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A.C.Coy Company · 3 weeks ago

Cobol/IDMS Developer (Remote)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

A.C.Coy Company is seeking a COBOL/IDMS Developer to maintain and support a large payroll application and assist in the database environment. This remote Contract-to-Hire position involves designing, developing, and modifying software systems, as well as coordinating database development and ensuring software standards are met.

Information Technology & Services

Senior Management

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design

Coordinate software system installations and monitor equipment functioning to ensure specifications are met

Modify existing databases and database management systems

Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system or direct others in coding descriptions

Work as part of a project team to coordinate database development and determine project scope and limitations

Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software

Determine computer user needs; analyze system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepare operating instructions; design and develop compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems

Ensure software standards are met. Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints

Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces

Review project requests describing database user needs to estimate time and cost required to accomplish project

Qualification

COBOLCA IDMSIBM z/OSCompTIA Security+SQLAgile methodologyProblem solvingCommunication skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field required

8+ years of IBM z/OS-based mainframe experience using COBOL, JCL, TSO, ISPF, Endevor, and REXX

Expertise working with the CA IDMS system, with the ability to perform the following: CA IDMS database installation & maintenance, CA IDMS buffer tuning, CA IDMS index tuning, CA IDMS system generation, CA IDMS security administration

Must have active CompTIA Security+ certification

Ability of designing, coding and testing software requirements

Familiarity with computer development software as it relates to systems, such as SQL, Visual Basic, etc

Basic knowledge of the full software development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing and delivery

Strong verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills

Must be a US Citizen and be able to obtain a DoD Public Trust clearance

Must not have traveled outside the US for a combined total of 6 months or more in the last 5 years

Must have resided in the US for the last 5 years