Mainframe/COBOL Architect
| Published | August 3, 2022 |
| Location | Raleigh, NC |
| Category | Default |
| Job Type | Full-time |
Description
Job ID: NC-679429 (99090805)
Onsite Mainframe/COBOL Architect with CICS, VSAM, JCL, Oracle / SQL and mainframe logic experience
Location: Raleigh, NC NCDES
Duration: 12+ months
**This position will be onsite for the duration of the engagement.
Skills :
Technical knowledge and experience with COBOL Required 10 Years
Technical knowledge and experience with CICS Required 10 Years
Technical knowledge and experience with VSAM files and relational databases Required 10 Years
Technical knowledge and experience with JCL Required 10 Years
Knowledge and experience in transferring data sets from mainframe applications to Oracle / SQL based programs Required 10 Years
Successful completion of technology projects within area of responsibility, analyzing feasibility, compatability and cost of solutions Required
Ability to engage business and technical experts in the cleansing and conversion of legacy data to Oracle Highly desired 5 Years
Ability to perform mainframe logic and decommissioning Required 5 Years
Strong organizational skills Required
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills Required
Ability to engage business experts in the purpose and use of data in the Benefit Payment Application Desired
Knowledge of FARS application Nice to have.
NC’s Div. of Employment Security (DES) seeks to procure one contractor to fill a Mainframe Programmer Architect role. The primary responsibility is to cleanse data in the current legacy Benefit Payments System and convert the data to Oracle.
The primary responsibilities of this position are to assist in maintaining the Tax and FARS systems and work on the Tax Modernization project including Data Cleansing and conversion. Two recent members of the team that were responsible for FARS retired. We need to have an additional resource to be able to provide adequate support for the FARS and Interface systems. In addition, we will need staffing to help with the Tax Modernization project.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of VSAM and Hierarchical database structures
Required Skills:
Technical knowledge and experience with mainframe technology. COBOL 10years, CICS 10 yrs, VSAM 10yrs, and
JCL (10yrs.)
• Knowledge and experience in converting data from one application to another (10 yrs.)
• Successful completion of technology projects within area of responsibility
• Analyzing feasibility, compatibility and cost of solutions
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
Desired skills:
• Knowledge of FARS application
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to engage business experts in the purpose and use of data in the Benefit Payment Application
- provided by Dice