Cobol Developer + Platform Administrator Des Moines, IA

COBOL Developer + Platform Administrator

Location:

Greater Des Moines Area - 4 days onsite, 1 day remote

Salary: $100, base + exceptional benefits

This is a rare opportunity to work on a business-critical Life & Health policy administration system that continues to be invested in—not phased out. The platform runs on COBOL + JCL in an HP-9000 / Unix environment and sits at the core of the business. You'll join a small, experienced team, gain real ownership, and learn a unique third-party modernization platform through hands-on mentoring from a senior team member.

What You'll Do:

• Develop and enhance COBOL applications supporting policy administration, billing, payments, eligibility, and self-service
• Support and troubleshoot JCL batch processing and long-running jobs
• Perform platform and batch administration in an HP-9000 / Unix environment
• Monitor, schedule, and resolve production issues
• Spend ~75% in development and 25% in platform administration

What We're Looking For:

• Strong COBOL development experience
• Working knowledge of JCL, batch jobs, and scheduling
• Experience on Unix or Linux (HP-3000 / HP-9000 a plus)
• Comfort supporting production systems and complex business logic
• Transferable admin experience, such as:
  Supporting legacy or emulated platforms Job control, monitoring, or system support Platform migrations or modernization efforts Experience with the specific third-party platform is not required—you'll be trained onsite.