Careers
Software Developer COBOL
Shaw Systems is a national software development company that has an established record of solid financial performance and an excellent reputation for providing quality products.
We are seeking a motivated individual to work as a Software Developer with our credit-based financial software products in our Richmond, VA office. This individual has application development experience using COBOL in a financial or corporate environment that runs on multiple platforms. Candidates should be prompt, organized and creative as well as being reliable, a team player and focused on the tasks at hand.
Responsibilities
- Works under general supervision and performs maintenance and development tasks on existing software products
- Proven practical programming and testing experience
- Major impact on productivity and service levels
- Responsible for coding, testing, and developing /debugging new system enhancements and making changes to existing software
- Develops specifications that are subject to review and approval by higher level staff and/or business analysts
- Code development is subject to review and approval
- Has a good understanding of the business application and works independently or with higher level staff and/or technical support to resolve application software problems as necessary
- Responsible for resolving customer issues, either through coding changes or suggesting procedural changes
- Must be available 24/7 for Production Support
- Some travel required
- Interfacing with our client base providing technical and user customer support
- Daily problem solving, customer training, and installation assistance
- Strong analytical skills are required in order to work through technical challenges with minimal supervision
Requirements
- Mainframe programming experience with CICS, MVS JCL, COBOL, DB2
- PC experience with MS Office
- MicroFocus COBOL, Fujitsu NetCOBOL, and MS SQL Server a plus
- A college degree in Computer Science, MIS or Business preferred
- Banking and/or finance background preferred
- Formal presentations experience a plus
Please email your resume to: resumes@shawsystems.com