COBOL Developer / Batch Developer Lead
Title: COBOL Developer / Batch Developer Lead
Location: Albany, NY (Onsite)
Type: Contract
Rate: DOE
Job Description:
We are seeking a COBOL Developer / Batch Developer Lead with strong mainframe batch development experience to lead the design, development, and migration of large-scale financial batch systems to cloud-native platforms. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in legacy COBOL batch processing, leadership experience, and exposure to modern cloud migration strategies.
Responsibilities:
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Analyze, design, and maintain high-volume batch processes for financial management systems.
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Lead migration of mainframe batch jobs to cloud-native platforms (Google Cloud Platform preferred).
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Design scalable, reliable, and secure batch solutions for collections, disbursements, adjustments, and reconciliations.
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Implement monitoring, exception handling, and recovery for mission-critical jobs.
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Support ETL pipelines for historical data migration and accuracy validation.
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Collaborate with SMEs, business analysts, and QA teams to deliver compliant and efficient solutions.
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Provide leadership and guidance to development teams in batch development best practices.
Mandatory Qualifications:
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7+ years of experience in batch development using COBOL, ECL, DMS/RDMS.
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Experience developing/maintaining financial batch systems.
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2+ years in a lead developer role.
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Experience migrating mainframe batch processes to cloud-native platforms.
Desirable Qualifications:
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Experience with Integrated Eligibility Systems (IES) or Child Support Services systems.
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Knowledge of child support financial functions (SDU reconciliation, UIFSA transfers, federal offset/tax intercept).
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Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) tools Cloud Functions, Dataflow, Pub/Sub.
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Strong knowledge of compliance and financial reporting policies.
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Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.