COBOL Developer

at General Dynamics Information Technology
Published November 19, 2022
Location Windsor Locks, CT
Category Default  
Job Type Full-time  

Description

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: NACI (T1)

Job Family: Systems Analysis

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a COBOL Developer supporting the United States Postal Service (USPS). GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. You will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

HOW A COBOL DEVELOPER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

  • Analyzes and evaluates existing or proposed systems and designs computer systems to process data

  • Analyzes systems and procedures to refine their formulation and converts them to programmable formats

  • Writes or updates software specifications

  • Creates logical data models based on functional requirements

  • Performs quality assurance review of specifications for internal and external delivery

  • Troubleshoots and provides technical support and solutions to users

  • Develops analytical tools for use in the design and redesign of systems

  • Analyzes detail systems factors, including input and output requirements, information flow, hardware and software requirements, and reliability characteristics

  • Prepares and updates documentation for new or existing systems

  • Monitors system effectiveness in satisfying user needs

  • May provide guidance and work leadership to less-experienced analysts.

  • Maintains current knowledge of relevant technologies as assigned

  • Participates in special projects as required

WHAT YOULL NEED:

Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree in a Computer Science or related technical discipline, preferred but not required

Required Experience:

  • 10+ years of experience COBOL, VSAM, JCL, TSO/ISPF, XPEDITER, FileAid, Changeman, CICS, Hostbridge

Security Clearance Level:

  • Must be able to obtain a Position of Public Trust Clearance

  • The security clearance for this program requires the selected candidate to have resided in the US for the past five years. The selected candidate cannot have left the country for longer than 90 consecutive days and no more than 180 cumulative days. US Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder).

Required Skills and Abilities:

  • Knowledge of Payroll processing

  • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum processes and management tools such as VersionOne

  • Knowledge of and experience in an IT Service management System (preferably ServiceNow) and ITIL processes

Desired Skill:

  • Focus

  • MarkIV

  • MicroStrategy

Location:

  • Remote

WHAT GDIT CAN OFFER YOU:

  • Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

  • 401K with company match

  • 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

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COVID-19 Vaccination: GDIT does not have a vaccination mandate applicable to all employees. To protect the health and safety of its employees and to comply with customer requirements, however, GDIT may require employees in certain positions to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination requirements will depend on the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements.

We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

The likely salary range for this position is $89,648 - $149,698, this is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary; rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and 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.To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as 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.We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.