Cobol Developer

TEKsystems•City of Albany, NY

1d•$55 - $60•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Software Developer Senior, the work you’ll do will be impactful to the mission of the end client. You will play a crucial role in supporting the Systems Development, Application Development team. As a Software Developer Senior, you will be trusted to code functional programs and applications associated with the client program. The successful candidate will have excellent knowledge of the COBOL programming language, CICS, DB2 and mainframe technologies, open systems interfaces and technologies. The ideal candidate will also have an analytical mindset and a keen eye for detail. The goal is to write “clean” and flawless code to produce fully functional software applications according to requirements and design.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related discipline
5+ years of IT experience
5+ years of COBOL, CICS and DB2
COBOL, CICS and DB2
Structured Query Language (SQL)
Mainframe technologies and open systems interfaces and technologies
Knowledge and experience with MMIS or other Healthcare
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) - HIPAA X12 5010 and NCPDP D.0
Strong interpersonal and communication skills to communicate with customers, support personnel, application development personnel and management
Ability to work in a team environment with multiple team members, as well as productively as an individual.
Ability to work under pressure and adhere to tight deadlines with a strong attention to detail required

Nice To Haves

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
Java (multithreaded programming)
Java Message Service (JMS)
Java Unit Testing Framework (JUnit)
Spring Framework (Core, Boot, Batch, Data, REST)
Front-end frameworks like HTML/CSS/JavaScript/jQuery, Angular JS
SOAP/RESTful Web Services
Apache Ant, Maven
XML Related Technologies - XSD, XPath, XSLT, etc.
Eclipse IDE
Linux
Knowledge of Agile Scrum methodology
Knowledge of Atlassian Jira and Confluence, or similar tools

Responsibilities

Perform analysis, design, development, testing, documentation, maintenance and support of complex applications and processes.
Meet Program standards associated with specification development, coding, code review, unit and string testing, and related documentation.
Create appropriate documentation artifacts associated with the SDLC stage for review and approval.
Assist in preparing effort and duration estimates associated with systemic enhancements.
Assist in production and other support activities and resolve issues that may arise.
Stay abreast of industry technical and development trends and remain current with standards.
Keep abreast of competitor products and industry trends.