RESPEC is seeking an experienced Software Developer III to support one of our Texas state agency clients on a critical legacy modernization initiative. This role will be embedded with the agency's Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) and will focus on migrating data and applications from a Natural/ADABAS environment to modern Oracle infrastructure, working as part of a collaborative Agile Scrum team. Responsibilities: - Assess user requirements and user stories, translating them into technical tasks and development scripts - Identify data elements in a Natural/ADABAS application and establish new table structures in Oracle 19c - Write and execute data migration scripts to move data to new tables - Support, patch, and upgrade Natural programming language, ADABAS database, and CONNX software - Develop Oracle database views for use in Tableau to support agency business intelligence needs - Collaborate closely with application architects, developers, and database administrators - Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives - Estimate and size tasks for sprint development - Write comprehensive technical and user documentation - Present work and findings to business owners and project stakeholders Qualifications Required: - 8+ years of experience as a software developer on application development projects (enhancements and ground-up) - 8+ years coding with: - Natural 8.3 & ADABAS 6.5 - Attachmate EXTRA! - Unix AIX 7.2 - Cronus Espbatch Job Scheduler - SCL (JCL) System Control Language - Oracle 12c or 19c & SQL - SVN or equivalent version control - 8+ years supporting, patching, and upgrading Natural, ADABAS, and CONNX software - 8+ years eliciting requirements from end users and forming epics/user stories - 8+ years following requirements end-to-end to ensure proper delivery - 8+ years writing technical documentation and testing applications - 3+ years working on an Agile Scrum team as a software developer - 3+ years using Microsoft Teams or similar collaboration tools - 3+ years estimating and sizing tasks for sprint development Preferred Qualifications - 4+ years writing user documentation - 4+ years experience with NearStar print management and EntireX by SoftwareAG - 4+ years working on Java applications Work Environment - On-site, 5 days per week at client headquarters in Austin, TX - Standard hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT - Occasional evening, weekend, or holiday work may be required for production cutovers (pre-approved and compensated at the quoted hourly rate) - All travel, parking, and living expenses are the responsibility of the contractor Additional Requirements - Must be available for an in-person interview at the client site in Austin, TX - Must be able to accept delivery of a client-issued laptop in person - Must pass a criminal background check as authorized by Texas law - Must not be listed on federal debarment/EPLS or OFAC prohibited vendor lists - All work products are considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the client agency