Looking for COBOL Developer

Role: COBOL Developer

Location: Urbana, MD (Onsite) – Need Local or from EST

Duration: 12 months

Description:

Role Description:

The COBOL Developer would need to have at least 7 years of experience. COBOL Developer provides leadership and supports programming, testing, and analysis duties and tasks. He/She performs tasks within planned durations to meet established deadlines. He/She collaborates with teams to ensure effective communications and to support the achievement of objectives. This position provides support for applications and business functions. He/She contributes to the identification and reporting of defects in work products.

This position assists with documentation (e.g., requirements, test and defect data, variances, problem resolution, etc.). The Applications development performs activities of higher complexity.

Responsibilities:

Ø Contributes to the development of business and functional requirements to ensure stakeholder understanding.

Ø Supports the analysis of processes of low complexity to ensure accurate documentation of requirements and processes and to complete test coverage and requirement testability.

Ø Contributes to test windows scripts, set-up, plans, data, and updates to support the testing phase and to ensure test requirements are met.

Ø Contributes input to initial analysis to develop and implement appropriate actions.

Ø Performs and completes specific programming activities to deliver routine programs for supporting business functions.

Ø Follows and contributes with defining specifications, coding standards, and project guidelines to ensure code integrity.

Ø Provide support and assistance for resolution of break-fix tickets on timely bases.

Ø Interacts with applications team members to acquire systems knowledge.

Ø Contributes to the analysis, understanding, and application of the appropriate level of details to ensure mapped solutions satisfy business problems and opportunities.

Ø Developing and maintaining COBOL applications which interacts with multiple interface technologies.

Ø Developing, designing, coding, and testing new changes to enhance software applications with multiple interface systems.

Ø Responsible for technical analysis and design, code and testing coordination with multiple stakeholders.

Ø Provide support and assistance for Change Control deployments.

Required Experience and Skills:

Ø Self-disciplined, strong problem solving/trouble shooting skills.Ø Good communication skills (verbal and written).Ø Good leadership skills; available for weekend on-call support.Ø Knowledge of advanced debugging toolsØ Obtaining a vast amount of knowledge regarding business processes in Insurance domain.Ø Strong technical skills:• Databases: MS SQL Server• Languages: Micro Focus COBOL, Windows Script for BAT files• Platforms/systems: Windows 10, Data setup on Windows environment• Tools: Btrieve Files accessing, SPFPRO, CA Realia, SVN, Configuration files setup

Education: At least a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Software/Electronics Engineering, Information Systems, or closely related field is required.