Lead Programmer Analyst

About the Role

Uses technical skills and programming experience to define, schedule, and coordinate programming of solutions to problems and requests of varying difficulty under the general direction of management. Responsible for leading an assigned team of developers on assigned projects and implementations. Coordinates work of development team members and others in Client Programming with those who have requested projects.

Responsibilities

• Provides designs for proposed systems and system enhancements.
• Develops modifications and changes to existing programs and procedures as required to satisfy user requests.
• Supplements coding, testing, and documenting computer programs where necessary to achieve results and meet schedules.
• Leads and mentors team members on assigned projects and implementations.
• Ensures programs and procedures developed by team adhere to established departmental standards and guidelines.
• Helps CIS keep commitments to clients with on-time completion of development teams' projects.
• Develops project cost estimates for assigned clients.
• Reports progress through updates to project control system status and time recording and attendance at weekly project control meetings.
• Notifies manager immediately when it appears schedule dates will not be met or if an assigned project will lead to operational or support difficulties.
• Suggests potential improvements to the processes and techniques used by Client Programming that will result in improved quality and/or responsiveness for our clients.
• Interacts with project requestors to ensure correct understanding and business validity of user requests and demonstrates results to requestors of projects.
• Advises less experienced programmers and provides training by sharing technical knowledge with others.
• Solves balancing problems.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Ability to write and explain structured and maintainable COBOL code.
• Proficiency with all Tandem utility programs.
• Ability to modify and create SCOBOL on-line programs.
• Ability to develop complex on-line and batch programs.
• Ability to design operationally in a manner that is reliable and efficient.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of COBOL programming experience.
• 5+ years of increasingly complex project development experience.

About the Company

Cass Information Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CASS) is a leading provider of integrated information and payment management solutions. Cass enables enterprises to achieve visibility, control, and efficiency in their supply chains, communication networks, facilities, and other operations. Disbursing over $94 billion annually on behalf of its clients, and with total assets of $2.5 billion, Cass is uniquely supported by Cass Commercial Bank. Founded in 1906 and a wholly-owned subsidiary, Cass Commercial Bank provides sophisticated financial exchange services to the parent organization and its clients. Cass is part of the Russell 2000®.