System Software Programmer

Position Description:

• Requires analysis, development, modification, installation, testing and maintenance of operating systems software.
• Evaluation of vendor supplied software packages and make recommendations to IT management. Modifying and/or debugging vendor-supplied utilities and packages.
• Modify, install, and prepare technical documentation for system software applications. Diagnose, isolate and de-bug software problems and performing problem resolution.
• Monitor systems capacity and performance, planning and executing disaster recovery procedures and providing Tier II technical support.
• Possesses a strong understanding of systems programming, graphical user interfaces and control languages.
• Ability to work independently or as a part of a team under general supervision and be able to mentor and coach junior technical staff in Legacy applications and software products for the Student Services Applications

Responsibilities:

• Reporting maintaining and modifying different student formats to the DOE, as legislation mandates (FTE funding, Teacher allocations for World Languages Programs)
• Reporting and maintaining data to be reported to the DOE pertaining to Class Size, FTE funding, and Teacher allocations for World Languages Programs.
• Reporting, maintaining and modifying data for ESE and ESOL allocations for the District.
• Reporting, maintaining, and modifying data for Virtual Schools calculations and DOE reporting

Qualifications:

• Associate degree or higher in computer science, Information Systems, or another related field. Have more than 10 years' experience working on mainframe legacy systems.
• Applicant is required to have knowledge of FLDOE K-12 FTE processes and data.
• Programming languages required are COBOL, EZTrieve, CICS, BMC Control products, CLIST and Natural, OS-JCT, TSO and IBM Utility software.
• Experience in working with the Department of Education in modifying existing systems for legislative mandates related to FTE, ELL, ESE and all other state reporting formats.