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About us:

BDR Solutions, LLC, (BDR) supports the U.S. Federal Government in successfully achieving its mission and goals. Our service and solution delivery starts with understanding each client’s end-state, and then seamlessly integrating within each Agency’s organization to improve and enhance business and technical operations and deployments.

(Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply)

Role Overview:

BDR Solutions LLC is seeking a Senior COBOL/CICS/DB2 Developer to serve as a Key Personnel position on an IRS MFRA Branch task order. This individual will serve as the primary technical authority for mainframe COBOL and CICS development, providing Operations & Maintenance support for mission-critical IRS tax processing systems — including the Individual Master File (IMF) and Business Master File (BMF) — and implementing legislative changes mandated by Congress and Treasury (e.g., One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Trump Accounts, Inflation Reduction Act). The role requires deep, hands-on IBM mainframe expertise and the ability to work within IRS's structured lifecycle and toolchain environment (OneSDLC/ELC, Endevor, ServiceNow) from day one.

Responsibilities:

• Provide O&M support for MFRA Branch COBOL/CICS/DB2 applications — analyze, design, code, test, and deploy changes in accordance with IRS OneSDLC/ELC lifecycle requirements
• Triage and resolve P1/P2 ServiceNow production incidents on COBOL/CICS systems; perform root cause analysis and document corrective actions
• Implement Filing Season, Mid-Year, and Tax-Year legislative changes to IMF, BMF, and related MFRA applications within mandated delivery windows
• Perform iSAT testing and FIT readiness activities; support FIT defect resolution and post-deployment validation
• Analyze work requests; design and implement COBOL programming modifications to BMF entities and CICS programs using IBM Eclipse/RDz
• Execute Endevor transmittal processes for all production promotions; maintain all source code in IBM ELM Suite before any transmittal
• Apply expertise in CFOL command codes and Business Master File knowledge for research and impact analysis
• Develop and maintain OneSDLC/ELC technical artifacts (SDP, SDSR, STP, COH, PRP); contribute to monthly progress reports
• Transfer MFRA system knowledge to IRS staff through documentation, coaching, and team knowledge repositories
• Participate in daily Agile standups, sprint planning, Change Control Board (CCB) sessions, and technical review meetings
• Prepare and deliver technical briefings on complex mainframe issues to IRS management and non-technical stakeholders

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years IBM COBOL development — COBOL syntax, structured programming, copybooks, VSAM, panels, skeleton PROCS
• 8+ years CICS (Customer Information Control System) — transaction programming, BMS maps, CICS command-level programming
• 8+ years DB2 — schema design, SQL, PL/SQL, stored procedures, performance tuning on mainframe DB2
• IBM Mainframe environment — JCL, AEV JCL, IBM File Manager, IBM Debugger, IBM Eclipse/RDz
• IRS/Federal tax system knowledge — Business Master File (BMF), Individual Master File (IMF), CFOL command codes strongly preferred
• PECP (Production Environment Control Process) Guidelines and Endevor transmittal process
• ServiceNow — ticket management, P1/P2 incident triage and escalation
• IBM ELM Suite (DOORS Next, Jira, IBM Engineering Test Management)
• Agile/Scrum methodology — sprint participation, backlog grooming, sprint reviews
• OneSDLC/ELC lifecycle compliance and artifact production
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in a high-availability production environment

Tools and Platforms:

• IBM COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL, AEV JCL
• IBM File Manager, IBM Debugger, IBM Eclipse/RDz
• Endevor (source code management and transmittal)
• IBM ELM Suite — DOORS Next, IBM ETM, Jira
• ServiceNow (incident and change management)
• IBM Suite (mainframe toolchain)
• PL/SQL

Clearance Required:

• Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) — ACTIVE

Nice to Have Qualifications:

• Direct IRS or Treasury tax processing system experience (MFRA, BMF, IMF, RICS, WHCS, EMFOL, or similar)
• Familiarity with RHEL 8.0 and Linux shell scripting for hybrid mainframe-Java environments
• Experience with Assembly Language Coding (ALC) — cross-training with ALC developer
• Experience with AD IMS (Automated Development Integrated Management System)
• Agile certifications (CSM, SAFe) or IRS OneSDLC practitioner background

In addition, U.S Citizenship is required. Select applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be able to obtain a government-granted security clearance. Individuals may also be subject to a background investigation including, but not limited to criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness.

This position is contingent upon contract award. Employment is not guaranteed and will proceed only if the associated contract is awarded and funded.

BDR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or genetic information.