Cobol Developer

Defense Finance and Accounting Service•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) seeks a COBOL Developer to support its mission of leading Department of Defense finance and accounting and delivering efficient, high-quality pay and financial information. If selected, the official position title will be IT Specialist (APPSW). The role analyzes functional and technical requirements for proposed or existing IT systems and identifies development or modification needed to meet mission objectives. It prepares programming specifications and design documents, participates in design reviews, test readiness reviews, and software validation, and communicates with technical and non-technical staff. The developer also trains supporting analysts, evaluates test results, takes corrective action, analyzes production processing for potential improvements, and identifies alternative system designs. This is a federal position that may be filled as permanent or term, with a full-time or part-time schedule. Moving expenses will be paid. Telework is limited and may be offered only rarely, case by case, when agency leadership determines it serves a compelling DoD need. Occasional travel is required. The position requires a favorable suitability determination and may require access to classified information and a security clearance.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Suitable for federal employment and, if applicable, registration for Selective Service.
Favorable suitability review and security determination; the position may require a security clearance and access to classified information.
Meet applicable DoD 8140 foundational qualification requirements within 9 months and residential qualification requirements within 12 months.
IT-related experience demonstrating attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem-solving competencies.
One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to GS-11 in the federal service.
Specialized experience using COBOL to code, develop, test, and configure software and/or applications.
Experience coding, developing, testing, and configuring mainframe online application programs using tools such as CICS or MANTIS.
Maintain a favorable security determination to occupy a sensitive position, if required.

Responsibilities

Analyze functional and technical requirements of proposed or existing IT systems to determine development or modification needed to meet mission objectives.
Prepare system change and programming specifications, including programming instructions, inputs, outputs, structures, and other analyses documenting functional and technical requirements.
Prepare design documents and participate in critical design reviews to study and verify impacts on current systems.
Participate in test readiness reviews and brief technical and non-technical staff.
Train supporting analysts on system and subsystem interrelationships and detailed system logic.
Prepare and execute tests to validate system or subsystem software.
Review test results for effectiveness against specifications and take corrective action as needed.
Analyze production processing to identify improvements in application response, usability, flexibility, and data integrity.
Identify alternative approaches to the design of current or proposed systems.