COBOL Programmer
Globalpundits
Blythewood, SC
JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Temporary, Contractor, Full-time
SKILLS
Application Framework, Business Development, Business Support, Cobol Programming Language, Communication Skills, Computer Programming, Consulting, Debugging Tools, Identify Issues, Information Technology & Information Systems, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft C# .NET (C Sharp .NET), Microsoft Visual Basic.NET, Microsoft Visual Studio, Oracle Database, Production Support, Relational Databases (RDBMS), Software Engineering, Systems/Internals Programming, Technical/Engineering Design, Testing, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Work From Home
LOCATION
Blythewood, SC
POSTED
9 days ago
Job Title: Programmer - Consultant / Micro Focus Visual COBOL Developer
Work Location: 10311 Wilson Road Blythewood, SC 29016.
Duration: 12 months contract with a possibility of additional 36 months extension
Interview Process: One Round of Interviews, preferably in-person but will accommodate a Teams Meeting for non-local candidates ONLY that do not reside in South Carolina
Note: The initial engagement will require fully onsite work with SCDMV Engineers and Business Specialists in a real-time development and maintenance mode. Regional candidates will be given priority (SC/NC/GA). This will be a hybrid role allowing the candidate the opportunity for partial remote work up to one day a week unless project needs dictate otherwise.
Interview Process: One Round of Interviews, preferably in-person but will accommodate a Teams Meeting for non-local candidates ONLY that do not reside in South Carolina
Note: The initial engagement will require fully onsite work with SCDMV Engineers and Business Specialists in a real-time development and maintenance mode. Regional candidates will be given priority (SC/NC/GA). This will be a hybrid role allowing the candidate the opportunity for partial remote work up to one day a week unless project needs dictate otherwise.
Below are the Job Details:
- SCDMV EMPLOYS A MULTI-TIERED ARCHITECTURE IN ITS CORE BUSINESS SYSTEMS. THE BUSINESS
- APPLICATION TIER UTILIZES MICRO FOCUS VISUAL COBOL RUNNING UNDER IIS ON MS WINDOWS 2022 SERVERS. THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF NEW BUSINESS FUNCTIONS AND TROUBLESHOOTING, MODIFICATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF EXISTING FUNCTIONS IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE EXISTING SCDMV APPLICATION FRAMEWORK. PROJECTS MAY INCLUDE BUSINESS LOGIC SUPPORTING ON-LINE SYSTEMS, BATCH PROGRAMMING, DATA EXTRACTION, AND REPORTS INVOLVING
- ALL SCDMV BUSINESS AREAS. THIS ENGINEER WILL WORK CLOSELY AND WILL BE INVOLVED WITH BOTH THE UI TIERS WHICH ARE MS .NET APPLICATIONS (VB.NET, C#.NET) AND THE DATABASE TIERS IN BOTH SQL AND ORACLE. PRODUCTION TROUBLESHOOTING SUPPORT WILL BE EXPECTED SO SOME LEVEL OF PRODUCTION SUPPORT EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED. THIS CONTRACTOR WILL BE EXPECTED TO WORK WITH MINIMAL SUPERVISION, WILL BE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH BUSINESS AREA SPECIALISTS, DEVELOP TECHNICAL APPROACHES AND DESIGNS, CODE, TEST, AND SUPPORT THESE FUNCTIONS.
- COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS MUST BE EXCELLENT.
1. ANALYZE THE SCDMV PHOENIX II, WEB SERVICE, AND BATCH BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
2. TAKE THE LEAD IN ANALYZING AND TROUBLE-SHOOTING ASSIGNED SYSTEM PROBLEMS
3. PROPOSE SOLUTIONS
4. CODE, TEST, PROMOTE, AND INTERACT WITH IMPACTED USERS ENSURING THAT SOLUTION MEETS REQUIREMENTS.
5. PROVIDE DAILY AND WEEKLY STATUS TO THE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.
Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):
1) 8+ Years of Development with MICROFOCUS Visual COBOL in Windows Server 2019/2022,
batch and under IIS.
2) 4+ Years Experience with Visual Studio 2019/2022 including the ability to use the debugger
3) 4+ Years of Application programming against RDBMS (Oracle, SQL).
4) Bachelor’s degree in IT, OR related discipline with 8 years of experience or minimum 10 years related experience without degree
REQUIRED EDUCATION:
PREFER BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RELATED DISCIPLINE WITH 8 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE OR MINIMUM 10 YEARS RELATED EXPERIENCE.
Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):
1) Experience with MICROFOCUS COBOL Version 7 and higher
2) Ability to write complex queries using SQL for Oracle and MS SQL DB.
3) IIS Configuration/Setup
4) Skilled in C# and .NET
5) Microsoft Certification – please indicate specific certificate on resume
6) Microfocus Certification – please indicate specific certificate on resume
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:
NOT REQUIRED BUT MS TECHNICAL CERTIFICATIONS WILL BE FACTORED IN THE SELECTION PROCESS.
MICROFOCUS CERTIFICATIONS ARE A SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGE
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