Job Location : New York,NY, USA
The successful candidate will function as a COBOL programmer for all development and maintenance activities required to maintain mainframe application programs. The successful candidates must possess: o A minimum of five years extensive batch COBOL programming experience on mainframe applications. o A minimum of five years' experience of CICS, DB2, VSAM and JCL o Strong testing skills o Strong troubleshooting skills o knowledge of SAS and Easytrieve programming languages a plus o A minimum of five years of full project life cycle experience. Responsibilities include: o Systems analysis and design, programming, implementation and support. o Full scale programming, project management and user documentation. o Working with technical and application support staff to identify/resolve problems. o Maintaining the change management process for all user and system/application updates. Applicants must be responsible, self-motivated and able to work independently and as part of a team with minimum supervision in a rapidly changing environment. Minimum Qualifications: Developer assists in designing, developing, and supporting applications. These applications include systems developed solely for the web environment as well as development efforts designed to web-enable end-user applications. This individual may also assist in the creation and ongoing management of corporate web sites and intranet communities. The Developer will have a thorough understanding of programming techniques and tools, web development, and system management tools. General Tasks and Responsibilities Will Include: • Develop and understand all features of each a module and their impact on other modules. • Analyze and develop understanding of how data flows through the system and apply that knowledge to the current business model. • Identify and define system errors and/or deficiencies. • Liaise with other developers (i.e: software, application, web, etc) to determine b est path solutions and manage the priorities through collaboration with internal stakeholders. • Plan and coordinate testing and implementation of system patches and upgrades leading a cross functional team of power users. • Extract key business performance metrics. • Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine areas of opportunity for increased efficiencies. • Create written user documentation, instructions, and procedures for the purpose of training new employees and improving over-all user proficiency. • Evaluate new technologies for potential implementation including development of business justification and project implementation planning, when appropriate. • Utilizing in-house or external resources, manage the network and related hardware. Ensure that help-desk tasks are promptly addressed and resolved Educational Level: • A Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Economics/Statistics, Telecommunications, Data Communications, or a related field of study; and • Five (5) years of progressive, responsible experience in the field of data processing, computer systems, and applications. • Operations Specialty requires supervisory experience (5 years). • Network Services requires a telecommunications background and experience. • Broad knowledge and expertise in the characteristics of computers, peripheral devices, communications systems and hardware capabilities, programming languages, E.D.P. applications, systems analysis methodology, data management and retrieval techniques; or • A satisfactory equivalent combination of training, education, and experience. Years of Experience: • Five (5) years of progressive, responsible experience in the field of data processing, computer systems, and applications. • Operations Specialty requires supervisory experience (5 years).