Senior COBOL Developer

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

$97K — $132K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in COBOL applications
  • Experience with VSAM and Changeman
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools like VersionOne
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science preferred, or equivalent experience
  • Proven ability to analyze business needs and translate them into solutions

Responsibilities

  • Analyze user/software system requirements and assess business needs
  • Determine application functionality and manage upgrades
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation for software development
  • Develop and organize requirement specifications and design diagrams
  • Translate technical specifications into non-technical language
  • Implement best practices for system scalability and performance
  • Assist with cost estimation and project management tasks

Benefits

  • 401K with company match
  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
  • Support for career growth with paid education and certifications
  • Access to cutting-edge technology for learning
  • Paid vacation and holidays for work-life balance
Full Job Description
Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
MBI (T2)

Job Family:
IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
COBOL, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Certifications:
None
Experience:
8 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No

Job Description:

Senior COBOL Developer

GDIT is seeking a Senior COBOL Developer to support the United States Postal Service.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Analyzes user/business software system requirements and determines needs
  • Determines the functionality of an application and performs upgrades over time
  • Maintains documentation to support software development policies, standards, and procedures
  • Develops, analyzes, prioritizes, and organizes requirement specifications, data mapping, diagrams, and flowcharts for developers and testers to follow
  • Translates highly technical specifications into clear non-technical requirements
  • Develops and documents features and user stories with acceptance criteria
  • Assists team with preparation of cost estimates
  • Implements best practices for scalability, supportability, ease of maintenance, and system performance
  • Creates current and future state documentation related to existing interfaces
  • Creates Interface Control Documents (ICD) documenting existing and future interfaces


WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, preferred but not required.

NOTE: If resources do not have a relevant college degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required.

Required Technical Skills and Expertise:

  • Experience with information technologies and systems analysis, analyzing business requirements and developing business requirements
  • Proven ability to assess business needs and translate them into relevant solutions
  • 8+ years' Experience with applications written in COBOL
  • 8+ years' Experience and knowledge of VSAM
  • Knowledge/experience with Agile methodologies
  • Experience working with Product Owners and creating Features and User Stories
  • Experience with VersionOne desired or other Agile management tools
  • Working knowledge of a wide variety of programming languages
  • Experience with Changeman to create packages and promote code.
  • Ability to scan libraries to find instances of key words / phrases to help research issues.
  • May lead project teams within assigned unit develop, plan and manage project tasks
  • Respond to incidents in ServiceNow
  • Create ServiceNow Change requests following USPS processes
  • Participate in meetings relating to specific technical projects or tasks
  • Ability to develop and maintain IT documentation.
  • Independently analyzes and develops innovative resolutions for complex problems, implements solutions independently and as part of a team.
  • Develops, plans, and manages project tasks.
  • Provides training for less experienced team members, if needed.
  • Knowledge/experience of SDLC practices MS Excel


Security Clearance Level:

  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting
  • This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.


Location:
  • 100% remote in the U.S.


  • 401K with company match
  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
  • Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career.
  • Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications.
  • Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
  • Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays


The likely salary range for this position is $97,968 - $132,250. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:
Remote

Work Location:
USA LA Home Office (LAHOME)

Additional Work Locations:

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