Software Developer III (Contractor)

Job Description

RESPEC is seeking an experienced Software Developer III to support one of our Texas state agency clients on a critical legacy modernization initiative. This role will be embedded with the agency's Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) and will focus on migrating data and applications from a Natural/ADABAS environment to modern Oracle infrastructure, working as part of a collaborative Agile Scrum team.

Responsibilities

• Assess user requirements and user stories, translating them into technical tasks and development scripts
• Identify data elements in a Natural/ADABAS application and establish new table structures in Oracle 19c
• Write and execute data migration scripts to move data to new tables
• Support, patch, and upgrade Natural programming language, ADABAS database, and CONNX software
• Develop Oracle database views for use in Tableau to support agency business intelligence needs
• Collaborate closely with application architects, developers, and database administrators
• Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives
• Estimate and size tasks for sprint development
• Write comprehensive technical and user documentation
• Present work and findings to business owners and project stakeholders

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a software developer on application development projects (enhancements and ground-up)
• 8+ years coding with: Natural 8.3 & ADABAS 6.5, Attachmate EXTRA!, Unix AIX 7.2, Cronus Espbatch Job Scheduler, SCL (JCL) System Control Language, Oracle 12c or 19c & SQL, SVN or equivalent version control
• 8+ years supporting, patching, and upgrading Natural, ADABAS, and CONNX software
• 8+ years eliciting requirements from end users and forming epics/user stories
• 8+ years following requirements end-to-end to ensure proper delivery
• 8+ years writing technical documentation and testing applications
• 3+ years working on an Agile Scrum team as a software developer
• 3+ years using Microsoft Teams or similar collaboration tools
• 3+ years estimating and sizing tasks for sprint development

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years writing user documentation
• 4+ years experience with NearStar print management and EntireX by SoftwareAG
• 4+ years working on Java applications

Work Environment

• On-site, 5 days per week at client headquarters in Austin, TX
• Standard hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
• Occasional evening, weekend, or holiday work may be required for production cutovers (pre-approved and compensated at the quoted hourly rate)
• All travel, parking, and living expenses are the responsibility of the contractor

Additional Requirements

• Must be available for an in-person interview at the client site in Austin, TX
• Must be able to accept delivery of a client-issued laptop in person
• Must pass a criminal background check as authorized by Texas law
• Must not be listed on federal debarment/EPLS or OFAC prohibited vendor lists