Senior COBOL Developer PART TIME

Description & Requirements

Maximus is seeking a PART TIME Senior IBM COBOL Developer to support our Internal Revenue Service (IRS) client.

This is a remote position.

Candidates must possess an active Moderate-Risk Background Investigation (MBI).

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assess data needs and design requirements for systems changes and enhancements.
- Develop and execute system testing plans and system change migration to production plans for compliance with system change control requirements.
- Perform trouble-shooting and programming analysis of systems issues.
- Develop system requirements of ad hoc reporting as needed.
- Maintain updated knowledge of contract compliance provisions for the project, department, and position.
- Follow policies and procedures without deviation.
- Develop, design, and implement custom applications supporting enhancements and additional projects as required for meeting project deliverables.

- May provide guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within job area.

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Create, update, unit test, and maintain IBM COBOL programs

- Update documentation such as Functional Specification Packages (FSPs) or Program Requirements Packages (PRPs) and/or Visio diagrams, and/or spreadsheets as needed

- Track requirements and create/execute unit test cases

- Write, analyze, review and/or provide comments on documentation such as Unified Work Requests (UWR), UWR responses and Internal Revenue Manuals (IRM), Interface Control Documents (ICD) Computer Operator Handbooks (COH)

- Rewrite programs, using workflow charts and diagrams, and applying knowledge of computer capabilities, tax processing subject matter expertise, and symbolic logic.

- Perform or direct the 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

- Compile and write documentation of program development and subsequent revisions, inserting comments in the coded instructions so others can understand the program

- Prepare 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

- Consult with and assist testers in the development, SAT and FIT environments

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 5+ years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university required; an additional four (4) years of related work experience can substitute for a degree

- At least five (5) years of rele...