Novalink Solutions LLC Senior COBOL Developer in Columbia, SC | 1289201412

Verified Pay check_circle	78USD - 85USD per month
Hours	Full-time
Location	Columbia, South Carolina

Job Description

This assignment is for maintenance, support, and development of the core DMV business

systems supporting South Carolina’s drivers and vehicles. This system supports legislative

and federal requirements for traffic violation processing for South Carolina. This system is a

Client-Server system utilizing COBOL as the back end and .NET as the human interface.

The position is withing the COBOL development team as the Senior Programmer / Team

Lead. This position reports to the SCDMV COBOL development manager and will directly

support the SCDMV core business system known as Phoenix.

This position will require CJIS information security certification which SCDMV will sponsor.

Candidate must be able to work independently. Excellent communications skills are

required.

Daily duties / responsibilities:

1. Analyze the Phoenix core business system and assigned tickets for development and/or

system modification.

2. Take the lead in analyzing and proposing solutions to assigned tickets and projects

3. Partner with business units to develop business specifications, translate those business

specifications into technical specifications, and obtain business sign-off of specifications.

4. Code, test, promote, and interact with impacted users ensuring that solution meets

requirements as documented in the specifications.

5. Production support for the Phoenix system

6. Provide daily and weekly status to the development manager and business analyst(s)

Required Skills:

10+ Years of Experience with Visual COBOL V9 and higher architecture and programming.

10+ Years of experience with computer system analysis, design, coding, testing,

debugging, and implementation techniques and practices for developing new systems or

modifying existing systems.

10+ Years of Experience developing and maintaining complex, mission critical applications

in a Windows based Client Server environment.

10+ Years of Experience Leading a technical software development team in planning and

deployment of software systems.

10+ Years of Experience coding and testing complex COBOL based business systems in an

Oracle SQL database and Windows based client-server environment.

10+ Years Experience providing Level 3 (L3) production support

10+ Years Experience functioning as the primary contact with business units to develop

and review business and technical specifications and ensure delivery of specified

functionality.

Preferred Skills:

Oracle 19+ SQL

Familiarity with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET / C# development environment

Experience working in a Governmental environment

Preferred Certifications:

Visual COBOL technical certifications

Additional Skills:

Experience mentoring and guiding less experiences technical colleagues

Proven proficiency communicating effectively with users, vendors, staff members and

management both orally and in writing.

Ability to plan, define, lead, direct, instruct, and review project work and personnel.

Education:

Prefer Bachelor’s Degree In Computer Science or a closely related discipline with 10 Years

of Experience. Experience in a government agency environment is extremely helpful.

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