Application Developer

Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision as well as with others; communicate verbally via phone, in person and in on-site and occasional off-site meetings, and via electronic communication.

POSITION – Application Developer

JOB SUMMARY

The incumbent is informed by user and business analyst specifications to produce effective and efficient computer programs and procedures, work with users in supporting them for application issues as they may occur and to resolve as appropriate. Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision as well as with others; communicate verbally via phone, in person and in on-site and occasional off-site meetings, and via electronic communication; and use various tools such as computer software packages, and vendor and Internet resources; and produce written documentation, including developing logic flowcharts.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1.       Produces effective and efficient computer programs and procedures by:

• Writing high-quality program code.
• Testing and debugging said programs and procedures.
• Documenting programs and procedures. Develop logic flowcharts.
• Securing programs and procedures.

 2.    Works with business users and business analysts to define business needs and determine appropriate solutions.

 3.    Assists business users in the region with generating reports and queries.

 4.    Works with corporate colleagues in corporate focused development projects

 5.    Works with regional business users in supporting the various business applications and investigating issues and               resolving as appropriate.

6.     Responds to requests from IT Operations for assistance in completing tasks (24 hours).

7.     Performs unit and integration testing before launch.

8.     Conducts functional and non-functional testing.

 9.    Troubleshoots and debugs applications.

10.   Evaluates existing applications to reprogram, update and add new features.

11.   Develops technical documents and handbooks to accurately represent application design and code.

12.   Communicates extensively with other programmers, operations, Quality Assurance, and users to verify results, to            clarify definition, to keep them informed of progress, and to notify them with changes are complete.  Also                         communicates with software vendors for problem reporting and resolution.

13.   Answer application system related questions from user departments, as well as from other programmers.

14.   Research the feasibility of and provide time estimates for proposed projects.

15.   Maintains/enhances technology expertise, keeping current with evolving systems analysis, programming, and                  database technology.

 QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• BSc. in Computer Science or equivalent
• Three (3) or more years’ experience utilizing ILE Cobol, Cobol/400, CLP, ILE CL.
• Experience utilizing ILE RPG, RPG/400.
• Three (3) or more years demonstrable skills in IBM AS/400.
• Experience with SQL and embedded SQL in a business environment.
• DB2 experience is helpful.
• Experience working with relational databases.
• Experience with iSeries change/release management packages.
• Experience with C#, VB.Net and VB6 is a plus.

KNOWLEGDE, SKILLS AND ABILITY

• Knowledge in tools such as Jira, Confluence, is a plus.
• Knowledge in job schedule on AS400.
• Knowledge of IBM iSeries command line functions and development tools.