Sr Unisys COBOL Developer - Part-time

Description & Requirements

We are seeking a part-time Sr.

Unisys COBOL Developer to support our Internal Revenue Service client.

The candidate will support IRS applications such as: Audit Information Management System (AIMs), Individual Master File (IMF) Document Specific, Business Master File (BMF) Document Specific and Error Resolution Systems (ERS), Integrated Data Retrieval (IDRS) and other systems.

The Sr.

COBOL Programmer will work as a member of an Integrated Project Team (IPT) with other Maximus senior programmers and IRS senior programmers to develop new or modify existing COBOL applications.

The candidate will review and analyze Unified Work Requests (UWR) or system requirements; write design documentation such as a Functional Specification Packages (FSP), Interface Control Document (ICD) or other design documentation; and develop COBOL programs, write a test plan, develop unit test cases with predetermined results, generate test data, execute the program using the test data and analyze the test results.

Position is Part-time position working at @15 hours per week.

Position is remote in U.S.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide design and implementation expertise to a cross-functional software development team.

- Design and develop software applications from business requirements in collaboration with other team members.

- Support testing and remediate defects.

- May mentor entry and mid-level developers.

- Perform software development using and/or interfacing with IRS systems such as AIMs, GMF, ERS, IMF Document Specific, BMF Document Specific, IDRS and certain compliance related systems.

- Development tasks include reviewing/analyzing the requirements, developing the functional design, supporting a design walkthrough, coding in COBOL, developing a unit test plan, creating test cases, developing test data, executing the program using the test data generated, analyzing the test results and updating the test plan to include the actual test results.

- Support IRS Enterprise System Testing (EST) testing or Performance testing.

- Support all functions of applications development, including requirement review and perform FSP walkthroughs, core record layout updates, Computer Operator Handbook (COH) updates and review, and transmittal deployment to EST.

- Provide verbal and written reports, as needed.

This may include creating Visio diagrams of application flowcharts, creating an Excel spreadsheet, updating a Requirements Traceability Matrix, consolidating information, etc.

- Provide transfer of knowledge to IRS developers/analysts.

- Provide status reports and attend meetings.

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in related field.
- 5-7 years of related experience required.
- Equivalent combination of education and experience considered in lieu of degree.

- Computer Professional Job Profile.

- Experience with Unisys COBOL programming and ECL.

- Experience with IRS Unisys Systems.

- Experience with and...