Nebraska Department of Transportation / Business Technology Support Division is seeking dedicated Application Developer to join our team of performance driven professionals in helping to build the best of applications in support of NDOT’s business units. NDOT utilizes Agile development methodology.
Requirements:
* Qualified applicants will have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or hold a Technical Degree in Computer Science (or equivalent combination of education and minimum 5+ years development experience).
* Explore and gain a thorough understanding of the business.
* Troubleshoot problems and provide support on existing products and services.
* Work as part of a software development team in the implementation of projects.
* Perform daily tasks of analysis, programming and testing as needed.
* Assist with; capturing business requirements, design, system architecture and development.
* Maintain legacy applications (minor new development) in Micro Focus Cobol, Cobol and CICS that interact with the Department's Information Systems.
* Must have most recent experience within the last year coding programs in COBOL.
* Experience with SQL utilizing DB2 accessing by programs, writing queries in QMF and creating tables is required.
* Experience with JCL and job scheduling is required.
* Experience in software development utilizing Agile with SCRUM is desired but not required.
* Perform front-end, middle-tier and back-end development.
* Skilled in troubleshooting and weighing relative costs and benefits of potential actions.
* Extremely detailed oriented and able to follow Department standards, methodologies, principles and processes.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills.
* Regular and reliable attendance is required.
Requirements
Type
Category
Qualification
Description
Competency
Required
Skills
Architecture
AGILE - Agile Development Methodology
Novice (1-3 Years)
Yes
Skills
Architecture
Entity Framework
Novice (1-3 Years)
No
Skills
Architecture
Microsoft .NET Framework
Novice (1-3 Years)
No
Skills
Architecture
MVC
Novice (1-3 Years)
No
Skills
Architecture
Web Services and Windows Services
Novice (1-3 Years)
No
Skills
Database
Data Analysis
Proficient (4-6 Years)
Yes
Skills
Database
DB2
DB2 Z/OS
Proficient (4-6 Years)
Yes
Skills
Database
Microsoft SQL Server
Proficient (4-6 Years)
Yes
Skills
Languages
ASP. NET
Novice (1-3 Years)
No
Skills
Languages
Assembler (programming)
Proficient (4-6 Years)
No
Skills
Languages
C#
Novice (1-3 Years)
No
Skills
Languages
COBOL
Proficient (4-6 Years)
Yes
Skills
Languages
SQL
Proficient (4-6 Years)
Yes
Skills
Others
TSO/ISPF
Time Sharing Option - IBM z/OS
Proficient (4-6 Years)
Yes
Skills
Others
Windows 10, 11
Proficient (4-6 Years)
Yes
Skills
Others
XPEDITOR
Proficient (4-6 Years)
Yes
Skills
Others
CICS
Customer Information Control System (online transaction processing - IBM - z/OS)
Proficient (4-6 Years)
Yes
Skills
Others
QMF
Query Management Facility (DB2)
Proficient (4-6 Years)
Yes
Skills
Others
Microsoft Office Tools
Proficient (4-6 Years)
Yes
Skills
Others
JCL
Job Control Language
Proficient (4-6 Years)
Yes
Skills
Others
Communication skills both verbal and written
Expert (10+ Years)
Yes
Skills
Others
Project management
Novice (1-3 Years)
No
Skills
Tools
MicroFocus COBOL
Proficient (4-6 Years)
Yes
Skills
Tools
VisualStudio
Novice (1-3 Years)
No
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a technical Computer Science degree, or an equivalent combination of education and at least five years of development experience
- Recent COBOL coding experience within the last year
- Ability to develop in COBOL and CICS
- Experience with JCL and job scheduling
- Experience with IBM z/OS mainframe systems
- Experience with SQL and DB2, including program access, queries, and table creation
- Experience with TSO/ISPF, QMF, and XPEDITER
- Experience across the software development lifecycle and workflow
- Experience with Agile development methodology and Scrum
- Experience with Micro Focus COBOL, App Master Builder, and Native COBOL
- Experience with highway inventory systems
- Experience with SQL Server 2012 or later
- Experience designing secure ASP.NET applications and programming in C#
- Experience with Web Services and Windows Services
- Experience with SSRS reports
- Experience with mainframe migration, re-hosting, or re-platforming
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Detailed orientation, ability to follow standards and processes, and reliable attendance
What We Do
Novalink Solutions LLC is a global consulting, engineering, and AI product development company specializing in information technology and telecommunications. They provide AI-powered products, automation platforms, intelligent workflow systems, IT consulting, managed engineering, and staff augmentation services.
