Need cobol developers with JCL and DB2 hands on experience
**Candidate MUST be local to Metro Atlanta**
**Onsite REQUIRED**
Job Description:
GDOL is looking for a skilled and experienced COBOL Mainframe Programmer/Developer. This role involves translating business requirements into robust programming solutions maintaining and enhancing custom software and providing production support. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of the COBOL programming language and JCL on IBM/DELL mainframe operating systems. This is a consulting position offering a challenging opportunity to contribute to critical projects and enhance your technical skills in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities:
1. Translate analysis and design documents as well as specifications into well-structured programs.
- Maintain and enhance custom developed software by modifying and testing user data entry screens batch processing reports queries and menus.
- Conduct thorough reviews of existing code data and business processes to support non-database functions.
- Execute test program changes update test files run tests review results and ensure the correctness of program changes based on provided requirements.
- Identify and correct data errors through application logic and develop data analysis/summary reports utilizing IBM and Microsoft tools.
- Assist with the conversion from COBOL application to web-based application.
- Prepare both program-level and user-level documentation to support the software development lifecycle.
- Enhance software to reduce operating time or improve efficiency following organization guidelines and procedures for code management and deployment.
Required Experience/Skills:
- Minimum of 5 years experience in COBOL development on Mainframe JCL development and maintenance
- Proven experience with COBOL DB2 JCL Control-M
- Solid understanding of the full software development life cycle including design development integration testing and deployment.
- Ability to troubleshoot test and debug computer software to produce required outcomes.
- Strong analytical skills to support non-database functions correct data errors and develop data analysis/summary reports.
- Experience in preparing comprehensive documentation for both program-level and user-level.
- Excellent communication skills to obtain user sign-off on all changes prior to moving to production.
- Capability to follow organization guidelines and procedures for checking out source code migrating changes etc.
- Commitment to enhancing software for improved efficiency and reduced operating time.
Java programing knowledge
2. AWS hands on experience
3. Postgres DB experience
4. Kofax
Required/Desired Skills
Skill | Required /Desired | Amount | Candidate Experience |
Experience in COBOL development on Mainframe JCL development and maintenance | Required | 5 | |
Experience with COBOL DB2 JCL Control-M | Required | 5 | |
Experience in preparing comprehensive documentation for both program-level and user-level | Required | 5 | |
Postgres DB | Required | 5 | |
AWS | Required | 5 | |
Kofax | Required | 5 | |
Java programing | Required | 5 | |
Questions
No. | Question | Candidate Answer |
Question1 | Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you agree to this requirement | |
Question2 | What is your candidates email address | |
Question5 | This assignment is contingent upon customer renewal and availability of adequate funding. Do you agree to this requirement | |
Question6 | If selected for engagement your candidate will be expected to start no later than 2 weeks (10 business days) after the clients selection date Do you agree to this requirement | |
Question7 | Onsite Required: Due to the essential nature of the work to be performed this position REQUIRES the selected candidate to work ONSITE for the duration of the assignment. Candidates will not be permitted to work remotely. Do you accept this requirement | |
Question8 | Where does the candidate currently reside | |