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Mainframe Developer

SmartIMS Inc.Lincoln, NE🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 19, 2026

Why this role stands out

Advance your technical career with SmartIMS Inc. by taking on a pivotal role that offers significant professional growth and the opportunity to make a tangible impact on critical legacy systems. This position is perfect for a skilled developer who thrives in collaborative team environments and is eager to apply their expertise in COBOL and CICS to complex, high-stakes projects. Submit your application today to join a dedicated team and elevate your expertise in mainframe architecture.

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Work modeOn Site
LocationLincoln, NE, United States
Posted5 days ago
SQLScrumC#COBOLASP.NETSQL ServerAgileVisual Studio

Job description

Mainframe Developer

1500 Nebraska Parkway   Lincoln,  Nebraska 68502 - Onsite

Duration: 10/19/2026 - 10/31/2027

Requirements:

*  Qualified applicants will have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or hold a Technical Degree in Computer Science (or equivalent combination of education and minimum 5+ years development experience).

*  Explore and gain a thorough understanding of the business.

*  Troubleshoot problems and provide support on existing products and services.

*  Work as part of a software development team in the implementation of projects.

*  Perform daily tasks of analysis, programming and testing as needed.

*  Assist with; capturing business requirements, design, system architecture and development.

*  Maintain legacy applications (minor new development) in Micro Focus Cobol, Cobol and CICS that interact with the Department's Information Systems.

*  Must have most recent experience within the last year coding programs in COBOL.

*  Experience with SQL utilizing DB2 accessing by programs, writing queries in QMF and creating tables is required.

*  Experience with JCL and job scheduling is required.

*  Experience in software development utilizing Agile with SCRUM is desired but not required.

*  Perform front-end, middle-tier and back-end development.

*  Skilled in troubleshooting and weighing relative costs and benefits of potential actions.

*  Extremely detailed oriented and able to follow Department standards, methodologies, principles and processes.

*  Strong verbal and written communication skills.

*  Regular and reliable attendance is required.

Experience with:
*  Cobol and CICS.  (candidates MUST be able to develop in COBOL AND CICS - no exceptions)
*  Job Control Language (JCL) and job scheduling.
*  IBM mainframe (z/OS).
*  TSO
*  All aspects of the software development lifecycle and workflow.
*  Visual Studio for source control.
*  SQL (Structured Query Language).
*  DB2
*  QMF
*  XPEDITER
Preferences:
*  Experience developing in MicroFocus Cobol using App Master Builder and Native COBOL will be given high preference.
*  Experience with application development in highway inventory systems.
*  Experience with SQL Server 2012 and higher.
*  Experience with designing and building secure ASP.NET applications would give candidate ability to program in C# as well as COBOL.
*  Experience with Web/Windows Services.
*  Experience with SSRS reports.
*  Experience with Agile development methodology of 2+ years.
*  Experience with Mainframe Migration (re-hosting or re-platform).

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