Requirement Summary

• Job Role/Title: Cobol Developer
• Job Duration: Initial contract of 6 months, with good possibilities for further extension.
• Job Location: Albany, New York - 12203, USA.
• Work-Hours: Typically 40 Hours per Week, 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM (EST), Monday-to-Friday.
• Remote-Work-Options: Hybrid Work Model.

Ideal Candidate for this role

• Minimum 5+ years of experience working directly with COBOL 74 and/or 85 programming on a large-scale mainframe like the Unisys 2200 Series.
• Experience should include monitoring production work including error diagnostic/debugging, system analysis and design, program, unit, and integrated testing.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience utilizing a CODASYL network database similar to Unisys DMS 2200; mainframe job control language such as Unisys ECL; and transaction processing system such as Unisys TIP.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience in performing real-time transaction programming using structured programming techniques, including system analysis, and design, code walk-throughs, and integrated testing.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience in coordinating project activities among other team members, users, and/or requestors.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience in managing application systems development.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining web-based custom applications for the organization.
• Provides technical support for developed applications.
• Ensures applications are integrated with other front-end applications, networks, and databases.
• Provides application software development services or technical support typically in a defined project.
• Develops program logic for new applications or analyzes and modifies logic in existing applications.
• Codes, tests, debugs, documents, implements, and maintains software applications.
• Analyzes requirements and maintains tests, and integrates application components.
• Ensures that system improvements are successfully implemented.
• Has a full understanding of the area of specialization; resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways.
• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
• Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Has in-depth knowledge of own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines.
• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions.
• Applies a broad range of theories, concepts, principles, and methodologies to assignments involving complex features.
• Networks with senior internal and external personnel in their own area of expertise.
• Normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work, and general instructions on new assignments.
• Works independently. May lead projects or project steps within a broader project or have accountability for ongoing activities or objectives.
• Able to guide colleagues with less experience.

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Job/Role Description: The Cobol Developer performs the primary functions listed below. The position may require additional duties/responsibilities that may not be outlined below, and specific procedures are subject to change.

• Design for the complex requirements to comply with project standards delivered on time and to specification.
• Performs detailed design of complex applications and complex architecture components.
• Performs coding and unit testing activities for complex requirements independently.
• Works medium to complex defects and resolves performance problems.
• Reviews design, coding, and unit testing.
• Manages code reviews and ensures that code complies with the standard defined for the project.
• Accountable for service commitments at individual request level for in-scope applications and requests.
• Ensures that the effort consumed for resolving the TR is in line with the duration defined for the program.
• Is an expert in deployment activities (QAT, UAT environments, etc.)
• Functional knowledge in one or more functional groups and the requirements
• Use cases with guidance from BA Provide inputs on technical dependencies and prioritization of requirements.
• Ensures that CSAT is Green related to service quality, adherence to SLA, skill, technical expertise, understanding the business needs, and competency.
• Coordinates technical release activities with applications development and operations staff to ensure successful release outcomes.
• Provides mentorship and guidance to junior team members in understanding requirements clearly without any ambiguity.
• May lead and mentor a team of up to 10 developers in configuring and developing.
• This mix can be on or offshore and Unisys or contractor employees with less development experience.
• Oversees all build and deployment activities for application development efforts.
• Responsible for managing the integrity of all pre-production environments, such as development, test, QA, and staging environments.
• May be responsible for the analysis, design, implementation, and support of all systems and processes supporting the configuration management process, such as source code management, workflow, issue tracking, deployment, provisioning, and testing automation.
• May lead efforts in process improvement and may monitor the performance of all configuration management activities.
• May provide leadership and guidance for the development, testing, and implementation of processes used for configuration management, deployment, and automation.
• May define CCM Strategy/Plan, may design and maintain the branching and merging strategy and component architecture.
• May design the integration between the SCM tools and CI Tools, and may set Configuration Management policies and procedures
• Write at least one white paper/case study or present a tech talk on any technical/process/management topic.
• Promotes innovation within team or project.

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