Job Description

Role Description

GDIT is seeking a Senior COBOL Developer to support the United States Postal Service. As a Senior COBOL Developer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of USPS. You will play a crucial role in optimizing the business functions at USPS.

• Analyzes user/business software system requirements and determines needs
• Determines the functionality of an application and performs upgrades over time
• Maintains documentation to support software development policies, standards, and procedures
• Develops, analyzes, prioritizes, and organizes requirement specifications, data mapping, diagrams, and flowcharts for developers and testers to follow
• Translates highly technical specifications into clear non-technical requirements
• Develops and documents features and user stories with acceptance criteria
• Assists team with preparation of cost estimates
• Implements best practices for scalability, supportability, ease of maintenance, and system performance
• Creates current and future state documentation related to existing interfaces
• Creates Interface Control Documents (ICD) documenting existing and future interfaces

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, preferred but not required
• If no relevant college degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required
• 8+ years’ Experience with applications written in COBOL
• 8+ years’ Experience and knowledge of VSAM
• Knowledge/experience with Agile methodologies
• Experience working with Product Owners and creating Features and User Stories
• Experience with VersionOne desired or other Agile management tools
• Working knowledge of a wide variety of programming languages
• Experience with Changeman to create packages and promote code
• Ability to scan libraries to find instances of key words / phrases to help research issues
• Knowledge/experience of SDLC practices
• MS Excel proficiency

Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process
• This position has a U.S. residency requirement
• U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years
• Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years
• Location: 100% remote in the U.S.

Benefits

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
• Paid Family Leave program providing up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees
• Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

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