COBOL/CICS Developer (Payroll) (remote)

• 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.

• 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.