Cobol Developer

About the role

As a Micro Focus COBOL Developer you will design, maintain, and enhance enterprise applications built on COBOL systems that support critical business operations. In this role, the developer analyzes legacy code, implements new features, resolves defects, and ensures system performance and reliability across mainframe or distributed environments. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate modern technologies, support system migrations or upgrades, and maintain high standards for code quality, documentation, and data integrity while supporting large-scale transactional systems often used in industries such as government services, healthcare, and finance.

Responsibilities

• Analysis, design, programming, implementation, maintenance, and enhancement of system that supports Point-of-Sale and Batch processes using Microfocus Cobol, CICS, Oracle and JCL.
• Analyze RFP documentation, meet with appropriate team members or clients, analyze software factors, assist with proposal work, and complete design documentation and estimates that meet the business requirements.
• Accurately and completely develop and unit test software solutions to meet client requirements.
• Develop testing recommendations for more in-depth testing for modifications.
• Provide on-call support on need basis.
• Resolve any issues that present themselves in a timely manner to prevent system outages.
• Investigate, resolve and document assigned issues and propose / implement solutions.
• Assist in discussions with clients and/or in the explanations of the issues, and recommended solutions.
• Assist in preparation of functional specifications for application systems, presentation of system requirements and designs to client personnel.
• Develop status reports of development activities weekly, to appropriate management.
• Assist with update of report documentation and system exhibits.

Requirements

• Demonstrate 7 years working on Microfocus Cobol, CICS, JCL, and Oracle in Linux environment
• Demonstrate strong expertise in Microfocus Cobol, Oracle 10g or 11g, CICS, JCL
• Build applications using web services (SOAP/REST) and microservices architecture
• Solve complex technical problems and learn new technologies quickly
• Able to code complex SQL statements
• Holds hands on exposure working on Microfocus Net Express (IDE) Red Hat Linux OS
• Experience developing or supporting a Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) system
• Mainframe Knowledge
• Demonstrate at least 3 years of U.S.-based experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Apply experience with IBM COBOL, ACUCOBOL, COBOL
• Demonstrate familiarity with Any ANSI Database
• Utilize SQL exposure on any database
• Experience developing or supporting an MMIS