COBOL Programmer

at DISYS
Published December 2, 2021
Location Washington, DC
Category Default  
Job Type Full-time  Contractor  

Description

College degree/certificate in Computer Science or Information Systems or total equivalent experience plus years of information technology programming experience, plus experience with commensurate and progressive growth experience in a Service Desk technical support environment; Service Desk or ITIL Certifications; Certified Knowledge Management
Preferred: Knowledgeable of technology service desk tools and internal processes and SOP's related to the Service Desk support model; incident management, metrics reporting, crisis management and management of root cause analysis (RCA), Impact/Awareness Notifications, Service Request tools, processes, and handling, contact and escalation tools and processes, and quality assurance programs and improvements needed.

1. Provide mainframe COBOL DB2 & JCL development and testing support for quick and accurate responses to ad hoc bulk-data/reporting requests from both internal & external customers.
2. Provide day-to-day mainframe COBOL DB2 development, maintenance & production support for EIS Core Assets statistical claims and enrollment applications.
3. Other duties as assigned

  1. At least 8 years of mainframe batch COBOL/DB2 MVS applications development experience in a z/OS environment accessing DB2 databases.
    2. Demonstrated experience working with large, sequential, variable length files.
    3. Ability to quickly analyze requirements & provide accurate level of effort estimates & firmly commit to negotiated delivery dates.
    4. Strong SQL
    5. Strong testing skills
    6. Strong analytical & problem solving (JCL/SQL error handling and debugging) skills
    7. Comfortable receiving instructions from team lead developers
    8. Ability to work proactively and independently
    9. Ability to work off-hours and weekends when necessary
    10. Excellent verbal and written communications skills
    11. Demonstrated experience within the healthcare insurance industry and knowledge of claims/enrollment data is a plus.

    Software & Tools:
    1. Cobol
    2. DB2
    3. JCL
    4. Xpediter
    5. IBM Utilities
    6. ChangeMan
    7. FileAid
    8. Sync Sort
    9. Data Studio - Rocket Shuttle
    10. Microsoft Suite

    Best Fit / Team Dynamics:
    * Open to feedback
    * Independent contributor; ability to work across teams when necessary
    * Self - starter and high initiative
    * Interpersonal flexibility
    * Works effectively in high state of change and ambiguity

Digital Intelligence Systems, LLC (DISYS)is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

Digital Intelligence Systems, LLC (DISYS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.