Cobol Developer + Platform Administrator

COBOL Developer + Platform Administrator Hybrid (Central Time) or Fully Remote - U.S. Why this role This is a rare opportunity to work on a business-critical Life & Health policy administration system that continues to be invested in-not phased out. The platform runs on COBOL + JCL in an HP-9000 / Unix environment and sits at the core of the business. You'll join a small, experienced team, gain real ownership, and learn a unique third-party modernization platform through hands-on mentoring from a senior team member.

What You'll Do Develop and enhance COBOL applications supporting policy administration, billing, payments, eligibility, and self-service Support and troubleshoot JCL batch processing and long-running jobs Perform platform and batch administration in an HP-9000 / Unix environment Monitor, schedule, and resolve production issues Spend ~75% in development and 25% in platform administration

What We're Looking For Strong COBOL development experience Working knowledge of JCL, batch jobs, and scheduling Experience on Unix or Linux (HP-3000 / HP-9000 a plus) Comfort supporting production systems and complex business logic Transferable admin experience, such as: Supporting legacy or emulated platforms Job control, monitoring, or system support Platform migrations or modernization efforts Experience with the specific third-party platform is not required-you'll be trained onsite.

Why You'll Like It High-visibility, long-term system with stability and momentum Small team where your work directly matters Minimal on-call, balanced enhancement and maintenance work Fast interview process and quick decisions

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