COBOL Developer III

“We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder

Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.

• 18,000 trained professionals
• 250+ locations worldwide
• Fortune 500
• Globally unified systems

• Responsible for maintaining and enhancing the mission critical system of record, Expeditors Transportation Management System (eTMS Export), this export system supports the company’s global operations and migration efforts.
• Responsible for analysis, design, coding and support of solutions that streamline and improve efficiency of our highly transaction-based code base.
• Performs development and testing of data flows, applications, and systems.
• Part of the Agile scrum team which works closely with operationally focused Product Owners and end users. This collaboration drives an understanding of business problems and opportunities.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computational Math, Data Science or related field of study and 8 years of progressive experience in software development and programming.

Applicants must have demonstrated experience with: 
 
1) Requirements gathering and analysis;
2) COBOL systems design and documentation including analysis reports, code change descriptions, code reviews and test results as part of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC);
3) Development and testing of data flows, applications and systems;
4) COBOL programming;
5) One of the following Database environments: IBM DB2 or HP Image;
6) Working on mainframe systems;
7) Agile development methodologies;
8) SDLC phases including deployment to and support of a live production system;
9) Scripting in one language ; 
10) Creating and running unit and integration tests, to ensure quality of new code and integration with other applications; and
11) Analyzing system codebase for understanding and impact.

 

Salary for position: $212,202 per year.

Work Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Candidates must be local or willing to relocate.

Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

• Paid Vacation (first year prorated based off month of hire then eligible for 15 days) 
• Holidays (10)
• Flexible Days (2)
• Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours paid)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave (additional eligibility criteria)
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)
• Work From Home (26 days/year)
• Commuter Benefit
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Training and Personnel Development Program
• Educational Assistance and Reimbursement

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO Guidelines.