The fundamental distinction of the OST team is its business knowledge in both the public and private sectors. We serve the aerospace & transportation, association & nonprofit, defense, education, energy, financial, healthcare, and technology & telecommunications industries. OST is successful because we listen to our clients, we learn from our clients, and we know our clients.

Engagement Length in Months:

24 Months

What are the daily work hours?

07:00am -05:00pm

Where is the physical work office located?

Building 12 Albany, NY 12240

Description of specific Duties in a typical workday for this position:

The consultant will be responsible for writing, testing, debugging new and existing COBOL/CICS/JCL code based on program area knowledge, conceptual and technical design specifications. The activities include, but are not limited to:

* Design and write COBOL/CICS/JCL code based on previously developed and approved program specifications.

* Develop and Modify DB2 SQL statements.

* Ensure application documentation is complete, organized, accessible, and follows office standards.

* Write and test procedures, parameters and other specifications required to implement COBOL programs.

* Develop or assist with the development of unit, component and program test plans.

* Implement program changes and provides user support as required.

* Assist with and provide on call and after hours production system monitoring, error diagnosis, debugging, and mitigation of issues.

Position Requirements:

* 5 years structured programming in ANSI-74 and/or ANSI-85 COBOL in a mainframe environment

* 3 years of experience with TSO, ISPF, in an IBM MVS environment as a COBOL developer.

* 3 years of application development using CICS COBOL, DB2 SQL, and JCL.

* 5 years of experience in system analysis, program design, and program and unit testing.

* 5 years of experience in on call and after-hours production system monitoring, error diagnosis, debugging, and mitigation of issues.

OST is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, religion, gender, native origin, age, disability, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.