Programmer Analyst-I

The State of Wisconsin is looking for one (1) Programmer Analyst IV .Candidate MUST be a WI resident.WISCONSIN ONLY POSTING:POSTING IS FOR WISCONSIN BASED CANDIDATES ONLY (OR THOSE WILLING TO RELOCATE TO WISCONSIN WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE START DATE). Candidates that are NOT located IN WISCONSIN or NOT willing TO RELOCATE within that timeframe will NOT be considered and should not be submitted. ALL WORK MUST BE DONE IN WISCONSINNOTICE - Candidates that are submitted to this posting and do not meet the required qualifications, restrictions, or requirements will NOT be allowed to be resubmitted to future re-postings of the position. False or inaccurate submissions will be reported.This request is for a programmer/analyst for the DCF Family and Economic Support Technical Services (FESTS) Section child support systems and will provide expert level programming and analysis for KIDS Mainframe and distributed applications on projects with federal, state, administrative mandate. The program is a large/complex (1000+ program, 400+ table) MVS/COBOL/DB2/CICS system with additional .net distributed applications. Successful candidates must have proven development experience in MVS/SAS/COBOL/CICS/DB2/JCL languages and some Microsoft .Net Web development experience. Candidates will have experience with structured analysis and design, as well as an understanding of full Systems Development Life Cycle. Project duties will be to work as a programmer analyst and part of a team to develop and maintain child support applications.Project duties will also include scheduling, analysis, design, coding, testing, quality assurance, ad hoc reporting (SAS), development of user documentation, training materials and help screens. First consideration will be given to those candidates that have experience with child support enforcement systems or large case management, financial or state automated systems (i.e., UI, TANF, TAX). Preference will be given to qualified candidates with business in DCF Child Support business area, prior experience with the KIDS system, and familiarity with State of Wisconsin application systems, procedures, and development standards.Top Desired Skills Required for the position:Application Development and Support of CICS/DB2/COBOL/SAS/JCL Mainframe Systems and Microsoft .Net Application Development utilizing DB2 or similar relational database. ChangeMan and Control-MAbility to identify and create test data, create, and modify files and JCL to support validation/QA of system changes.Experience using SQL, SPUFI, Platinum, File Manager, Debugger, QMF Tools or equivalent.Experience completing Unit/Development Testing, Systems Testing, and Supporting User Acceptance TestingExperience supporting a financial and case management child support system - all phases of the systems development life cycle.INTERVIEW NOTES : PLEASE NOTE: A real-time screenshot photo of the candidate MUST be uploaded to candidate's bid upon confirming the interview. Please see "DCF Realtime Photo Requirement & Instructions" document in the Attachments section of this posting for details. Phone and web-based interviews will be acceptable.However, an in--person interview may be required.Interviews will be set up shortly after the posting close date.MUST provide three (3) business references for the interview. (One reference must be a supervisory level.)IMPORTANT NOTES: Candidate MUST be physically located in the United States. International candidates/phone numbers will not be accepted.Candidate must follow ALL DCF work rules.Candidate must be available to perform all work during the Central Standard Time (CST) business hours 9:00 am - 3 pm (or CST hours as defined by the hiring manager)Candidate will be required to provide their own equipment for this position (See job description for required specifications.)Duration: 06/30/2025, with the potential to extend for an additional term(s)Onsite or Remote: This position is currently remote. However, position status is subject to change.Candidate MUST be a WI resident or willing to relocate to WI prior to starting the role at their own expense.