FULL TIME Senior IBM COBOL Developer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Lead the development of software solutions that will meet or exceed business requirements which includes; designing and implementing modules to the system specifications, conducting unit testing, troubleshooting issues, and producing detailed proposals to resolve issues.

- Evaluate new coding techniques, tools, modules, and implement as appropriate.

- Consult on requirements elicitation and definition.

- Design software solutions per systems requirements.

- Code software solutions per designs.

- Code reviews, unit test, and integrate coded modules.

- Assist other developers in resolving issues by providing guidance and training.

- Support testing and remediate defects.

- Support users through troubleshooting and analysis of production logs and data.

- Investigate new solutions, tools, products, and techniques to incorporate into coding standards.

- 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 relevant experience required.

- Must possess an active...