COBOL Programmer

Position: COBOL ProgrammerLocation: Concord, NHDuration: 6+monthsImportant: Candidate MUST be W2 employee of our firm.LOCAL CANDIDATES HIGHLY PREFERRED.Candidates located within 50 miles of Concord NH preferred and will be screened first however non-local candidates will also be considered.Required Skills:5 years minimum COBOL experienceDB2 - 5 years minimum experienceJCL - 3 years minimum experienceINTERTEST (or Similar) - 3 years' experienceStrong Analytical and Problem Solving SkillsProven Ability to both write new analyze existing programsStrong SQL experienceProven Ability Preferred Skills:Effective in team setting or as individual contributorAbility to multi-taskStrong documentation skillsSolid communication skills (written/verbal)MicroFocus COBOL is a plus Hi-Level Responsibilities:Read existing application source code to understand program flow in a large scale enterprise applicationModify existing COBOL Batch Programs and RPC's (real-time procedures)Develop new COBOL programsModify and develop SQLReverse engineer COBOL programs providing input for a Java conversion team with program flow from existing application code and support documentationUnit and integration testing