Mainframe Engineer - COBOL
Apex Systems, LLC
- # Job Description# Mainframe Engineer - COBOLApply**Job#: 3058155****Job Description:**Mainframe Engineer - COBOL**Location:** Southlake, Texas (On-site)**Alternate Location:** Austin, TexasRole OverviewAn experienced Mainframe Software Developer is required to support critical application modernization initiatives. This role focuses on designing and implementing interfaces between legacy mainframe systems and distributed applications. The successful candidate will contribute to architecture solutions, design, and development to support processing capabilities. This position requires utilizing AI coding tools and agentic AI to optimize productivity and deliver efficient software solutions.Key Responsibilities* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze business requirements and identify application modernization opportunities.* Contribute to the solutioning, design, and implementation of modernization strategies, including mainframe migration, refactoring, and callouts to distributed platforms.* Evaluate legacy systems to propose enhancements for scalability, performance, and overall maintainability.* Develop and maintain automated processes for legacy applications to ensure operational consistency.* Mentor technical team members and share knowledge to help developers augment their skillsets across mainframe and distributed technologies.* Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry trends regarding legacy application modernization.* Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, and platform teams to ensure successful project delivery.* Commit to project timelines and proactively resolve obstacles to deliver high-quality technical results.Required Qualifications**Education:** Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.**Experience:** At least 10 years of experience in software development, including a minimum of 3 years in a lead or co-lead capacity. Proven experience with high-volume transaction processing within the financial services industry is required.**Technical Skills:** Proficiency in mainframe technologies including COBOL, JCL, DB2, Datacom, SQL, SQL Stored Procedures, Messaging Queues (IBM MQ, Kafka), CICS, Easytrieve, REXX, and SORT utilities. Experience utilizing tools such as Control-M, ChangeMan, FileAid, Startool, STARBAT, Xpeditor, TOAD, and SPUFI is required. Demonstrated experience utilizing AI tools and AI agents to enhance development productivity is necessary.Preferred Qualifications* Familiarity with file transmissions, cloud technologies, SPOS, mainframe-to-distributed service callouts, security tokens, and authentication mechanisms.* Experience with distributed and cloud technologies such as GCP, Java, JavaScript, .NET, C#, Spring Boot, MongoDB, and Postgres.* Strong understanding of high-volume transactions processing and posting, including batch and real-time systems.* Experience mentoring geographically distributed software development teams. *Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.**Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.**Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.**If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.**UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.***Employee Type:** Contract**Location:** Southlake, TX, US**Job Type:****Date Posted:** November 3, 2026**Pay Range:** $50 - $65 per hour
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