Mainframe Cobol consultant- REMOTE
Duties Description: Specific duties shall include but are not limited to: • Analyze and record the business requirements for new or modified processes with HESC's systems and determine the best hardware and software changes necessary to implement them • Attend, participate in HESC business related meetings. • Prototype new or modified reports, forms and screens to customer specifications. • Modify existing or create new COBOL program code. • Writes advanced COBOL/CICS computer programs based on previously developed and approved program specifications • Construct code (new or modified) using DB2, COBOL, CICS, IBM JCL, IBM MVS ISPF, Easytrieve, Compuware File-Aid and various other tools. • Plans and conduct program design, coding, testing and debugging activities for systems that contain COBOL/CICS technologies within the Grants and Scholarship systems. • Experience with the use of both Intertest and CEDF debugging software. • Develops unit, component and integrated system test plans and data with user input in various development environments. • Construct test data and run unit, runstream and regression test scripts. Review and assess results. Present results to the business area experts. • Other duties as assigned by supervisor. Apply tot his job