COBOL Developer

General Dynamics Information Technology•USA PA Home Office (PAHOME), PA

2d•$111,155 - $150,385•Remote

About The Position

GDIT is seeking a Senior COBOL Developer to support the United States Postal Service. The work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of USPS. You will play a crucial role in optimizing the business functions at USPS. We are seeking a Senior COBOL Developer to join our team. This candidate will play a critical role in analyzing, designing, developing, implementing, and supporting code for our government customer, the United States Postal Service.

Requirements

5+ years of hands-on experience with applications written in COBOL on IBM Z/OS
Experience with information technologies and systems analysis, analyzing business requirements and developing business requirements
Proven ability to assess business needs and translate them into relevant solutions
Proficiency in JCL, VSAM, DB2, IMS and CICS
Must be proficient in JCL COBOL, VSAM and CICS
Strong knowledge of batch processing and online transaction processing
Must have experience with IBM utilities, TSO/ISPF, and Abend-AID
Experience with Control-D, Control-M, File-AID
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
Effective verbal and written communication skills, especially for collaborating on mainframe integration with java developers and migration planning
Ability to work independently and in a team environment with a focus on quality and attention to detail
Knowledge/experience of SDLC practices
MS Excel
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting
The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, preferred but not required. If resources do not have a relevant college degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required.
Expertise in mainframe migrations projects or modernization initiatives
Familiarity with mainframe communications tools such as CICS and mainframe security protocols, including RACF.
Knowledge of best practices in mainframe migration planning, including risk assessment and resource management
Familiarity with AI/ML tools (CoPilot, WatsonX, ReDux, other) for code analysis, pattern recognition or modernization
Understanding of AI-driven code refactoring platforms/products and the ability to leverage AI to improve testing, documentation, and process optimization.
Experience with DevOps practices on mainframes, including tools like Jenkins and Git
Prior experience with performance tuning on mainframe systems
Prior experience with ServiceNow with Agile methodologies
Experience working with Product Owners and creating Features and User Stories
Experience with VersionOne desired or other Agile management tools
Working knowledge of a wide variety of programming languages
Experience with Changeman to create packages and promote code.
Ability to scan libraries to find instances of key words / phrases to help research issues.
May lead project teams within assigned unit develop, plan and manage project tasks

Responsibilities

Analyzes user/business software system requirements and determines needs
Determines the functionality of an application and performs upgrades over time
Maintains documentation to support software development policies, standards, and procedures
Develops, analyzes, prioritizes, and organizes requirement specifications, data mapping, diagrams, and flowcharts for developers and testers to follow
Translates highly technical specifications into clear non-technical requirements
Develop and document features and user stories with acceptance criteria
Assists team with preparation of cost estimates
Implements best practices for scalability, supportability, ease of maintenance, and system performance
Creates current and future state documentation related to existing interfaces
Creates Interface Control Documents (ICD) documenting existing and future interfaces
Respond to incidents in ServiceNow
Create ServiceNow Change requests following USPS processes
Participate in meetings relating to specific technical projects or tasks
Ability to develop and maintain IT documentation.
Independently analyzes and develops innovative resolutions for complex problems, implements solutions independently and as part of a team.
Develops, plans, and manages project tasks.
Provides training for less experienced team members, if needed.

Benefits

401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career.
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications.
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
dental plan options
a vision plan
a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
full flex work weeks where possible
a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness
an additional 10 paid holidays per year.
Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.
The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
short and long-term disability benefits
life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.