COBOL/IDMS Developer (no C2C Candidates Please)

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This role is for a COBOL/IDMS Developer, offering a remote contract-to-hire position for over 6 months at an undisclosed pay rate. Requires a Bachelor's degree, 5+ years of mainframe experience, IDMS knowledge, and U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain a DoD Public Trust clearance.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
💰 - Day rate
Unknown
Unknown
🗓️ - Date discovered
April 25, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
More than 6 months
🏝️ - Location type
Remote
📄 - Contract type
Corp-to-Corp (C2C)
🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
📍 - Location detailed
United States
🧠 - Skills detailed
#Databases #SQL (Structured Query Language) #JCL (Job Control Language) #Programming #Computer Science #Database Management #Requirements Gathering #IDMS (Integrated Data Management System) #Agile #Data Processing
Role description

Please note that all applicants must be a US Citizens and be able to obtain a DoD Public Trust clearance. No C2C candidates will be accepted.

Summary:

   • Tier One Technologies is looking for a COBOL/IDMS Developer to maintain and support a large payroll application as well as helping in the database environment.

   • This will be a 100% remote Contract-to-Hire position.

   • SELECTED CANDIDATES WITHOUT REQUIRED CLEARANCE WILL BE SUBJECT TO A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION TO RECEIVE IT.

   • Must be a US Citizen.

Responsibilities:

   • Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.

   • Coordinate software system installations and monitors equipment functioning to ensure specifications are met.

   • Modify existing databases and database management systems.

   • Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system or direct others in coding descriptions.

   • Work as part of a project team to coordinate database development and determine project scope and limitations.

   • Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.

   • Determine computer user needs; analyze system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepare operating instructions; design and develop compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems.

   • Ensure software standards are met. Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.

   • Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.

   • Review project requests describing database user needs to estimate time and cost required to accomplish project.

Qualifications:

   • Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or relevant field required.

   • 5+ years of mainframe experience using COBOL, JCL, TSO and ISPF.

   • Working knowledge of IDMS database.

   • Ability of designing, coding and testing software requirements.

   • Familiarity with computer development software as it relates to systems, such as SQL, Visual Basic, etc.

   • Basic knowledge of the full software development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing and delivery.

   • Familiarity and knowledge of the Agile methodology is a plus.

   • Ability to work independently.

   • Strong verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills.

   • Must be a US Citizen and be able to obtain a DoD Public Trust clearance.

   • Must not have traveled outside the US for a combined total of 6 months or more in the last 5 years.

   • Must have resided in the US for the last 5 years.