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# COBOL Developer

- **Company:** Hereford Insurance Company
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $62,400.0 - $93,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Db2400, IBM System I, Batch Processing, COBOL (Programming Language), Databases, Software Debugging, Embedded SQL, File Transfer, Reverse Engineering, Data Streaming, System Testing, Systems Integration, Terminal Emulators, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Control Language, Integration Tests, Codebase, Tools for Reporting, Legacy Systems
- **Published:** September 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e2bd17ec258ef505

## About the Role

* Experience: Minimum of 5-8+ years of hands-on development experience on the IBM i (AS/400) platform.
 * Domain Knowledge: Prior experience working within the Insurance or Financial sectors, specifically handling Workers' Compensation, policy, or claims data.
 * Compliance Exposure: Direct familiarity with statistical reporting bureaus (such as NYCRIB, NCCI, or state rating boards) is highly preferred.
 * Problem Solving: Proven track record of independently decoding, reverse-engineering, and repairing undocumented legacy systems.

## Description

* Enhance NYCRIB Reports: Modify existing COBOL/400 applications to incorporate updated data fields, calculations, and submission criteria required for NYCRIB compliance.
 * Maintain Codebase: Analyze, debug, and optimize legacy COBOL (CBLLE/SQLCBLLE) and Control Language (CL/CLLE) programs.
 * Manage DB2/400 Databases: Maintain data structures, write complex embedded SQL queries, and manage physical/logical files to support reporting modules.
 * Support Batch Processing: Troubleshoot, optimize, and execute high-volume overnight batch jobs, managing print spool files and transmission queues.
 * Execute Comprehensive Testing: Create robust unit and integration test plans to validate financial metrics and prevent data discrepancies in state submissions
 * Document Specifications: Maintain rigorous functional and technical documentation detailing system logic, data flows, and NYCRIB compliance updates.

Required Technical Skills

 * Languages: Strong proficiency in COBOL/400, ILE COBOL, and CL/CLLE.
 * Database: Deep knowledge of DB2/400, embedded SQL, physical files (PF), and logical files (LF).
 * Platform Utilities: Expert use of PDM, SEU, SDA, RDi (Rational Developer for i), and native interactive debugging tools.
 * Integrations: Experience handling file transfers (FTP/SFTP) and terminal emulation configurations.


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