COBOL developer/programmer

BCforward is currently seeking a highly COBOL developer/programmer

Position Title: COBOL developer/programmer

Location: Sacramento, CA (Hybrid)

Anticipated Start Date: 03/02/2026

Please note this is the target date and it is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 3+ months strong possibility of extension

Pay: $50 - $60 per hour

Job Type: [FULL TIME (>%3D40 HRS WEEKLY), [CONTRACT], [Onsite]

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Role summary:

Your role in our mission:

• Apply your skills to support us as we help clients deliver better health and human services outcomes.
• Support of COBOL mainframe environment
• Design, document, and coordinate desired changes to legacy modules.
• Develop, install and evaluate application software on the mainframe.
• Involved in delivering technical architecture solution elements.
• Support coordination between application architects and developers to make sure design requirements are accurate and deliver the desired ROI for clients.
• Ability to work in a project team to define and develop project requirements, deliverables, functional specifications and detailed application solution designs for clients.
• Analyze and estimate feasibility and compatibility with other programs and projects.
• Provide quality control for project deliverables.
• Defines designs and develops highly complex systems requirements. Evaluates, test, debugs and implements applications programs in support of client needs.
• Assesses architecture and current hardware limitations, defines and designs highly complex system specifications, input/output process and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility.
• Plans, conducts and technically directs the analysis and resolution of business problems to be solved with automated systems. Designs, installs and/or modifies operating systems, utility software and/or database to meet business unit/client's needs. Analyzes, designs, acquires and implements projects for LAN and/or WAN systems.
• Designs, develops, troubleshoots and analyzes complex software programs that operate successfully with hardware systems.
• Performs cost analysis of vendor supplied products for cost and efficiency. Customizes highly complex purchased applications.
• Reviews literature, patents and current practices to support business requirements and/or new industry technology. Prepares reports and/or recommendations regarding new technology for appropriate personnel.
• Provides complex technical consultation on current and proposed systems to other organizations and clients.
• Provides leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel.

What we're looking for

• 10+ years of applications development and programming with 3+ years of programming and on-call support experience coding in a COBOL/MVS/JCL/IBM mainframe environment

  Other experiences:

• Minimum of 1 year of experience exposing CICS and COBOL programs as web services via CICS Transaction Server (CTS)
• Hands-on experience with CICS, TSO, Changeman, SQL, DB2, Abend-AID, MainView, and Xpediter (CICS)
• Familiarity with Easytrieve and File-AID
• Project responsibilities for analyzing operational methods and developing computer programs to meet desired results.
• All phases of the Software Development Lifecycle.
• Principles and techniques of design, analysis, computer programming, testing, debugging, implementation, and documentation.
• Healthcare IT experience with healthcare claims, payer, Medicaid or Medicare systems is highly preferred.

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

About BCforward:
Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.
BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.
BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.
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Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 250177 when responding to this ad.