MicroFocus Visual COBOL Developer - Must be from South Carolina, Georgia or North Carolina - Hybrid

Will close to submissions on Tuesday, October 13th, 2026, 5:00PM EST.
Interview Process:2 Rounds of Virtual Interviews
Duration of the Contract: 12 Months




Possibility for Extension: Yes
Work Location: 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: Candidate MUST be a CURRENT SC, NC, or GA Resident. May relocate at candidate's discretion to meet the hybrid work schedule prior to the start date at their own expense.

Daily duties / responsiblities:

• 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.