Mainframes Specialist - Novalink Solutions LLC

will be responsible for analysis of complex legacy program modules, coding and testing of new and existing modules for major modifications to legacy applications.

The NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is seeking to fill a short term (approx. 12 month) contractor assignment. The selected candidate will fill the role of Technical Specialist on the Department’s Electronic Lien & Titling Project. The Specialist will be responsible for analysis of complex legacy program modules, coding and testing of new and existing modules for major modifications to legacy applications.

Role responsibilities:

• Analyze, define, and document requirements for data and business processes

• Design, document, and coordinate desired changes to legacy modules

• Document the program and project deliverables as assigned

• Analyze and estimate feasibility and compatibility with other programs and projects

• Provide quality control for project deliverables

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements:

Must Have:

- Minimum of 10 years of experience in corporate or government as programmer analyst.

- Minimum of 5 years of experience exposing CICS and COBOL programs as web services via CICS Transaction Server (CTS) and/or CICS Transaction Gateway (CTG)

- Proven experience in programming techniques, programming languages in the mainframe environment.

- Proven knowledge of principles and techniques of computer programming, testing, debugging, implementation and documentation.

- Proven experience with analysis and design.

- Excellent communication skill (written, verbal, presentations)

- Excellent organization, analytical, planning and scheduling skills

- Ability to resolve highly complex problems.

- Proven experience with financial processes analysis and modification.

- Self-starter who can work with a large and diverse team of business, management and IT individuals.

- Demonstrated experience working with large project teams.

- Microsoft Suite experience (e.g, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), COBOL, CICS, TSO, MVS JCL, ENDEVOR, CA Tools, SQL, DB2 and VSAM.

Preferred:

- Experience with State or county government

- Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Experience

- Experience with Enterprise Level Application Development spanning two or more business areas

- Experience with C# applications using latest .NET frame work.