Cobol Professional

Responsibilities

• Participates in and conducts development activities.
• Prepares test plans for unit testing, regression testing, system and production parallel testing.
• Counsels technical walkthroughs with all stakeholders.
• Supports system testing activities and resolves any technical issues.
• Codes and tests high priority and critical changes utilizing Microfocus COBOL, JCL, and ISAM.
• Handles change requests for implementing changes and owning them until closure.
• Provides emergency bug fixes to production issues and resolves client research requests.
• Provides production support by fixing batch process abnormal ends within strict timeframes.
• Meets with project managers to provide daily or weekly project statuses.
• Works with cyber security teams to ensure system software is patched, supported and system meets security compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required per Contract to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy Clearance.
• Specialized experience includes working with Microfocus COBOL, JCL, ISAM, Utilities and Copybooks to support mission critical systems.
• Strong working knowledge in job scheduling software (Vanzant GECS), File Transfer protocols (SFTP, SSH), modifying ISAM datasets (Ultra Edit, FileSeek) Human Capital / Financial Systems.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate orally and in writing and a positive attitude while working in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to problem solve, code, test, and deploy application fixes in a fast-paced environment.

Pay

$95,000 - $115,000

Benefits

• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-Tax 401K and/or After-Tax Roth IRA (with employer matching contribution)
• Tuition and Technical Training Reimbursement
• Exercise Reimbursement
• Computer Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Physical Demands
• Work Environment

About the Role

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2025. It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law.