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Programmer - Consultant - Senior COBOL Developer

Datasoft Technologies, Inc.Blythewood, SC🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 6, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This long-term contract role offers you the chance to significantly impact a vital system supporting South Carolina's drivers and vehicles, with opportunities for continuous learning and skill development. You'll thrive here if you are a seasoned COBOL developer eager to contribute to critical applications and collaborate within a professional environment. Apply today to bring your expertise to this impactful project!

Quick Overview

Seniority

Mid Senior

Work mode

On Site

Location

Blythewood, SC, United States

Posted

2 days ago

OracleSQLC#COBOL.NETLESSPhoenix

Job Description

Programmer - Consultant - Senior COBOL Developer
Hybrid: Blythewood, SC
About the Job

Duration: Long term Contract Position
Location: Hybrid: Blythewood, SC
Pay rate: Hourly
Job ID: 13915

Overview:
Scope of the project:
This assignment is for maintenance, support, and development of the core business systems
supporting South Carolina’s drivers and vehicles. This system supports legislative and federal
requirements for traffic violation processing for South Carolina. This system is a Client-Server system
utilizing COBOL as the back end and .NET as the human interface. The position is withing the COBOL development team as the Senior Programmer / Team Lead. This position reports to the COBOL development manager and will directly support the core business system known as Phoenix.
This position will require CJIS information security certification which will sponsor.
Candidate must be able to work independently. Excellent communications skills are required.
Daily duties / responsibilities:

Analyze the Phoenix core business system and assigned tickets for development and/or system modification.
Take the lead in analyzing and proposing solutions to assigned tickets and projects
Partner with business units to develop business specifications, translate those business specifications into technical specifications, and obtain business sign-off of specifications.
Code, test, promote, and interact with impacted users ensuring that solution meets requirements as documented in the specifications.
Production support for the Phoenix system
Provide daily and weekly status to the development manager and business analyst(s)

Required Skills:

6+ Years of Experience with Visual and/or Micro Focus COBOL
Working knowledge of Visual COBOL V9
10+ Years of Experience developing and maintaining complex, mission critical applications in a
Windows based Client Server environment.
5+ Years of Experience Leading a technical software development team in planning and
deployment of software systems.
10+ Years of Experience coding and testing complex COBOL based business systems in an Oracle
SQL database and Windows based client-server environment.
5+ Years Experience providing Level 3 (L3) production support
5+ Years Experience functioning as the primary contact with business units to develop and review
business and technical specifications and ensure delivery of specified functionality.
10+ Years of experience with computer system analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and
implementation techniques and practices for developing new systems or modifying existing
systems.

Preferred Skills:

Oracle 19+ SQL
Familiarity with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET / C# development environment
Experience working in a Governmental environment

Preferred Certifications:

Visual COBOL technical certifications

Additional Skills:

Experience mentoring and guiding less experiences technical colleagues
Proven proficiency communicating effectively with users, vendors, staff members and
management both orally and in writing.
Ability to plan, define, lead, direct, instruct, and review project work and personnel.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree In Computer Science or a closely related discipline with 10 Years of Experience.

Work Mode:

Hybrid. Strong preference for fully onsite presence for the training period. After training, a schedule of two days remote per week at maximum can be discussed with the resource and hiring manager.

Candidate Location:

Candidates must be CURRENT Residents of SC, NC, or GA.

About our Company
DataSoft Technologies is a highly recognized provider of professional IT Consulting services in the US. Founded in 1994, DataSoft Technologies, Inc. provides staff augmentation services for Information Technology and Automotive Services. Our team member benefits include: