Position: Cobol Developer + Platform Administrator
Location: Greater Des Moines Area - 4 days onsite, 1 day remote
Salary: $100,000 - 120,000 base + exceptional benefits
*** For immediate and confidential consideration, please send a message to MEREDITH CARLE on LinkedIn or send an email to me with your resume. My email can be found on my LinkedIn page. ***
COBOL Developer + Platform Administrator
Hybrid (Central Time) or Fully Remote โ U.S.
Why this role
This is a rare opportunity to work on a businessโcritical Life & Health policy administration system that continues to be invested inโnot phased out. The platform runs on COBOL + JCL in an HPโ9000 / Unix environment and sits at the core of the business.
Youโll join a small, experienced team, gain real ownership, and learn a unique thirdโparty modernization platform through handsโon mentoring from a senior team member.
What Youโll Do
โข Develop and enhance COBOL applications supporting policy administration, billing, payments, eligibility, and selfโservice
โข Support and troubleshoot JCL batch processing and longโrunning jobs
โข Perform platform and batch administration in an HPโ9000 / Unix environment
โข Monitor, schedule, and resolve production issues
โข Spend ~75% in development and 25% in platform administration
What Weโre Looking For
โข Strong COBOL development experience
โข Working knowledge of JCL, batch jobs, and scheduling
โข Experience on Unix or Linux (HPโ3000 / HPโ9000 a plus)
โข Comfort supporting production systems and complex business logic
โข Transferable admin experience, such as:
โ Supporting legacy or emulated platforms
โ Job control, monitoring, or system support
โ Platform migrations or modernization efforts
Experience with the specific thirdโparty platform is not requiredโyouโll be trained onsite.
Why Youโll Like It
โข Highโvisibility, longโterm system with stability and momentum
โข Small team where your work directly matters
โข Minimal onโcall, balanced enhancement and maintenance work
โข Fast interview process and quick decisions
*** For immediate and confidential consideration, please send a message to MEREDITH CARLE on LinkedIn or send an email to me with your resume. My email can be found on my LinkedIn page. Also, you may contact me by office: 515-303-4654. Or one click apply on our Robert Half website. No third party inquiries please. Our client cannot provide sponsorship and cannot hire C2C. ***COBOL - All Versions, Mainframe Application, CA-7 software, HP9000 Unix