Senior COBOL Developer W2 ONLY

United Global Technologies; Blythewood (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

United Global Technologies is seeking a senior COBOL developer to analyze and enhance the Phoenix core system, lead technical analysis, and translate business specifications into technical requirements. You will code, test, and promote changes, working with business units to ensure alignment and sign-off on specifications.

The role requires extensive COBOL and Visual COBOL experience, Oracle SQL, and proven leadership in a Windows client-server environment, with L3 production support

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with COBOL and system analysis.
• Experience leading a technical software team on software deployments.
• Experience in Windows client-server environments and Oracle SQL databases.
• Experience providing L3 production support.

Responsibilities

• Analyze the Phoenix core system and related tickets for development or modification.
• Lead analysis and propose solutions for tickets and projects.
• Collaborate with business units to translate business specs into technical specs and obtain sign-off.
• Code, test, promote, and ensure solutions meet documented requirements.
• Provide daily/weekly status updates to management and analysts.
• Provide production support for the Phoenix system.

Skills

COBOL

Visual COBOL

Oracle SQL

L3 Production Support

Business Analysis

Team Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Requirements Translation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Visual Studio .NET / C# development

Oracle SQL

Job description

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

Possibility for Extension: Yes
Work Location: Fully Onsite
Candidate location: Candidate MUST be a CURRENT SC, NC, or GA Resident AND be willing to relocate to SC at least 5 business days prior to the start date at their own expense.

Additional details: The selected resource MUST relocate to SC at least 5 business days prior to the start date in order to complete fingerprinting, which must be done in South Carolina.

Required Skills:
10+ Years of Experience with Visual and/or Micro Focus COBOL.
1+ Year of Experience with Visual COBOL V9
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.
10+ Years of Experience developing and maintaining complex, mission critical applications in a Windows based Client Server environment.
10+ 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.
10+ Years Experience providing Level 3 (L3) production support.
10+ Years Experience functioning as the primary contact with business units to develop and review business and technical specifications and ensure delivery of specified functionality.

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 experiences 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.