This assignment is for maintenance, support, and development of the core DMV business systems supporting South Carolina’s drivers and vehicles. This system supports legislative and federal requirements for traffic violation processing for South Carolina. This system is a Client-Server system utilizing COBOL as the back end and .NET as the human interface. The position is withing the COBOL development team as the Senior Programmer / Team Lead. This position reports to the SCDMV COBOL development manager and will directly support the SCDMV core business system known as Phoenix. This position will require CJIS information security certification which SCDMV will sponsor. Candidate must be able to work independently. Excellent communications skills are required. Daily duties / responsibilities: 1. Analyze the Phoenix core business system and assigned tickets for development and/or system modification. 2. Take the lead in analyzing and proposing solutions to assigned tickets and projects 3. Partner with business units to develop business specifications, translate those business specifications into technical specifications, and obtain business sign-off of specifications. 4. Code, test, promote, and interact with impacted users ensuring that solution meets requirements as documented in the specifications. 5. Production support for the Phoenix system 6. Provide daily and weekly status to the development manager and business analyst(s) Required Skills: • 6+ Years of Experience with Visual and/or Micro Focus COBOL • Working knowledge of Visual COBOL V9 • 10+ Years of Experience developing and maintaining complex, mission critical applications in a Windows based Client Server environment. • 5+ Years of Experience Leading a technical software development team in planning and deployment of software systems. • 10+ Years of Experience coding and testing complex COBOL based business systems in an Oracle SQL database and Windows based client-server environment. • 5+ Years Experience providing Level 3 (L3) production support • 5+ Years Experience functioning as the primary contact with business units to develop and review business and technical specifications and ensure delivery of specified functionality. • 10+ Years of experience with computer system analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation techniques and practices for developing new systems or modifying existing systems. Preferred Skills: • Oracle 19+ SQL • Familiarity with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET / C# development environment • Experience working in a Governmental environment Preferred Certifications: • Visual COBOL technical certifications Additional Skills: • Experience mentoring and guiding less experiences technical colleagues • Proven proficiency communicating effectively with users, vendors, staff members and management both orally and in writing. • Ability to plan, define, lead, direct, instruct, and review project work and personnel. Education: Bachelor’s Degree In Computer Science or a closely related discipline with 10 Years of Experience. Work Mode: Hybrid. Strong preference for fully onsite presence for the training period. After training, a schedule of two days remote per week at maximum can be discussed with the resource and hiring manager. Candidate Location: Candidates must be CURRENT Residents of SC, NC, or GA Requirements Programmer - Consultant - Phoenix Infrastructure AND MCS Scope of the project: This assignment is for maintenance, support, and development of the core DMV business systems supporting South Carolina’s drivers and vehicles. This system supports legislative and federal requirements for traffic violation processing for South Carolina. This system is a Client-Server system utilizing COBOL as the back end and .NET as the human interface. The position is withing the COBOL development team as the Senior Programmer / Team Lead. This position reports to the SCDMV COBOL development manager and will directly support the SCDMV core business system known as Phoenix. This position will require CJIS information security certification which SCDMV will sponsor. Candidate must be able to work independently. Excellent communications skills are required. Daily duties / responsibilities: 1. Analyze the Phoenix core business system and assigned tickets for development and/or system modification. 2. Take the lead in analyzing and proposing solutions to assigned tickets and projects 3. Partner with business units to develop business specifications, translate those business specifications into technical specifications, and obtain business sign-off of specifications. 4. Code, test, promote, and interact with impacted users ensuring that solution meets requirements as documented in the specifications. 5. Production support for the Phoenix system 6. Provide daily and weekly status to the development manager and business analyst(s) Required Skills: 6+ Years of Experience with Visual and/or Micro Focus COBOL Working Knowledge of Visual Cobol V9 10+ Years of Experience developing and maintaining complex, mission critical applications in a Windows based Client Server environment. 5+ Years of Experience Leading a technical software development team in planning and deployment of software systems. 10+ Years of Experience coding and testing complex COBOL based business systems in an Oracle SQL database and Windows based client-server environment. 5+ Years Experience providing Level 3 (L3) production support 5+ Years Experience functioning as the primary contact with business units to develop and review business and technical specifications and ensure delivery of specified functionality. 10+ Years of experience with computer system analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation techniques and practices for developing new systems or modifying existing systems. Preferred Skills: Oracle 19+ SQL Familiarity with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET / C# development environment Experience working in a Governmental environment Preferred Certifications: Visual COBOL technical certifications Additional Skills: Experience mentoring and guiding less experienced technical colleagues Proven proficiency communicating effectively with users, vendors, staff members and management both orally and in writing. Ability to plan, define, lead, direct, instruct, and review project work and personnel. Education: Prefer Bachelor’s Degree In Computer Science or a closely related discipline with 10 Years of Experience. Experience in a government agency environment is extremely helpful.
Novalink Solutions LLC (Novalink) is a global consulting and engineering services company. The company provides temporary and permanent staffing services in a variety of areas including Information Technology, Accounting/Finance, Engineering, Insurance, Healthcare, Marketing/Operations, Government Affairs, and Administration. Relying on core competencies of its people and agile processes, Novalink commits to deliver highest quality of service to clients and partners at the most optimal pricing.
Novalink has a global network of experienced and dedicated technical professionals. The Company’s executive team members have an average of twenty (20) years in the Telecommunications and Information Technology areas along with proven experience in executive leadership and strategy implementation. Novalink has its main office in Atlanta, GA.
Novalink has three core business units (1) Managed Engineering Services and (2) Staff Augmentation Services in the areas of expertise in IT/Software Engineering and Telecommunications/Wireless Network Engineering and (3) Non-Executive Staffing Services. Novalink’s targeted markets include Government, Telecommunications companies, Insurance, Energy, Healthcare, and Utilities. Its current client list includes thirty five (35) State governments and several Fortune 500 companies in various target markets. Novalink is Federal GSA Schedule 70 Contract Holder.
Based out of Atlanta, with offices in New York, Maryland, North Carolina and Texas, Novalink’s primary customers are government agencies, telecommunications companies, the healthcare industry, along with energy and utilities.
