Senior COBOL Developer

eStaffLLC; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

eStaffLLC is seeking a Senior COBOL Developer for a hybrid assignment in Austin, Texas. The role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining COBOL mainframe applications while guiding technical directions and architectures. Three on-site days per week are required, with most work conducted independently and with minimal supervision.

The position supports mainframe modernization efforts, leveraging COBOL or Java, and is a W-2 engagement with no sponsorship or C2C options available.

Qualifications

• 6 to 8 years of experience assessing business requirements, designing technology solutions and architectures.
• Required skills: COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, and Microsoft Teams.
• Preferred skills: REXX, XPEDITER, SVN, and SQR (Hyperion).
• Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Collaborative, team-oriented approach.
• Knowledge of mainstream technologies and architecture, including open standards, databases, and integration technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain COBOL applications on the mainframe.
• Assess business requirements and design technical solutions and architectures.
• Provide technical guidance to team members, including training materials and presentations.
• Anticipate and resolve technical, operational, and process issues in a timely manner.

Skills

COBOL

JCL

DB2

CICS

Microsoft Teams

REXX

XPEDITER

SVN

SQR

Tools

Java

Job description

Salary: $82,000 - 122,000 per year

Requirements

• 6 to 8 years of experience assessing business requirements, designing technology solutions and architectures, and providing technical direction to teams
• Required skills: COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, and Microsoft Teams
• Preferred skills: REXX, XPEDITER, SVN, and SQR (Hyperion)
• Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Collaborative, team-oriented approach
• Knowledge of mainstream technologies and architecture, including open standards, databases, and integration technologies

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain COBOL applications on the mainframe
• Assess business requirements and design technical solutions and architectures
• Provide technical guidance to team members, including training materials and presentations
• Anticipate and resolve technical, operational, and process issues in a timely manner

Technologies

• CICS
• COBOL
• JCL
• Java
• SVN

More

We are seeking a Senior COBOL Developer for a hybrid assignment with our client in Austin, Texas, requiring three days per week on site. The role supports mainframe modernization, with most existing applications written in COBOL or Java, and involves complex software development with considerable independence and minimal supervision. This is a W-2 engagement; sponsorship and C2C arrangements are not available.

last updated 41 week of 2026