Mainframe Cobol Developer - McLean, United States - Webologix Ltd/ INC

Description

Job Title: Mainframe Cobol Developer (COBOL, CICS, IBM DB2, SAS Must)

Locations: McLean, VA

Type of hire: Fulltime

Experience: 8+ years

Job Description:

Develop COBOL code for application solutions based on technical program specifications utilizing Key and/or Netron Fusion.

• Perform unit testing of application software modifications utilizing various programming platforms and productivity tools and review results for accuracy.

• Adhere to defined processes and procedures to ensure the quality of the technical solution.

• Prepare for and participate in code reviews as requested.

• Modify test data or create new test data to ensure successful results of modifications to program code

• Perform regression testing where applicable to ensure current changes have not impacted existing processing.

• Perform/ensure in-depth testing of software occurs including:

• Unit Testing

• Integration Testing

• Regression Testing

• Participate in the setup and support of the production environment

• Troubleshoot problems that may arise getting to the root cause to facilitate solving the problems.

• Provide 24/7 on-call support on a rotating basis Provide on call support in support of application and system availability

• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues causing the unavailability of applications for users

• Document the cause and resolution of outages in the System Info databases

• Thoroughly document code changes.

Experience Required
• Experience with Eclipse, Java

• Experience with Heirloom (COBOL Developer migration to cloud)

• Experience with KEY and/or Netron Fusion development environments.

• Experience with advanced SQL concepts

• Experience with IBM or CA tools and utilities (TSO, Expediter, InterTest, Debug, Platinum, Princeton, etc.)

Roles & Responsibilities
• Consulting with data management teams to get a big-picture idea of the company's data storage needs.

• Presenting the company with warehousing options based on their storage needs.

• Designing and coding the data warehousing system to desired company specifications.

• Conducting preliminary testing of the warehousing environment before data is extracted.

• Extracting company data and transferring it into the new warehousing environment.

• Testing the new storage system once all the data has been transferred.

• Troubleshooting any issues that may arise.

• Providing maintenance support.