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Senior COBOL Mainframe Developer

Dia Software Solutions
Austin, TX Contractor
POSTED ON 7/14/2026 CLOSED ON 7/17/2026

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Greetings from DIA SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LLC!

We reaching out about an exciting Direct client opportunity with one of our clients. Please review the requirements and let me know if you are interested in this position?

Direct client Req:: Need Senior COBOL Mainframe Developer ,Hybrid, TX

PLEASE SEND THE RESUMES TO SKUMAR AT DIASOFTWARESOLUTIONS DOT COM !

Job Description:

  • Perform advanced automated systems development work as a member of the project team to implement the four standardized NASWA SIDES exchanges: Additional Fact-Finding, Determinations, Monetary Charges, and Benefit Charges. Responsible for activities during all phases of the system development life cycle including external customer service, analyzing and documenting requirements, coding, testing as well as resolving software, data, hardware and reporting problems and troubleshooting system issues for internal and external clients. Develops and tests COBOL, Natural and JCL Applications to meet design specifications. Documents current processes, creates and reviews project specification modifications, and creates test cases for testing the new and modified programs. Analyze, document, design, and develop logical, structured programs and systems appropriate to customer needs that may be maintained by others. Test applications in accordance with agency standards. Ensure adherence to programming documentation and procedural standards, and management goals and objectives. Perform other duties as assigned to support the NASWA SIDES initiatives. Integrate the incoming and outgoing NASWA SIDES exchange data streams into the existing core legacy processing architecture. This initiative requires comprehensive systems analysis and modification of current runtime routines, user interface screens, database tables, and batch processing jobs. Because data formats, triggers, and validation rules vary across functional areas, a separate, dedicated analysis phase must be executed independently for each of the four SIDES Exchanges (Additional Fact-Finding, Determinations, Monetary Charges, and Benefit Charges). Perform other duties as assigned.

SKILLS MATRIX

Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will not be considered for this opportunity.

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8

Advanced proficiency in writing, testing, and debugging COBOL, Natural, and JCL applications within a large-scale mainframe environment.

8

Hands-on experience analyzing, modifying, and optimizing DB2 tables, schemas, and relational databases to integrate new data structures into existing systems.

8

Knowledge of scripting and batch processing in legacy and current technology to modify online user screens (CICS/Map environments), runtime routines, and complex background batch processing jobs.

8

Knowledge of Web API Development, including SOAP, REST, XML, and JSON, REST, with specific experience mapping and parsing external web-service data streams into legacy mainframe backend processing.

8

Experience implementing secure user authentication and authorization protocols using enterprise frameworks such as LDAP, SAML, or OIDC.

8

Experienced in analyzing existing legacy routines and batch processing workflows to integrate new functional elements and modify underlying DB2 database tables.

8

Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) principles, practices and techniques of application programming and software design

8

Ability to accurately test software applications using a data driven development approach

8

Skill in solving problems; in scheduling, testing, installing, and implementing programs; and in troubleshooting computer software systems

8

Expertise in analyzing undocumented or highly customized legacy code routines to perform precise gap analysis and impact mapping.

Preferred Qualifications:

Years

Skills/Experience

Vendor Comment (as

applicable)

2

Prior experience specifically implementing or maintaining NASWA SIDES (State Information Data Exchange System) exchanges and technical specifications.

3

Strong functional knowledge of UI program workflows, specifically involving Additional Fact-Finding (ADF), Determinations and Decisions (DD), Monetary/Potential Charges (MPC), and Benefit Charges (BC).

2

SDLC tools Visio, ALM Octane

3

Experience handling and securing sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (PII) within a state or federal agency framework.

3

Experience with automating identity management services to include user authentication and authorization using an authentication framework, using Azure, Okta, LDAP, Entra

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DIA SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that supports workplace diversity. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. All Dia soft staff must be able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the United States. DIA SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS is an E-Verify employer

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