Programmer - Advanced
Serigor Inc
COBOL/IDMS Programmer
CSCI Consulting
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
SQL
About the role
- Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software
- Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems
- Ensures software standards are met. Analyzes user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints
- Confers with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design system and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces
- Designs, develops and modifies software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design
- Coordinates software system installations and monitors equipment functioning to ensure specifications are met
- Modify existing databases and database management systems
- Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system or direct others in coding descriptions
- Work as part of a project team to coordinate database development and determine project scope and limitations
- Review project requests describing database user needs to estimate time and cost required to accomplish project
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or relevant field required
- 5 years’ experience in Mainframe IDMS and COBOL
- Experience with Agile methodology and ADSO
- Creativity and adaptability in problem-solving
- Ability to work with clients to understand their needs
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Professional presence
- Experienced with frequent use and application of technical standards, principles and theories
- Works under general supervision, providing solutions to technical problems of moderate scope/complexity
- Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills
- Basic ability to work independently and manage one’s time
- Basic knowledge of the full software development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing and delivery
- Basic ability to troubleshoot issues and make system changes as needed to resolve issue
- Basic knowledge of computer hardware and software
- Knowledge of computer development software as it relates to systems, such as SQL, Visual Basic, etc.
- Ability to work in a team environment, as well as independently
- Strong customer and vendor relationship skills
- Demonstrated ability to comply with data standards and policies
- Motivation to learn new technologies and methodologies that demonstrate value
- Past experience working with a federal agency / state or local government agency
- Department of Defense experience is a plus!
