Mainframe Developer

Senior Mainframe Applications Developer (COBOL, DB2, Natural, CICS) Location: Austin, TX (100% Remote - Texas Only) Duration: Long-Term Contract Employment Type: W2 Candidates: Only Texas candidates with a valid Texas Driver's License Experience Required Minimum 12-15+ years of IT experience. 2-3+ years of experience with a State or Federal Workforce/Labor Department is highly preferred. Required Technical Skills Advanced experience developing, testing, and debugging COBOL, Natural, and JCL applications in large-scale IBM mainframe environments. Strong hands-on experience with DB2 database design, schema modifications, table optimization, and relational database integration. Experience with CICS/Map environments, online screen modifications, runtime routines, and complex batch processing. Strong experience developing and integrating SOAP, REST, XML, and JSON Web APIs with legacy mainframe applications. Experience implementing enterprise authentication and authorization using LDAP, SAML, OIDC, Azure AD/Entra ID, or Okta. Experience analyzing legacy applications, undocumented code, and batch workflows to implement enhancements. Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies. Experience performing data-driven testing, debugging, troubleshooting, deployment, and production support. Expertise performing gap analysis and impact analysis on highly customized legacy systems. Experience handling and protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) within government environments. Experience with Visio and ALM Octane. Highly Preferred Experience implementing or supporting NASWA SIDES (State Information Data Exchange System) integrations. Strong functional knowledge of: Additional Fact-Finding (ADF) Determinations & Decisions (DD) Monetary/Potential Charges (MPC) Benefit Charges (BC) Domain Experience Preferred Candidates with experience supporting any of the following State Workforce/Labor systems are strongly preferred: Unemployment Insurance (UI) Workforce Development Programs Employment Services Benefits Claims Employer Tax & Wage Reporting Labor Market Information Federal programs such as NASWA SIDES Screening Questions Please answer the following: Do you currently reside in Texas? Do you have a valid Texas Driver's License? Total years of experience with COBOL, Natural, JCL, DB2, and CICS? Have you worked for a State or Federal Workforce/Labor Department? If yes, provide the agency name(s) and duration. Have you supported Unemployment Insurance (UI) systems? Do you have experience with NASWA SIDES integration or maintenance? Which Workforce or Labor Department projects have you worked on? Do you have experience with SOAP/REST APIs, XML, and JSON integrations? Do you have experience with LDAP, SAML, OIDC, Azure AD/Entra ID, or Okta? Are you comfortable working on a 100% remote contract role for the Texas Workforce Commission? Please share: Updated Resume Current Location Texas Driver's License Visa Status Availability Expected C2C Rate Pay: $60.00 - $79.00 per hour Work Location: Remote