Locals Only Urgent Need Senior COBOL Integration Support Analyst

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I have an urgent requirement from one of my esteem client, I will appreciate if you can have an eye on the below requirement and send me your consultant updated profile ASAP.

Position Title: Senior COBOL Integration/Support Analyst

Location: Reston, VA (Locals Only)

Duration: 6 Months

Must have Cobol, CICS, DB2, and JCL

Background:

Support for analysis, development integration, testing, implementation, and support of various technical solutions related to NextGen projects, principally FEPExpress Enhancements.

Provide Tier 1 and 2 support for any NextGen application issues and coordinating Tier 3 support with the NextGen project Scrum teams.

Support for integration of Production COBOL changes back into all NextGen environments.

Support for Pilot Plan integration and general issues resolution.

Tasks:

· Review, update and test application Software Code.

· Support the changes & analysis that are needed for support/maintenance & code synchronization.

· Integration Support for developed software.

· Create and update Production system turn-over documentation.

· Analyze and provide recommendation to improve, create or eliminate process and/or procedures currently being used or followed by the development team.

· Support testing teams and Plans in the NextGen environments.

· Analyze database changes for application operational efficiency.

Required Skills:

This position requires a BA/BS in computer science or similar discipline or equivalent experience and 5-8 years of industry experience as a Senior Developer. Specific requirements include, but are not limited to:

COBOL Programmer Analyst - Mainframe:

· Demonstrated experience within the healthcare insurance industry. Knowledge of claims systems a plus, specifically FEP claims.

· At least 8 years of mainframe-based application development experience.

· Demonstrated knowledge of COBOL applications running under CICS.

· Strongly demonstrated knowledge of DB2.

· Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) knowledge and experience with web services is strongly preferred, but not required.

· Demonstrated knowledge and best practices of testing environments and processes.

· Strong testing skills

· Excellent problem solving skills.

· Strong analytical skills.

· Excellent verbal and written communications skills

· Familiar with structured programming techniques.

· Must be able to perform assigned tasks with minimum supervision.

· Strong documentation skills.

Software:

· COBOL

· DB2

· CICS

· JCL

· REXX

· Rocket Shuttle

· Xpediter

· MQ Series

· General IBM Utilities

· ChangeMan

· FileAid

· Sync Sort

· Microsoft Suite

Reports to: Sharon Melcher, Manager, NextGen IT Systems. May receive assignments from others within team and/or Project Management.

If you are interested in the below position please forward your profile to alih@usmsystems(dot)com or call me on 703-955-3955