Remote Cobol Programming Developer needs 3 years Systems and programming experience required 1 year - Expert working knowledge of at least one programming language (COBOL)

Cobol Programming Developer requires:

Bachelors Degree in Business, Computer Science or equivalent work experience required. Equivalent years of experience are determined as one year of technical experience for every year of college requested.

Experience: 1 year - Experience with information technology concepts, application development methodology, terminology, and standards required

3 years - Systems and programming experience required 1 year - Expert working knowledge of at least one programming language (COBOL).

: Proven skill with information technology mainframe is required Proven analysis, design, and coding skills, and demonstrated success in leading large and complex projects

Demonstrated ability to interpret and translate technical and/or or complex concepts into information meaningful to project team members and/or business personnel.

Be organized, reliable, and able to manage multiple tasks with exceptional work ethic.

Leadership skills Must be able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical co-workers

General Mainframe Cobol Understanding/Technical Skills Basic Financial Processes Understanding/Knowledge

Experience COBOL developer that has worked with 834 enrollment files.

More customer-focused role 50% of the time with COBOL changes for JCLs, etc. 50% of the time. This position requires more customer interaction

Cobol Programming Developer duties:

Formulates and defines system scope and objectives through research and fact-finding to design, develop, modify, or integrate complex information systems.

Devises or modifies application systems and procedures to optimize functional requirements including capacity, operating time, response time, and form of desired results.

Designs, codes, tests, debugs, and documents programs, subroutines, and scripts.

May serve one or more project team roles, such as project lead, business systems analyst, or technical lead, for small to medium efforts or manage phases of medium to large efforts.

Maintains technical skill set for software languages, databases, platforms, operating systems, utilities and networks needed to support work assignments.

Responds to system failures and performance events by taking appropriate measures to reduce system downtime and eliminate recurrence of problems. Regularly provides guidance and training to less-experienced analysts/programmers.

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