COBOL Developer - Level III

PlanIT Group LLC

• $110K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Washington, DC
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10-12 years of experience with COBOL & DB2
  • Experience with Changeman for code packaging and promotion
  • Proficient in scanning libraries for keywords/phrases
  • Previous project team leadership experience
  • Familiarity with incident response in ServiceNow
  • Ability to create ServiceNow Change requests
  • Strong IT documentation skills

Responsibilities

  • Code and test application changes in COBOL
  • Research existing processes to meet project timelines
  • Lead and manage project tasks as assigned
  • Respond to incidents using ServiceNow
  • Participate in technical project meetings
  • Analyze and resolve complex problems independently and as a team
  • Train less experienced team members when needed

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility
  • One-year contract with potential for annual extensions
  • Opportunity to work with Federal clients
  • Gain experience in a high-demand, legacy programming language
  • Possibility for further professional development through training
Full Job Description
PlanIT Group is seeking a COBOL Developer - Level III to support our Federal customer in the Washington, DC area. The ideal candidate will be an experienced COBOL developer to help us code, test, research existing processes to meet the timeline for this project. Project was initiated by the customer team, with an aggressive timeline.

Job Title: COBOL Developer - Level III
Location: Remote
Start Date: 07/21/25
Duration: One year plus annual extensions
COBOL Developer - Level III

Description:
This application is coded in COBOL, we have a DB2 DB, and Neon Servers on the mainframe. We are looking for an experienced COBOL developer to help us code, test, research existing processes to meet the timeline for this project.
Skillet:
• 10+ years of experience with COBOL & DB2.
• Experience with Changeman to create packages and promote code.
• Ability to scan libraries to find instances of key words / phrases to help research issues.
• May lead project teams within assigned unit develop, plan and manage project tasks
• Respond to incidents in ServiceNow
• Create ServiceNow Change requests following customer processes
• Participate in meetings relating to specific technical projects or tasks
• Ability to develop and maintain IT documentation.
• Independently analyzes and develops innovative resolutions for complex problems, implements solutions independently and as part of a team.
• Develops, plans, and manages project tasks.
• Provides training to less experienced team members, if needed.

Additional Required Skills/Experience:
o A minimum of ten (10) to twelve (12) years' relevant experience.
o A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is required. If the individual's degree is not in the applicable field, then four additional years of related experience is required.
o Typically performs all functional duties independently.
o Note: Special credentials (licenses and/or certifications) may be required at the Task Order level on a case-specific basis."

Additional Provisions:
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
• Pass both a client mandated clearance process to include drug screening, criminal history check and credit check.
• All candidates must be a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident.
• Candidate must have lived in the United States for the past 5 years.
• Cannot have more than 6 months travel outside the United States within the last five years. Military Service excluded. (Exception does not include military family members.)
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