Application Technical Specialist (Unix Administrator / DCR or COBOL Programmer)

CAI•Trenton, NJ

11d•$75 - $82•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a motivated Application Technical Specialist (Unix Administrator / DCR or COBOL Programmer) ready to take us to the next level! If you have strong background as an Unix Administrator, DCR, or Cobol programming, and are looking for your next career move, apply now. We are looking for an Application Technical Specialist (Unix Administrator / DCR or COBOL Programmer) to support and maintain mission-critical processing systems. This position will be a contract role and will support legacy DCR applications running on SCO Unix environments. This role will be hybrid onsite in Trenton, NJ.

Requirements

5+ years of overall application development experience
3+ years of experience with DCR programming language
3+ years of SCO UnixWare administration experience
3+ years of Unix Shell Scripting experience
3+ years of production support experience for legacy business applications
Experience supporting legacy DCR applications on SCO Unix
Experience with flat-file processing and batch job management
Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and debugging capabilities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work effectively with both technical and business stakeholders

Nice To Haves

2+ years of experience with legacy procedural programming languages such as COBOL, RPG, or C
Experience debugging and reverse engineering legacy applications with limited documentation
Experience with flat-file processing environments
Advanced skills in technologies such as SharePoint, SAP, Curam, ServiceNow, HL7, or PEGA
Experience supporting large-scale government or enterprise-level business applications

Responsibilities

Support and maintain legacy DCR applications operating on SCO Unix platforms
Provide administration and support for SCO UnixWare environments
Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot Unix shell scripts used in batch processing operations
Monitor and support mission-critical processing systems in production environments
Perform flat-file processing and manage scheduled batch jobs
Debug, analyze, and reverse engineer legacy code with limited or outdated documentation
Collaborate with business users, developers, and technical teams to resolve application issues and implement enhancements
Evaluate system modifications and recommend improvements to application functionality and performance
Identify and implement best practices, standards, and process improvements to ensure high-quality service delivery
Coordinate development and support activities as needed across application teams
Create and maintain technical documentation relating to application functionality, support procedures, and system changes
Participate in incident resolution, root cause analysis, and ongoing production support activities