Mainframe Cobol Developer

Title mainframe / Cobol Developer Location Dimondale MI (Hybrid Locals Only) Duration 12 Months Job Type C2CW2 Experience 9 Years Job Description

Position Description:

• This position will provide maintenance and support for mainframe systems.
• The position will provide the necessary programming skills using mainframe tools to maintain and support legacy systems.
• This position may also be involved in testing implementation and support.
• The employee performs a complete range of assignments including but not limited to assisting in data gathering queries reporting from the legacy system interpretation of legacy code and documentation for Treasury Projects.
• This individual will provide technical support to other team members and evaluate new development tools and agency systems.
• Maintain and update technical and managerial skills.
• Share news and knowledge with unit staff.
• Maintain and develop knowledge and skills in technical management including team building teamwork and career development.
• Manage or serve on special projects or evaluation committees as assigned.
• Assist Senior Management in establishing and ensuring a professional workplace environment.
• Must be able to perform secure coding and release management.
• Must be able to perform development on internal and external applications.
• Must be able to successfully work independently.
• Must be proficient and experienced at writing and modifying system documentation.
• Provide clear communication both verbally and in writing.
• Must be able to clearly explain technical information to both technical and nontechnical individuals.
• Must be able to assist in the gathering of requirements (traditional waterfall and agile) for all IT solutions and be able to develop the application requested from the requirements.
• Validate and finalize Local Change Board and Enterprise Change Board documents.
• Ensure proper change management for all requested fixes to production systems.
• Ensure proper change management for all requested changes to system designs and system architecture standards are documented.
• Validate test data and test results.
• Develop and monitor defect tracking logs and facilitate problem resolution.

Skills:

• Ability to lead meetings. Clear Communication followup ability to write detailed technical design documents and develop Cobol applications.
• Additional highly desired skills/experience: Xgen Algol Unisys Bl products Programmers Workbench Cande DMSII COMS WFL ERGO.
• Must have experience and knowledge of project/work estimation and ability to provide estimates for when their part of the work will be done knows data capture software etc.

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