Senior Cobol Developer

Senior Mainframe Engineer (Cobol Developer) Senior Mainframe Engineer (Cobol Developer) Job Description: This person provides ongoing development and maintenance for major financial systems including A/R, Billing and Sales Reporting applications. Leads in small to midsize projects, analysis and design of new or improved systems, ability to deal with complex development issues such as multi-platform development, and small size project management which don t cross departmental boundaries. Senior Mainframe Engineer (Cobol Developer) Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor s degree in computer science or related field or directly related experience 6+ years development experience as application engineer/sr. programmer analyst 5+ years mainframe COBOL and/or Mainframe/iSeries development experience 5+ years relational database experience Senior Mainframe Engineer (Cobol Developer) Preferred Skills: Understanding of logistics order-to-delivery process, distribution functions or transportation processes Experience with Account Receivable systems Experience with ASI Accounts Receivable system Knowledge of Cobol Programming on Mainframe and iSeries platforms Knowledge of DB2, Oracle, SQL, SSIS and SSRS Ability to be flexible/multi-task based on workflow demands Senior Mainframe Engineer (Cobol Developer) Key Responsibilities: Develops, tests, and implements changes to existing mainframe COBOL programs/applications including integration with MQ and API middleware. Works closely with client resources to assist in solution design and implementation Supports user/customer community to capture system requirements. Works with multiple systems (i.e. Order Processing, Warehouse Processing, Billing, Sales, Credit Processing) Manages projects that require work from others. Creates project plans and manipulates the key factors (time, resources, and functionality) in order to offer alternatives to project sponsors. Communicates project status and issues. Enforces good development practices. Investigates new technologies and new techniques. Develops and modifies internal facing software applications. Provides application development life cycle support including specifications, prototypes, development, quality assurance, deployment and support. Reviews and evaluates application workflow and user experience. Provides adequate tests to ensure program meets specified requirements. Coordinates with users and product owners to gather requirements.