Sr. COBOL/ Unisys Developer

Sr. COBOL/Unisys Developer

Location: New Carrollton MD (Remote)
Client: Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Employment Type: Full-Time (Position contingent on customer approval)
Clearance - Active MBI required

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Sr. COBOL/Unisys Developer to support our IRS client in New Carrollton MD. The developer will be responsible for creating maintaining and enhancing COBOL programs and working with IMS-DB DB2 and related tools in a mainframe environment. This position requires strong expertise in ECL JCL COBOL and SQL along with the ability to work closely with government personnel and team members in a collaborative setting.

Responsibilities

The Sr. COBOL/Unisys Developer will:

• Develop update unit test and maintain COBOL programs.

• Update documentation including Functional Specification Packages (FSPs) Program Requirements Packages (PRPs) Visio diagrams and spreadsheets.

• Track requirements create and execute unit test cases.

• Review analyze and contribute to documentation such as Unified Work Requests (UWR) Internal Revenue Manuals (IRM) Interface Control Documents (ICD) and Computer Operator Handbooks (COH).

• Redesign or rewrite programs based on workflow charts diagrams and business requirements.

• Revise repair or expand existing programs to improve efficiency or adapt to new requirements.

• Collaborate with managerial engineering and technical staff to clarify program intent identify issues and recommend changes.

• Perform systems analysis and programming tasks to ensure effective use of computer systems.

• Compile and document program development revisions and coding instructions for team understanding.

• Prepare workflow charts and diagrams to define input output and system logic.

• Collaborate with testers to support development SAT and FIT environments.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university.

• Active IRS MBI clearance and IRS-issued laptop (laptop will be provided)

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.

• At least 4 years of IBM COBOL programming experience.

• At least 1 year of direct IRS experience in a similar role.

• Proficiency with DB2 and IBM DB2 utilities.

• Experience with CICS and batch processing.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Proven success in client support and ability to work with all levels of management.

• Strong organizational time management and independent working skills.

Preferred

• Experience with IRS processing systems.

• Familiarity with SQL JCL and Unisys batch processing.

Key Skills

• IBM COBOL Programming

• JCL ECL SQL

• DB2 / IMS-DB

• CICS / Batch Processing

• Systems Analysis & Documentation

• Workflow Diagrams & Technical Writing

• IRS Systems & Processes