Associate Professional Application Programmer

DXC Technology

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) helps global companies run their mission-critical systems and operations while modernizing IT, optimizing data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private, and hybrid clouds. The world’s largest companies and public sector organizations trust DXC to deploy services across the Enterprise Technology Stack to drive new levels of performance, competitiveness, and customer experience. Learn more about how we deliver excellence for our customers and colleagues at DXC.com. Location: Hybrid – Based in Southeastern Connecticut or near a DXC office. Candidates within 25 miles of a DXC office must work onsite two days per week. Preferred locations: Plano, TX · Detroit/Farmington Hills, MI · Nashville, TN · New York City, NY · New Orleans, LA · Ashburn, VA · Tulsa, OK Application developer responsibilities involve the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC): designing, coding (clean, efficient Java or Cobol), testing (unit, integration), debugging, and maintaining scalable, high-performance Java or Cobol applications, often collaborating in Agile teams, managing databases, building APIs, and using tools like GIT and Jira, while ensuring best practices and documentation for web, desktop, or mobile solutions. Interested and motivated to integrate with legacy teams while learning and coding in legacy mainframe languages with the overarching goal of client-side modernization and integration with newer technologies leveraging modern frameworks and AI. Overview: We are seeking an entry-level programmer to join our team supporting critical systems. In this role, you will develop, test, and maintain software applications while also providing technical support to end-users. The position offers the opportunity to work with mainframe systems, COBOL and/or SAS, and relational databases, with exposure to financial systems and accounting processes. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong analytical skills, a willingness to learn, and the ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, finance, mathematics, or related field preferred
One plus years of programming experience
Experience or interest in working with mainframes using Java, COBOL and/or SAS applications
Experience or interest in working with relational databases to facilitate programming software
Programming skills
Basic testing skills
Personal computer and business solutions software skills
Analytical and problem-solving skills for the design, creation, and testing of programs
Communication skills to interact with team members and support personnel
Interpersonal skills to interact with customers and team members
Ability to work in a team environment
Must be ITAR-compliant and able to provide proof of citizenship.
Must be a legal US Citizen on US Soil.
Applicants must reside in the continental United States.
A background check and drug test are required.

Responsibilities

Analyze user needs, translate requirements into technical specs, and develop robust, scalable applications, including backend services and APIs.
Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and testable code, adhering to object-oriented principles and industry standards.
Conduct software analysis, implement unit/integration tests (JUnit, TestNG), and troubleshoot/resolve bugs to ensure quality.
Support existing applications, optimize performance, manage codebases, and contribute to continuous improvement.
Participate in all phases, from concept to deployment and support.
Work with cross-functional teams (UX/UI, QA, DevOps, Product Managers and Legacy COBOL developers) in both Waterfall and Agile environments.
Develop microservices, manage databases (SQL/NoSQL), and use deployment tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud platforms like AWS).
Create detailed design documents and user guides.