Software Developer III (Contractor)

Company Description Big challenges need bold thinkers. If you’re someone who sees problems as opportunities, you’ll thrive here. RESPEC is 100% employee-owned, which means we take ownership of every challenge. Here, your ideas drive real solutions. Since 1969, we’ve tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability. At RESPEC, you’ll work alongside clients to take on critical problems. Depending on your expertise, you might design infrastructure in remote locations, develop renewable energy solutions for global projects, or apply data-driven technology to improve mining and water systems. We bring deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters. If you're looking for a place where your contributions have real impact, you’ll fit right in. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Job Description RESPEC is seeking an experienced Software Developer III to support one of our Texas state agency clients on a critical legacy modernization initiative. This role will be embedded with the agency's Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) and will focus on migrating data and applications from a Natural/ADABAS environment to modern Oracle infrastructure, working as part of a collaborative Agile Scrum team. Responsibilities: Assess user requirements and [... source excerpt omitted ...] tives Estimate and size tasks for sprint development Write comprehensive technical and user documentation Present work and findings to business owners and project stakeholders Qualifications Required: 8+ years of experience as a software developer on application development projects (enhancements and ground-up) 8+ years coding with: Natural 8.3 & ADABAS 6.5 Attachmate EXTRA! Unix AIX 7.2 Cronus Espbatch Job Scheduler SCL (JCL) System Control Language Oracle 12c or 19c & SQL SVN or equivalent version control 8+ years supporting, patching, and upgrading Natural, ADABAS, and CONNX software 8+ years eliciting requirements from end users and forming epics/user stories 8+ ye [... source excerpt omitted ...] an Agile Scrum team as a software developer 3+ years using Microsoft Teams or similar collaboration tools 3+ years estimating and sizing tasks for sprint development Preferred Qualifications 4+ years writing user documentation 4+ years experience with NearStar print management and EntireX by SoftwareAG 4+ years working on Java applications Work Environment On-site, 5 days per week at client headquarters in Austin, TX Standard hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT Occasional evening, weekend, or holiday work may be required for production cutovers (pre-approved and compensated at the quoted hourly rate) All travel, parking, and living expenses are the responsibility o