to two remote days per week may be discussed with the resource and hiring manager. CJIS certification sponsorship is available.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of COBOL experience (Visual and/or Micro Focus).
• Working knowledge of Visual Cobol V9.
• 10+ years building and maintaining complex Windows-based client-server apps.
• 5+ years leading a software development team.
• 10+ years coding COBOL in Oracle SQL environment.
• 5+ years of L3 production support.
• 5+ years interfacing with business units to translate specs.
• 10+ years analysis, design, coding, testing and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Analyze the Phoenix core business system and assigned tickets for development and/or system modification.
• Lead in analyzing and proposing solutions to assigned tickets and projects.
• Partner with business units to develop business specifications, translate to technical specs, and obtain sign-off.
• Code, test, promote, and interact with impacted users to ensure solutions meet documented requirements.
• Provide production support for the Phoenix system.
• Provide daily and weekly status to the development manager and business analyst(s).

Skills

COBOL

Visual Cobol

Oracle SQL

Windows Client-Server

Team leadership

L3 production support

Requirements liaison

System analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Visual Studio .NET

Visual COBOL

Oracle SQL Developer

Job description

Hybrid. Strong preference for fully onsite presence for the training period. After training, a schedule of two days remote per week at maximum can be discussed with the resource and hiring manager.

Programmer - Consultant - Phoenix Infrastructure AND MCS

Scope of the project:

This assignment is for maintenance, support, and development of the core client business systems supporting drivers and vehicles. This system supports legislative and federal requirements for traffic violation processing for the client. This system is a Client-Server system utilizing COBOL as the back end and .NET as the human interface. The position is withing the COBOL development team as the Senior Programmer / Team Lead. This position reports to the client COBOL development manager and will directly support the client core business system known as Phoenix. This position will require CJIS information security certification which client will sponsor. Candidate must be able to work independently. Excellent communications skills are required.

Daily duties / responsibilities:

• Analyze the Phoenix core business system and assigned tickets for development and/or system modification.
• Take the lead in analyzing and proposing solutions to assigned tickets and projects.
• Partner with business units to develop business specifications, translate those business specifications into technical specifications, and obtain business sign-off of specifications.
• Code, test, promote, and interact with impacted users ensuring that solution meets requirements as documented in the specifications.
• Production support for the Phoenix system.
• Provide daily and weekly status to the development manager and business analyst(s).

Required Skills:

• 6+ Years of Experience with Visual and/or Micro Focus COBOL
• Working Knowledge of Visual Cobol V9
• 10+ Years of Experience developing and maintaining complex, mission critical applications in a Windows based Client Server environment.
• 5+ Years of Experience Leading a technical software development team in planning and deployment of software systems.
• 10+ Years of Experience coding and testing complex COBOL based business systems in an Oracle SQL database and Windows based client-server environment.
• 5+ Years Experience providing Level 3 (L3) production support
• 5+ Years Experience functioning as the primary contact with business units to develop and review business and technical specifications and ensure delivery of specified functionality.
• 10+ Years of experience with computer system analysis, design coding, testing debugging, and implementation techniques and practices for developing new systems or modifying existing systems.

Preferred Skills:

• Oracle 19+ SQL
• Familiarity with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET / C# development environment
• Experience working in a Governmental environment

Preferred Certifications:

• Visual COBOL technical certifications

Additional Skills:

• Experience mentoring and guiding less experienced technical colleagues
• Proven proficiency communicating effectively with users, vendors, staff members and management both orally and in writing.
• Ability to plan, define, lead, direct, instruct, and review project work and personnel.

Education:

Prefer Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science or a closely related discipline with 10 Years of Experience. Experience in a government agency environment is extremely helpful.

Notes:

Hybrid. Strong preference for fully onsite presence for the training period. After training, a schedule of two days remote per week at maximum can be discussed with the resource and hiring manager.

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status