COBOL DEVELOPER

Duties: HelpAnalyzes functional and technical requirements of proposed or existing IT systems to determine avenues of development or modification necessary to meet mission objectives. Prepares system change/programming specifications, and specifies programming instructions, inputs and outputs, structures, and other analytical products to document the functional and technical requirements. Prepares design documents and participates in critical design reviews to study and verify impacts on current systems. Participates in test readiness reviews and briefs technical and non-technical staff. Trains supporting analysts on the interrelationship of systems or subsystems and the detailed logic of each system. Prepares and executes tests for system or subsystem software validation. Reviews test results for effectiveness in meeting specifications and takes necessary corrective actions based on testing results. Analyzes production processing to identify viable systems improvements in application response, usability, flexibility, and data integrity. Identifies alternative approaches to the design of current or proposed systems.