Senior Natural/ADABAS Developer - Child Support Systems

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Natural/ADABAS Developer to join an application development and production-support team responsible for a mission-critical statewide child support system., * Develop, enhance, maintain, and support enterprise applications using Natural and ADABAS.

• Develop and execute Natural processes in batch environments using JCL and/or SCL.
• Develop and support online Natural applications.
• Analyze existing application functionality and recommend technical improvements.
• Design and implement application enhancements.
• Troubleshoot application, database, batch-processing, and production issues.
• Support application automation and modernization initiatives.
• Integrate existing applications with systems operating on other platforms.

Child Support System Support

• Support a statewide automated child support system.
• Apply knowledge of child support policies, procedures, and business processes.
• Interpret state and federal child support mandates.
• Design and implement system changes required by regulatory or policy updates.
• Work with business stakeholders to understand operational needs.
• Ensure system enhancements align with program requirements and applicable mandates.

System Architecture and Technical Leadership

• Provide subject-matter expertise regarding system architecture.
• Evaluate technical options and recommend appropriate system enhancements.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing applications, processes, and integrations.
• Assist teams with resolving complex application and architecture issues.
• Support technical planning for system modernization and technology upgrades.

Analysis and Design

• Analyze business, system, and technical requirements.
• Design solutions for large or complex development initiatives.
• Evaluate existing application architecture and processing workflows.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs.
• Participate in application design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance activities.

Testing and Quality Assurance

• Develop and execute unit tests for Natural/ADABAS applications.
• Validate application enhancements before deployment.
• Troubleshoot defects and identify root causes.
• Support regression and production-validation testing.
• Document test results and corrective actions.
• Ensure application changes meet technical and business requirements.

Documentation and Training

• Develop, maintain, and update technical and operational documentation.
• Document application procedures, policies, processes, and system changes.
• Create end-user instructions and reference materials.
• Train end users on application functionality and updated processes.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to business and technical stakeholders.

Production and On-Call Support

• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule.
• Respond to production incidents and application issues.
• Diagnose and resolve batch, online-processing, database, and integration problems.
• Coordinate with technical and business teams during critical incidents.
• Support stable operation of mission-critical applications.

This position requires extensive Natural/ADABAS development experience, knowledge of automated child support systems, experience working on large-scale Linux applications, and the ability to support the complete application lifecycle., * At least 10 years of Natural programming and ADABAS experience.

• Experience running Natural processes in batch using JCL and/or SCL, as well as supporting online Natural applications.
• At least 2 years of experience analyzing, designing, and programming large or complex applications on large-scale Linux systems.
• At least 4 years of experience supporting automated child support systems.
• At least 3 years of experience providing subject-matter expertise on system architecture.
• At least 3 years of experience recommending enhancements to systems and business processes.
• At least 3 years of experience developing and maintaining procedures, policies, process documentation, and technical materials.
• At least 3 years of experience training end users on software applications.

Additional Mandatory Child Support Experience

• At least 2 years of knowledge and experience with child support policies, procedures, and current state and federal mandates.
• At least 2 years of experience interpreting, designing, and implementing state or federal mandates within Linux-based systems., * Natural , Advanced
• ADABAS , Advanced
• Batch Natural processing
• JCL and/or SCL
• Online Natural applications
• Complex enterprise application development
• Application maintenance and enhancement

Operating Systems

• Windows , Advanced
• Linux or Unix
• Large-scale Linux application environments, * Unit testing , Advanced
• Application validation
• Defect troubleshooting
• Production verification

Architecture and Systems Analysis

• System architecture
• Technical solution design
• Business and technical requirements analysis
• Application modernization
• Process automation
• Systems integration

The official skills matrix identifies Windows, Natural, ADABAS, and advanced unit-testing experience as required., * Experience with Linux operating environments.

• Experience with web services or APIs.
• Experience using NaturalONE or SAG Designer.
• Experience with Scrum or iterative development methodologies.
• Experience using Jira Software.
• Experience modernizing outdated applications and technologies.
• Experience integrating Natural/ADABAS applications with newer technology platforms.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong time-management and problem-solving skills., The ideal candidate is a senior Natural/ADABAS developer with extensive experience supporting mission-critical government child support applications.

The strongest candidate will have:

• More than 10 years of recent Natural and ADABAS development experience.
• Strong experience with batch Natural processing using JCL or SCL.
• Experience supporting both online and batch application environments.
• At least four years supporting an automated child support system.
• Knowledge of child support policies and state and federal mandates.
• Experience implementing regulatory changes in Linux-based applications.
• Strong system-architecture and technical-design capabilities.
• Experience modernizing legacy applications and integrating them with newer platforms.
• Advanced unit-testing and production-support experience.
• Experience creating technical documentation and training end users.
• Availability to work onsite in Jackson and participate in a rotating on-call schedule., * Total years of Natural development experience.
• Total years of ADABAS experience.
• JCL and/or SCL batch-processing experience.
• Online Natural application experience.
• Linux-based development projects.
• Automated child support systems supported.
• Child support policies and mandates implemented.
• System-architecture responsibilities.
• Application modernization and integration experience.