[Remote] Systems Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SierTeK Ltd. provides program management, information technology, and administrative support services, including support for federal Department of Defense contracts. The Systems Analyst will support a governmental financial system by programming, testing, documenting, and maintaining mainframe software, while also providing production support, researching problems, and participating in software life cycle activities.

Responsibilities

• Perform programming of new and existing software
• Code and debug software
• Write project designs to fulfill requirements provided, documenting problem, background, technical solution, and unit test steps
• Document software changes in system manuals. Identify sections and books needing to be modified
• Perform unit and integration testing:
• Use testing methodologies (such as parallel testing) and identify logic paths to cover
• Write test plan, including identification of logic to be tested
• Write test results document for posting to project in SharePoint. The document includes artifacts, such as reports, screen shots and database excerpts, illustrating results
• Provide operations support for Production jobs
• Publish and maintain system manuals:
• Edit new changes made by others, correcting format, capitalization, numbering, spelling, etc
• Format large documents in MS Word, using the revision marking feature, table of contents, headers and footers, page numbering and pagination checking
• Use Adobe Acrobat to create PDFs
• Assist other technical staff, project management office and users with Production and data problem research and resolution
• Participate on a fast-paced team, building and maintaining mainframe software systems
• Participate in meetings with customers to determine requirements for new features
• Have active role in development projects throughout all phases of the software life cycle
• Write and test well designed software using best practices
• Create and maintain software documentation
• Assess new initiatives to determine work effort and estimate time-to-completion Use organization, communication, and troubleshooting skills to handle multiple assignments and meet deadlines
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team's service to its customers by offering suggestions, recommendations, and participating as an active member of the team

Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field
• Experience with the following software:
• PC software: Acrobat Pro, Visio, Word for Windows, SharePoint
• Languages: FOCUS, JCL, COBOL, REXX, Appian
• Operating systems: z/OS (aka MVS) and Windows
• Mainframe utilities: ISPF, TSO
• Mainframe
• CMCS Business
• Office Skills and Documentation
• Configuration Mangement
• CompTIA Security+ Certification

Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement

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