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8/11 Cobol Developer 85

Atlanta, GA · Remote

$51.50 - $69.50/hr

This job is remote. You may be required to come on-site for meetings in Clemson, SC Our direct ... Mainframe, mvs cobol, jcl, idms/network, ca-ads, change man * Soft skills required: effective ...

Mastech Digital

Mainframe Developer

Merrimack, NH · Remote

$65/hr

Merrimack, New Hampshire (Hybrid-2 weeks onsite per month/ alternate weeks, rest remote) Salary: Up to $125,000/Annually or $65.00/Hourly Role: Mainframe Developer Primary Skills: Mainframe, COBOL ...

IT America Inc

IBM Mainframe Administrator

Madison, WI · Remote

Remote (Needs to travel to client site when required with your own expenses) Duration: Long term ... DB2, IMS, VSAM, MQ Series, COBOL, JCL Monitoring & Performance: IBM OMEGAMON, MainView, Splunk, CA ...

Sunrise Systems, Inc.

Developer - Mainframe Analyst

$50.25 - $64.50/hr

... programs written in COBOL/CICS/DB2. • Experience with IBM OS/JCL (MVS) and IBM/DB2. • ... Preferred : • Experience in conversions for IDMS/DC to CICS • Experience in conversions for ...

Apex Informatics

Software Engineer (Java, Mainframe)

$53 - $72.75/hr

Role:-Software Engineer (Java, Mainframe) Location:-Pittsburgh, PA (Remote) Duration:-Long term ... skills of mainframe Cobol, Distributed Java Flex Skills/Nice to Have: • Endevor Years of ...

IT America Inc

IBM Mainframe Administrator

Dallas, TX · Remote

Remote (Needs to travel to client site when required with your own expenses) Duration : Long term ... Troubleshoot CICS, DB2, MQ Series, and COBOL application performance issues related to migration ...

Conduent, Inc.

Senior Mainframe Programmer Analyst

TX · Remote

$96K - $125K/yr

Basic Qualifications for Consideration: * 5+ years Cobol application development experience ... Remote work: Enjoy the convenience of working from home and maximize your time by unplugging at the ...

S2Tech

Mainframe Developer (Remote)

Chesterfield, MO · On-site +1

$48.50 - $62.25/hr

COBOL Development : Design, code, test, and maintain COBOL programs for mainframe applications * Mainframe Systems : Work with mainframe systems and associated technologies to ensure optimal ...

SolGenie

Senior Mainframe Analyst / Developer

... Remote Domain: Mainframe / Legacy Systems Modernization * 10+ years of Mainframe experience with strong hands-on expertise in reverse engineering undocumented legacy systems, including complex COBOL ...

New

Corinth

COBOL Programmer

Leesburg, VA · Remote

$86K - $97K/yr

Remote Employment Type: Full-Time, Exempt Salary Range: $86,000 - $97,000 Citizenship Requirement ... Familiarity with mainframe utilities and applications such as File Master, Test-rite, and SAR.

New

SOSi

Systems Engineer III

Indianapolis, IN · On-site +1

COBOL * IDMS * Enterprise financial systems * ERP or payroll applications Additional Information ... Remote or Hybrid work model * Core hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 0600 - 1700. * May ...

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Remote Mainframe COBOL IDMS jobs involve working with legacy mainframe systems, specifically using the COBOL programming language and IDMS database management system, from a remote location. Professionals in these roles maintain, develop, and troubleshoot applications running on mainframes, often for large organizations in sectors like banking, insurance, or government. They are responsible for coding, testing, and debugging COBOL programs, managing IDMS database structures, and ensuring system reliability. These roles require strong technical skills, experience with mainframe tools, and the ability to work independently while collaborating with distributed teams.

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8/11 Cobol Developer 85

Focused HR Solutions

Atlanta, GA • Remote

$51.50 - $69.50/hr

Full-time

Re-posted 16 days ago

Job description

This job is remote. You may be required to come on-site for meetings in Clemson, SC Our direct client has an opening for a Cobol developer  11315-1. This position is up to  12 months with the option of extension and is located in Clemson, sc. W2 only no 1099’s or subcontracting allowed for this client. 
  
Please send your rate and resume 
 
Job description (Scope of the project):
This project includes backfill on production systems, potentially working on smaller short-term projects and includes working with customers, development staff, operational staff and QA staff.
 
Daily duties/responsibilities:
  • Work collaboratively with the Medicaid services mmis and meds teams to make coding changes to cobol and ads programs using an idms network database or idms relational database, technical and design specifications. Debug, unit test, and integration test coding changes. Support quality assurance staff during qa, user acceptance, and external testing by making needed coding changes. Communicate effectively in both written and spoken communication. Work collaboratively with Clemson staff and other contracted staff.

Required skills (rank in order of importance):
  • Mainframe, mvs cobol, jcl, idms/network, ca-ads, change man
  • Soft skills required: effective communication skills (written and oral), adaptability, flexibility, self-motivation, problem-solving, analytical thinking, time management, ability to work effectively in a stressful environment
 
Preferred skills (rank in order of importance):
  • Sas, file-aid.
 
Required education:
  • High school diploma and 10 years’ experience in computer system development and modification.
 
Required certifications:
  • Idms - network - yes 1 advanced currently using 6 + years.
  • (cobol; jcl, etc.) - reading, interpreting, and documenting current processes and requirements yes 1 expert currently using 6 + years.
  • Ca-ads - yes 2 advanced within 6 months 4 - 6 years.
  • Sas - yes 4 intermediate within 2 years 2 - 4 years.
  • Serena changeman - yes 4 intermediate within 2 years 2 - 4 years.
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Focused HR Solutions is a Certified Women Business Enterprise by WBENC. FHR is a full service staffing firm that assists clients nationwide with supplemental staff for their information technology departments on a contract, contract to hire, and direct hire basis. Our team has extensive experience providing full service staffing needs to small, medium and large clients. Focused HR Solutions provides services to technology-driven clients that include many of the most prominent firms in the United States. Our client base includes State and Local Governments, Software Vendors, top Fortune 500 Companies, as well as companies in the automotive, retail, financial, health care, and telecommunication industries. At Focused HR Solutions, we utilize technology to market our candidate’s skills and fulfill our client’s job assignments guaranteed.

Industry

Recruiting and staffing services

Company size

11 - 50 Employees

Headquarters location

Scottsdale, AZ, US

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