Job Title : Application Development Analysts
Location : Hybrid (Tallahassee, FL)
Job Type : Contract
Referral Fee :
Employment Eligibility : Gravity cannot transfer nor sponsor a work visa for this position. Applicants must be eligible to work in the . for any employer directly
Duties and Responsibilities
- Analyze current Focus programs and WebFocus reports and document the specifications for these programs and reports.
- Work with management to develop an overall remediation strategy for all Focus programs and reports.
- Analyze existing reports and work with business users to determine how these reports can be improved based on current business needs.
- Read and document WebFocus and Mainframe Focus queries and convert them to T-SQL queries.
- Work with database administrators from the Office of Information Technology to create database views and stored procedures that will facilitate the remediation of WebFocus reports.
- Update Focus programs to encapsulate chart of account changes mandated by Florida PALM.
- Update WebFocus Reports to encapsulate chart of account changes mandated by Florida PALM.
- Convert Focus mainframe programs using mainframe flat files as a data source to use database tables instead.
- Analyze financial data and make recommendations to improve the data model of financial systems.
- Provide administration of the WebFocus environment for the dedicated PALM remediation environment.
- Perform knowledge transfer with technical staff of the office of the Comptroller.
Required Experience and Skills
Candidate MUST have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in Tibco Mainframe Focus or WebFocus. Experience with MS Power BI is preferred.Experience developing programs in mainframe FocusExperience developing processes and reports in WebFocusFamiliarity with IBM mainframe and Job Control Language (JCL)Strong SQL skills and experience with the IBM DB2 relational database management systemWell versed in data governance best practicesExperience creating reports presenting financial data such as general ledger data, purchasing data, or revenue dataAnalytical thinking for creating relevant data reports based on end user requirementsUnderstanding of how to implement solutions with multiple data sourcesKnowledge of modern reporting tools such as MS Power BI, IBM Cognos, and TableauKnowledge of the SCRUM FrameworkKnowledge of financial systems such as an ERPFamiliarity with data management concepts such as Data Warehousing, Operational Data Stores, Data Lakes, and Master Data Management