Senior .Net Developer (COBOL)
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Senior .Net Developer
NOT OPEN FOR C2C-ONLY OPEN FOR W2 FULL TIME SEEKERS
Visa: This role is contract-to-hire and sponsorship is not available.
Location: Des Moines, IA (LOCAL CANDIDATES PREFERRED-**RELOCATIONS ARE ONLY ACCEPTED FROM NEIGHBORING STATES FOR THIS POSITION) (Minnesota, Wisconsin Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota)
*Address verification will be requested.
Manager Notes/ MUST HAVE REQUIREMENTS:
- Strong SQL Skills
- Exposure to COBOL- Looking for someone who can look into code in COBOL and translate to business rules
- Policy Administration- PolicyLink is the system they use which would be great, but any Policy Admin System will work (Nationwide candidates may have this experience as they use PolicyLink)
Project Scope (From Manager):
- Working on their PolicyLink Administration system using API s and over time using SQL to move out of PolicyLink. Team size consists of roughly 15 other BA s/Developers and etc. Candidate will be developing and maintaining APIs and has an aptitude for COBOL or Policy Administration systems.
Job Description:
We are looking for an Application Developer with strong back end development skills .NET, C#, SQL. Experience developing and maintaining APIs and has an aptitude for COBOL or Policy Administration systems.
- Collaborate with analysts, designers, and programmers in conceptualizing and development of new software programs, applications and automated test scripts
- Perform technical tasks, detailed analyses, and interpretation of technical problems requiring expertise and/or specialized knowledge in a systematic manner; apply subject matter expertise unique to the discipline.
- Exhibit expert understanding of the organization s Systems Development Life Cycle.
- Play a leading role in the definition, development, and documentation of software s requirements, objectives, deliverables, and specifications on a project-by-project basis in collaboration with internal users and departments.
- Play a leading role in defining software development project plans, including scoping, scheduling, and implementation.
- Prepare and/or interpret business, functional, and non-functional requirements; create and maintain user-oriented applications and design specifications.
- Develop, test, document and implement applications according to standards and methodologies.
- Design, develop and test automation scripts. Follow automated test script guidelines and research issues in software through testing.
- Design, implement and maintain databases. Follow database standards and integrity controls, analyze information requirements, and develop database specifications.
- Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information resources against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure.
- Design, run and monitor software functional and performance tests on new and existing programs for the purposes of correcting errors, isolating areas for improvement, and general debugging; administer critical analysis of test results and deliver solutions to problem areas.
- Recommend, schedule, and perform software improvements and upgrades.
- Must be on call during scheduled times and may be required to work for extended periods at night and on weekends in support of conversion, assisting in operational problems, or testing a new program.
- Maintain currency of professional, technical and business skills.
- Utilize established status report, time accounting and collaborative process to provide data for management.
- Exhibit expert understanding of application, data, and integration, plus deep understanding of security, operational, and systems management architectural and design domains.
Qualifications
- College Degree in the field of computer science, information science, management information systems Preferred
- Minimum 8 years' IT development experience or equivalent Preferred
- Effective verbal and written communications skills and the ability to communicate with business partners and other IT staff
- Problem solving skills sufficient to perform research and recommend a proposed solution to problems
- Able to work on multiple tasks and meet established deadlines
- Able to effectively direct and coordinate the work of other team members on a project without having HR management responsibility for them
- Knowledge of computer programming languages as required for the system