System Specialist IV

Requisition ID B36991W107
Created On
06/20/2024 6:44 AM PDT
Date/Time Posted
06/20/2024 7:09 AM PDT
Requisition Name
System Specialist IV
Folder
TAD
Customer
ODOT
Quantity Requested
1
Submission Deadline
06/25/2024
Description
Computer systems specialists provide technical guidance for the development and troubleshooting of computer systems. They identify system data, hardware or software components required to meet user needs. They also develop guidelines for implementing secure systems to customers or installation teams. May require a bachelor's degree in a related area with at least at least 6 years or equivalent experience in the field or in a related area.
The purpose of this request is to procure mainframe software development services for ODOT's Commerce & Compliance Application Development (CCAD) team. The primary tasks the contractor shall perform are as follows:
• Provide COBOL software development efforts related to CCAD initiatives.
• Provide JCL development related to mainframe work.
• Provide CICS development related to mainframe work.
• Provide coding to access DB2 DBMS.
• Conduct reverse engineering of current state systems.
• Create current state and future state process documentation.
• Use a variety of information gathering techniques (e.g., interviews, facilitation, diagrams) to gather, define and document complex business data requirements from business teams.
• Identify areas for improvement in current systems.
• Conduct, document and present impact analyses.
• Create and manage requirements.
• Create and support the creation of functional specifications for data models, customizations, extracts, and reports.
• Create implementation documentation and support the implementation process.
• Develop design changes in the asset management software and development and testing environments and collaborate integration into the existing business production environment with the rest of the team.
• Plan and support data cleanup activities.
• Prepare test data, implement and support test activities including the creation of test plans and test cases; test enhancements and track results.
• Plan and support user acceptance testing.
• Coordinate with other team members to reach project milestones and deadlines.
• Engage and build strong working relationships with IT, business partners.
• Conduct remote training (for business and technical audiences).
Troubleshoot issues, determine causes and provide options for fixing the issues. • Experience with mainframe technologies like JCL, CICS, COBOL (mandatory)
• bility to create software design documentation (mandatory) • DB2 skills, with SQL understanding (mandatory) • Business analysis requirements gathering (desirable)
• Strong communication skills (desirable)
• Testing of design and development (desirable)
• Familiarity with data science tools, such as Python
• bility to work remotely
• bility to complete work without direct supervision
• Familiarity with automating processes

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Pre-Employment Requirement
All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment screening that may include drug testing, background/criminal check, and if applicable, must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About APR Staffing
APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions, founded in 2002, enjoyed an impressive reputation as one of the largest locally-owned and most respected technical staffing companies. Professional Resource Group, aka Data Resource Group, founded in 2009, also earned regional acclaim for being a fast-growing and highly-motivated professional staffing agency. Both companies have been recent award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest.