COBOL/CICS Developer (Payroll)

Overview • Tier One Technologies is seeking a COBOL/CICS Developer to support Payroll applications for our US Government client. • This will be a 100% remote Contract-to-Hire position. • Must be a US Citizen. • SELECTED CANDIDATES WITHOUT REQUIRED CLEARANCE WILL BE SUBJECT TO A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION TO RECEIVE IT. Responsibilities • Ensure that requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods. • Translate high-level product development strategies into system requirements specifications and work with other engineering disciplines to develop detailed, lower-level implementation requirements. • Establish and coordinate the development of standards, practices, and procedures related to overall product development. • Design interfaces and integrate system elements to ensure they function together as a cohesive system. • Assess system performance using established evaluation criteria and technical performance measures. • Act as a customer liaison and support business development activities to understand and shape requirements. • Participate in system conceptual design and document design concepts. • Participate in design reviews of hardware and software components to ensure their applicability to the current system and maintain requirements traceability through compliance verification and validation. • Review test plans and procedures to ensure they meet contractual requirements and participate in testing activities to validate requirements. • Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts in making required changes. • Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify database identifiers for database management systems, or direct others in coding these descriptions. • Work as part of a project team to coordinate database development and determine project scope and limitations. • Review project requests describing database user needs and estimate the time and cost required to complete the project. Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent training required. • 4+ years of experience in COBOL, CICS, JCL and DB2. • Prior experience supporting Payroll applications is a plus. • Experience utilizing Agile methodology. • Excellent communication skills. • Must be a US Citizen (no dual citizenship). • Able to obtain DoD Public Trust clearance. • Must have lived in the United States for the past 5 years. • Cannot have more than 6 months travel outside the United States within the last 5 years. Military Service excluded. Originally posted on Himalayas