Software Development, Senior Associate

Peraton; United States; On-site; USD 66,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a COBOL/CICS/FOCUS Micro-FOCUS Software Developer for the DJMS project, with experience in COBOL, JCL, and FOCUS on IBM mainframes. This role supports the DJMS program under the DFAS account and is 100% remote.

Candidate must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain Public Trust. Responsibilities include directing multi-team software efforts, planning project milestones, and staying ahead of technology trends to inform decisions.

Qualifications

• 2 years with BS/BA; 0 years with MS/MA; 6 years with HS diploma/equivalent
• U.S. Citizen required
• Ability to obtain Public Trust
• Experience with software requirement changes
• Experience with design and development of software systems
• Strong COBOL, JCL experience in a mainframe environment

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and coordinate activities to create software across multiple functional areas and products
• Prioritize and allocate projects, products, and resources with architects and managers
• Participate in strategic decisions about technology, definition, and implementation of software products
• Direct hiring decisions and performance rewards as appropriate
• Plan and coordinate activities of multi-team or cross-functional organization
• Direct software development projects to ensure timely delivery and quality
• Develop project plans with goals, strategy, milestones, risks, and resource allocation
• Monitor technology trends and opportunities for new technologies

Skills

COBOL

JCL

Mainframe

CICS

FOCUS

Education

BS/BA

MS/MA (not required)

HS diploma/equivalent (6 years)

Job description

About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

About The Role

Peraton is seeking a COBOL/CICS/FOCUS Micro-FOCUS Software Developer with experience developing and maintaining applications written using COBOL, CICS, JCL and FOCUS for IBM mainframe operating systems. The Peraton DFAS account is seeking expertise to provide Application Support Services in support of the maintenance and development of Defense Joint Military Payroll System (DJMS) project.

This position is 100% remote.

Responsibilities

• Plans, directs, and coordinates all activities associated with creating software across multiple functional areas and products.
• Prioritizes and allocates projects, products, and resources with the assistance of architects and managers.
• Participates in the strategic decisions about technology, definition, and implementation of the software products.
• Makes employment decisions, such as hiring, rewarding.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate activities of a multi-team or cross-functional organization.
• Directs software development projects to include, ensuring that projects are completed on time and according to quality standards, facilitating communication upward and across project team including project status, justifications for variances and technical information.
• Organizes projects through development of a project plan which includes communication of product goals as defined by top management, definition of project strategy, identification of the roles and responsibilities of key project groups, development of a schedule with key milestones, identification of risks, contingency plans, and allocation of project resources.
• Monitors technology trends such as emerging standards for new technology opportunities.

Qualifications

• 2 years with BS/BA; 0 years with MS/MA; 6 years with HS diploma/equivalent
• Must be a U.S Citizen
• Able to obtain Public Trust
• Experience with specifications for software requirement changes.
• Experience with design, development of software systems.
• Strong experience with COBOL, JCL in a mainframe environment is required

Details

Target Salary Range: $66,000 - $106,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

EEO:Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.