Cobol Mainframe Developer

Job Description:
Senior Cobol developer to support the Investment Book of Records development team. The candidate will develop enhancements and new functionality for our in-house suite of applications written in Cobol.
Responsibilities will include creation of technical specifications, architecting high-end solutions, hands-on development, creating test plans according to Client's published Development Process Framework and providing production support.

Qualifications:

• The preferred candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and a minimum of 10 years of experience as a Sr.Cobol Developer.

• Experience with Fujitsu NetCobol or MicroFocus Cobol desired.

• Experience with relational databases required (Sybase a plus).

• MQ, Unix and Unix shell scripting a plus.

• Solid experience in full software development cycle, including application architecture, technical specs, analysis, software development, testing large-scale software applications, assisting SQA teams with UAT testing, production support.

• Experience in the financial industry with knowledge of trade flow and corporate actions a plus.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.

• Exceptional interpersonal communication and strong team collaboration skills.

• Good project management skills.

• Possesses the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

• Experience testing software designed for elaborate business scenarios.

• Aptitude for learning new things and flexibility to adapt and follow guidelines.

Must-have:
o Minimum of 10+ years of experience as a Sr.Cobol Developer.
o Strong SQL skills and experience with relational databases (Sybase a plus).
o Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Nice to have:
o Experience in the financial industry with knowledge of trade flow and corporate actions
o MQ, Unix and Unix shell scripting
o Experience with Fujitsu NetCobol or MicroFocus Cobol

• Is this role supporting a specific project or initiative, which project or initiative is this role supporting?
o This position is to support the Investment Book of Records development team.
o The candidate will develop and support existing and new functionality for our in-house suite of applications written in Cobol. Responsibilities will include hands-on development, analysis, architect high-end solutions, creation and execution of test plans according to Client's published Development Process Framework. Additionally, the candidate will be expected to provide production support as necessary.

• What are the working hours, time zone? What are the schedule requirements (hybrid, remote)?
o Preferably working hours 9:00 am to 6:00 pm - Pacific Standard Time
o At least 4 days a week in the office

• What is the duration of this contract and is there a chance it will be extended?
o 12 to 18 months

• What training will be provided for this contractor and what are first day expectations?
o On first day, developer can expect an orientation session, introduction to company policies, and task-specific training. Additional guidance will be provided by team members as part of our onboarding process.

• What is the day to day of the person going to look like? Please be specific.
o Will get involved in full software development cycle, including analysis, design, writing technical specs, software development, testing large-scale software applications, assisting SQA teams with UAT testing and production support.