Senior Developer - COBOL & RPG

Publicis Sapient; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior COBOL & RPG Developer to join their mainframe modernization team. This pivotal role involves collaborating with cloud-native development teams to migrate legacy systems to modern platforms. You will leverage your expertise in COBOL, RPG, and JCL to guide engineers in replatforming complex business logic and batch processes. The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of legacy and modern technology stacks, contributing to innovative solutions that drive digital transformation. Join a dynamic team where your skills will make a significant impact in reshaping the future of technology.

Benefits

Flexible vacation policy

16 paid holidays

Generous parental leave

Corporate gift matching program

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in COBOL, RPG, and JCL required.
• Experience in hybrid teams for legacy and cloud modernization.

Responsibilities

• Liaison role supporting cloud-native development teams.
• Help cloud engineers interpret and replatform business logic.

Skills

COBOL

RPG

JCL

API integration

Cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Microservices

Event-driven architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

We are looking for a Senior COBOL & RPG Developer to join our mainframe modernization team, with a focus on supporting cloud-native development teams during the migration of legacy systems to modern platforms. You will play a critical liaison role, bringing deep expertise in COBOL, RPG, JCL, and related mainframe technologies to help cloud engineers interpret, understand, and replatform complex business logic and batch processes.

This is a highly collaborative role, ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of legacy and modern technology stacks.

Qualifications

• Exposure to cloud environments (e.g., Azure, AWS, or GCP) and modern technologies like microservices, APIs, or event-driven architectures.
• Experience in hybrid teams involving legacy and cloud modernization.
• Familiarity with API integration, batch-to-stream conversion, or legacy wrapper patterns.
• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Additional Information

Benefits of Working Here

• Flexible vacation policy; time is not limited, allocated, or accrued
• 16 paid holidays throughout the year
• Generous parental leave and new parent transition program
• Corporate gift matching program

Pay Range: $130,000 - $180,000

The range shown represents a grouping of relevant ranges currently in use at Publicis Sapient. Actual range for this position may differ, depending on location and specific skillset required for the work itself.

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Company Description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

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