Sr. Programmer Analyst -COBOL
Santa Clarita, CA

We welcome your interest in joining Holland America Group - a division of Carnival Corporation. Holland America Group includes Holland America Line and Seabourn (both headquartered in Seattle, Washington), Princess Cruise Lines (headquartered in Santa Clarita, California), and P&O Australia (headquartered in Sydney). Holland America Group operates a combined total of 41 cruise ships with 36,000 employees worldwide. This position will be located in our Santa Clarita office.

Our Culture... Stronger Together:
Our highest responsibility, and therefore our top priorities, are always compliance; environmental protection; and the health, safety, and well-being of our guests, the people in places we visit, and our Carnival family, both shoreside, and shipboard. Please visit our site to learn more about our Culture Essentials, Corporate Vision Statement and our Core Values at:
https://www.hollandamerica.com/en_US/our-company/mission-values.html

Responsibilities

Holland America Group is currently searching for a highly motivated Sr. Programmer Analyst - COBOL who will provide support to enhance an in-house developed reservation system and any related supporting systems.

*Develop and analyze business and functional requirements and technical design documents.
*Design, develop, implement and document new and existing systems.
*Structure general design requirements into an application system; defining information flow, program functions and data requirements.
*Define test criteria, prepare and compile test cases, analyze results and validate systems.
*Verifies accuracy of analysis results by using current, valid, and reliable data.
*Interpret unstructured code and adhere to coding standards.
*Perform regression, unit and system testing.
*Respond in a timely manner to production support issues and adhere to policies and procedures.
*Assist with project planning and reporting.

Requirements

*Bachelor's degree in MIS, Computer Science or equivalent combination of academic and practical experience.
*Minimum of five years of software/application programming, coding or development experience.
*Proficiency using CICS, IBM COBOL, JCL and Debugging software.
*Work independently in a fast paced team environment under supervision of a Project Leader on the Reservations team.
*Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
*Ability to analyze and solve problems in a complex environment.
*Must be flexible and able to work in on multiple projects at the same time and able to estimate time required to complete tasks and meet deadlines.
*Ability to work after hours, including weekends/holidays to meet project or implementation schedules.
*Ability to provide on-call support as needed after hours.

Preferences
*DB2 experience.
*Working knowledge of system development life cycle methodologies.

Benefits
*Cruise and Travel Privileges for you and your family
*Health Benefits
*401(k)
*Employee Stock Purchase Plan
*Training & Professional Development
*Rewards & Incentives

Next Steps...

Next Steps... Apply today and set sail on an exciting new career course! Our goal is to be the number one cruise and cruise-tour provider. To make that happen, we need qualified, top-notch team members. If you're looking to get your talent noticed, apply today! Our application process is quick and easy: Apply online at http://princess.com/careers. Enter the job title into the keyword search to access the job. If you are already on the Princess Cruises website be sure to create a profile and then apply directly to your specific job.

Princess Cruises is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the strength of a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Princess Cruises will provide reasonable accommodations with the application process, upon your request, as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please contact employeerelations@hagroup.com.

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