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# Senior Mainframe Developer (COBOL / Natural / JCL / DB2)

- **Company:** DatamanUSA, LLC
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $135,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Unit Testing, Microsoft Azure, Batch Processing, Customer Information Control System (CICS), COBOL (Programming Language), IBM DB2, Job Control Language (JCL), JSON, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Mainframes, OpenID, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Software Engineering, System Testing, Virtual Storage Access Methods, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Z/OS, Tso/ispf, Okta, Restful APIs
- **Published:** July 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=678ad6997c4e0a97

## About the Role

* 8+ years of COBOL development
 * 8+ years of Natural development
 * 8+ years of JCL
 * 8+ years of DB2
 * CICS
 * z/OS
 * TSO/ISPF
 * VSAM
 * IMS
 * Batch Processing
 * Legacy System Modernization
 * Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
 * Unit Testing & System Testing
 * Troubleshooting Production Issues

Preferred Skills

 * SOAP / REST APIs
 * XML / JSON
 * LDAP / SAML / OIDC
 * Azure / Entra ID
 * Okta
 * NASWA SIDES
 * Unemployment Insurance Systems
 * Government / Public Sector Experience

## Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Mainframe Developer (COBOL / Natural / JCL / DB2) for a long-term public sector project. The ideal candidate will have strong experience developing and supporting enterprise mainframe applications using COBOL, Natural, JCL, DB2, and CICS.


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