Application Technical Specialist (Unix Administrator DCR or COBOL Programmer

Application Technical Specialist (Unix Administrator / DCR or COBOL Programmer

Location: Trenton NJ (Hybrid)

Position Type: Contract

In Person interview

*Local Only strong unix admin experience DCR or Cobol programming Experience supporting legacy DCR applications on SCO Unix

Job Description

We are looking for an Application Technical Specialist (Unix Administrator / DCR or COBOL Programmer) to support and maintain mission-critical processing systems. This position will be a contract role and will support legacy DCR applications running on SCO Unix environments. This role will be hybrid onsite in Trenton NJ.

What Youll Do

• Support and maintain legacy DCR applications operating on SCO Unix platforms
• Provide administration and support for SCO UnixWare environments
• Develop maintain and troubleshoot Unix shell scripts used in batch processing operations
• Monitor and support mission-critical processing systems in production environments
• Perform flat-file processing and manage scheduled batch jobs
• Debug analyze and reverse engineer legacy code with limited or outdated documentation
• Collaborate with business users developers and technical teams to resolve application issues and implement enhancements
• Evaluate system modifications and recommend improvements to application functionality and performance
• Identify and implement best practices standards and process improvements to ensure high-quality service delivery
• Coordinate development and support activities as needed across application teams
• Create and maintain technical documentation relating to application functionality support procedures and system changes
• Participate in incident resolution root cause analysis and ongoing production support activities

What Youll Need

Required:

• 5 years of overall application development experience
• 3 years of experience with DCR programming language
• 3 years of SCO UnixWare administration experience
• 3 years of Unix Shell Scripting experience
• 3 years of production support experience for legacy business applications
• Experience supporting legacy DCR applications on SCO Unix
• Experience with flat-file processing and batch job management
• Strong problem-solving troubleshooting and debugging capabilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with both technical and business stakeholders

Preferred:

• 2 years of experience with legacy procedural programming languages such as COBOL RPG or C
• Experience debugging and reverse engineering legacy applications with limited documentation
• Experience with flat-file processing environments
• Advanced skills in technologies such as SharePoint SAP Curam ServiceNow HL7 or PEGA
• Experience supporting large-scale government or enterprise-level business applications

Physical Demands

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal state and local standards
• Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings etc.
• Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer utilizing a mouse keyboard and monitor

Required Skills:

unix adminDCR or Cobol programmingSCO UnixCOBOL RPG or CSharePoint SAP Curam ServiceNow HL7 or PEGA