Programmer Analyst (COBOL)

Job Description

Every day, our teams innovate across the world of finance. We collaborate to work smarter, while making a difference. We believe in diversity and inclusivity, giving a voice to everyone on the team. And we celebrate our success together. If you want to make an impact in fintech, we’d like to know: Are you FIS?

NOTE:

1: This position is hybrid (3 days onsite) in our FIS Office locations in Little Rock (Arkansas), Milwaukee (Wisconsin), Jacksonville (Florida) & Atlanta (Georgia).

2: Current and future sponsorship are not available for this position

About the role:
As a Programmer Analyst, you’ll help develop new fintech products that will change the way the world pays, banks and invests. This could involve working with bleeding edge technology while coding, implementing, maintaining and supporting software applications.

About the team:

Our Auto Finance team provides development, production, client experience and operational support to several Automotive lending clients.  Over the next several years, we will be transitioning from a mainframe-based Auto Finance lending application to a server-based Asset Finance lending application.    

What you will be doing:

As a Programmer Analyst, you’ll work on a team providing production infrastructure & oncall support and application defect & enhancement support for our Auto Finance lending application. This will include working closely with our client teams where appropriate.

• Initial assignment to the production support team

• Provide oncall support for our Auto Finance lending application

• Provides application software development services or technical support typically in a defined project.

• Develops program logic for new applications or analyzes and modifies logic in existing applications.

• Codes, tests, debugs, documents, implements and maintains software applications.

• Maintains, tests and integrates application components.

• Makes recommendations towards the development of new code or reuse of existing code

• Ensures system improvements are successfully implemented.

• Demonstrates an understanding of FIS systems and the financial services industry.

• Analyzes requirements and translates business requirements into product designs.

• Writes technical specifications and other forms of documentation.

• Suggests technical alternatives and improves/streamlines processes and systems.

• Completes project assignments and special projects commensurate with job expectations.

• Conducts planning, analysis and forecasting activities to plan projects and tasks.

• May participate in component and data architecture design, performance monitoring, product evaluation and buy vs. build recommendations.

• May provide leadership and/or guidance to other technical professionals.

What you will need:

• Proficiency in COBOL programming and working within a mainframe environment

• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of the mainframe environment including IBM TSO/ISPF, Fileaid, Expediter, CICS, VSAM, ZEKE, CA7, etc.

• 5+ years of demonstrated applications development experience with many projects as the application development system designer or technical lead

• Knowledge of end-to-end systems development life cycles, i.e., agile, waterfall, iterative and other modern approaches to software development

• Excellent customer service skills that build high levels of customer satisfaction for internal and external customers

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels in the organization, e.g., executive, management, individual contributors

• Willingly shares relevant technical and/or industry knowledge and expertise to other resources

• Excellent problem-solving, team and time management skills

• Is resourceful and proactive in gathering information and sharing ideas

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information systems or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience.

Added bonus if you have:

• Experience with FIS Auto Finance or other Systematics applications

• Willingness to eventually transition to a C#/.NET server-based Asset Finance application

• Knowledge of C# & .NET

What we offer you: 
At FIS, you can learn, grow and make an impact in your career. Our benefits include:

• Opportunities to make an impact in fintech

• Personal and professional learning

• Inclusive, diverse work environment

• Resources to give back to your community

• Competitive salary and benefits

NOTE:

1: This position is hybrid (3 days onsite) in our FIS Office locations in Little Rock (Arkansas), Milwaukee (Wisconsin), Jacksonville (Florida) & Atlanta (Georgia).

2: Current and future sponsorship are not available for this position

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EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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