Cobol Programmer with Microfocus in Blythewood SC

Syntricate Technologies Inc

Blythewood, SC

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Analysis Skills, Application Framework, Business Development, Business Solutions, Business Support, Cobol Programming Language, Communication Skills, Computer Programming, Debugging Tools, Identify Issues, Information Technology & Information Systems, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft C# .NET (C Sharp .NET), Microsoft Certifications, Microsoft IIS Web Server (Internet Information Services), Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Visual Basic.NET, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Windows Server, Online Customer Support, Oracle Database, Production Support, Relational Databases (RDBMS), Software Engineering, Systems/Internals Programming, Technical/Engineering Design, Testing, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Writing Skills

LOCATION

Blythewood, SC

POSTED

30+ days ago

Job Title: Cobol Programmer
Duration of the Contract: 12 months
Possibility for Extension: Yes
Work Location: Blythewood, SC - Fully Onsite

Description: :
The business application tier utilizes Microfocus Visual COBOL running under IIS on MS Windows 2022 servers. This assignment will support development of new business functions and troubleshooting, modification, and enhancement of existing functions in this environment within the existing Client application framework.
Projects may include business logic supporting online systems, batch programming, data extraction, and reports involving all Client business areas. This engineer will work closely and will be involved with both the UI tiers which are MS .NET applications (VB.NET, C#.NET) and the database tiers in both SQL and Oracle.
Production troubleshooting support will be expected, so some level of production support experience is required. This contractor will be expected to work with minimal supervision, will be in direct contact with business area specialists, develop technical approaches and designs, code, test, and support these functions. Communication skills must be excellent.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities

Analyze the Client, web service, and batch business applications
Take the lead in analyzing and troubleshooting assigned system problems
Propose solutions
Code, test, promote, and interact with impacted users ensuring that solution meets requirements
Provide daily and weekly status to the Development Manager

Required Skills (Ranked in Order of Importance)

8+ years of development with Microfocus Visual COBOL in Windows Server 2019/2022, batch and under IIS
4+ years’ experience with Visual Studio 2019/2022 including the ability to use the debugger
4+ years of application programming against RDBMS (Oracle, SQL)
Bachelor’s degree in IT or related discipline with 8 years of experience, or minimum 10 years related experience without degree

Preferred Skills (Ranked in Order of Importance)

Experience with Microfocus COBOL version 7 and higher
Ability to write complex queries using SQL for Oracle and MS SQL DB
IIS configuration and setup
Skilled in C# and .NET
Microsoft certification – please indicate specific certificate on resume
Microfocus certification – please indicate specific certificate on resume

Required Education

Preferred Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology related discipline with 8 years of experience or minimum 10 years related experience

Required Certifications

Not required, but MS technical certifications will be factored in the selection process.
Microfocus certifications are a significant advantage.

About the Company

Syntricate Technologies Inc

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