Cobol Developer

Summary

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If selected the job title of this position will be IT SPECIALIST (APPSW).

Duties

• Prepares system change / programming specifications and specifies programming instructions inputs and outputs structures and other analytical products to document the functional and technical requirements.
• Prepares design documents and participates in critical design reviews to study and verify impacts on current systems.
• Participates in test readiness reviews and briefs technical and non-technical staff. Trains supporting analysts on the interrelationship of systems or subsystems and the detailed logic of each system.
• Prepares and executes tests for system or subsystem software validation. Reviews test results for effectiveness in meeting specifications and takes necessary corrective actions based on testing results.
• Analyzes production processing to identify viable systems improvements in application response usability flexibility and data integrity.
• Identifies alternative approaches to the design of current or proposed systems.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

Qualifications

Basic Requirement : Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating the following competencies appropriate to or above the level of this position. For vacancies below the full-performance level of the position the basic requirement will be evaluated on a developmental basis. Your resume and work experience should clearly support your ability to meet these competencies and will be evaluated as part of the entire application process.

Attention to Detail - experience reviewing my own information technology-related work or data and have been asked by others to review their work or data to ensure accuracy completeness and consistency with standards.

Customer Service - experience maintaining relationships with customers assessing current information technology needs of customers and developing or identifying information technology products and services that are tailored to meet customer needs.

Oral Communication - briefing mid-level management and IT staff on the status of information technology systems projects or daily operations including the communication of technical information to a non-technical audience.

Problem Solving - identifying alternatives to address complex information technology-related issues by gathering and applying information from a variety of sources that provide a number of potential solutions.

One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-11) within the federal service which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position is required.

Specialized experience is defined as : Experience utilizing COBOL to design develop and maintain automated information systems and software; expertise in Job Control Language (JCL) or other scripting languages (e.g. Python) to support job processing.

Time-in-Grade : Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks must meet the time in grade requirement. Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-11 or higher grade in Federal Service.

You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade specialized experience education requirement 90 days after competitive appointment requirement and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Education

Education is not substitutable for specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level.

Additional information

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits.

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Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 89447 - 120301