Senior MicroFocus Visual COBOL Developer (Blythewood)

Position Title : Senior MicroFocus Visual COBOL Developer - Programmer Consultant (8738)

Location : 10311 Wilson Rd, Blythewood, South Carolina 29016

Work Mode : Initially 100% onsite

Duration : 12 months (extension possible)

Interview Process : 2 rounds In-person preferred

Candidate Requirement : MUST be a South Carolina resident or willing to relocate / commute to SC at their own expense before starting

Scope of Work

The contractor will support development and enhancement efforts within Clients multi-tiered architecture. This includes MicroFocus Visual COBOL business applications running under IIS on Windows Server 2022, .NET UI layers, and Oracle / MS SQL Server database systems. Work includes developing new business functions, troubleshooting existing functions, production support, batch processes, data extraction, reports, and collaboration with UI and database teams.

The consultant must work with minimal supervision, interact directly with business specialists, propose technical solutions, design, code, test, and support assigned deliverables.

Daily Duties and Responsibilities

Analyze Client Phoenix II, Web Services, and batch business applications

Take ownership of assigned system issues and perform troubleshooting

Propose appropriate technical solutions and corrective actions

Design, code, test, promote, and deploy system changes

Coordinate with business users to ensure solutions meet requirements

Provide production support as needed

Deliver daily and weekly status reports to the development manager

Required Skills

Bachelors degree in Information Technology or related field with 10 years experience; OR 10+ years of equivalent IT experience without a degree

10+ years of full-stack system development in complex, mission-critical three-tier environments

Strong experience in COBOL development using MicroFocus Visual COBOL (V7, V9, or higher preferred) with Visual Studio 2019 / 2022 under IIS on Windows Server 2022

Hands-on experience with Oracle and MS SQL Server databases from COBOL programs

Strong SQL development skills for both Oracle and MS SQL Server

Solid DevSecOps background, including formal release management, comprehensive testing beyond happy-path, and strong collaboration / coaching skills

Application programming experience with RDBMS platforms (Oracle, MS SQL Server)

Preferred Skills

Visual Studio 2019+ debugging expertise

IIS setup / configuration experience

Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS)

Microsoft C# .NET development

Advanced SQL skills for Oracle and MS SQL Server

MicroFocus certifications (highly advantageous)

DevSecOps-related certifications

Education Requirements

Bachelors degree in IT or related discipline with 10 years of experience

OR 10+ years of relevant professional experience (degree not required)