Senior ALC Developer

Description & Requirements

Maximus is seeking a Sr.

Assembler Language Computer (ALC) Programmer to support our Internal Revenue Service (IRS) IO&A project.

This position is remote and requires clearance through the IRS MBI process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Contribute to the development of goals for the department and planning efforts (budgets, operational plans, etc.).

- Responsible for making moderate to significant improvements of systems or products to enhance performance of program/project.

- Problems and issues faced are numerous and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem.

Regularly employ ingenuity and creativity to develop new technical solutions to solve difficult and moderately complex problems.

- Responsible for leading large or complex initiatives that involve technically challenging requirements at this level, involving delegation of work and review of work products of the lower-level technical professionals.

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- The Sr.

ALC Programmer will provide program analysis, design and development support, maintain source code and modify and/or upgrade code, and conduct testing and debugging, as necessary

- Create, update, test, and maintain IBM ALC programs

- Conduct trial runs of programs and software applications to be sure that they will produce the desired information and that the instructions are correct

- Write, update, and maintain computer programs or software packages to handle specific jobs such as tracking inventory, storing or retrieving data, or controlling other equipment

- Write, analyze, review, and rewrite programs, using workflow chart and diagram and applying knowledge of computer capabilities, subject matter, and symbolic logic

- Perform or direct revision, repair, or expansion of existing programs to increase operating efficiency or adapt to new requirements

- Consult with managerial, engineering, and technical personnel to clarify program intent, identify problems, and suggest changes

- Perform systems analysis and programming tasks to maintain and control the use of computer systems software as a systems programmer

- Compile and write documentation of program development and subsequent revisions, adding comments to software application code so others can understand the program

- Prepare and maintain detailed workflow charts and diagrams that describe input, output, and logical operation, and convert them into a series of instructions coded in a computer language

- Work with CSA's (Computer Systems Analysts) to define and resolve problems in running computer programs

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university required.

An additional four (4) years of related experience may substitute for degree

- Eight or more years of experience with ALC development

- Experience with IBM ALC programming language in a Z/OS env...