Assembler and COBOL - CICS Developer
Inabia Software & Consulting Inc. · Columbus, OH
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Jul 14, 2026
Columbus, OH
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on mainframe development role centered on building, enhancing, and maintaining applications written in IBM Assembler (HLASM) and COBOL-CICS. Day-to-day work spans coding, debugging, performance tuning, integration testing, and technical documentation, with additional involvement in modernization efforts such as re-engineering or re-platforming existing mainframe workloads. Suits an experienced mainframe developer with mandatory proficiency in both HLASM and COBOL-CICS.
Senior level · Columbus, OH
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1 people in the Columbus, OH area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1–2
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $125,030 (middle half $102,209–$143,344).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The role is fully onsite 5 days per week in Columbus, OH — remote work is not available.
HLASM and COBOL-CICS are each explicitly called out as 'mandatory' in the Key Qualifications section.
JCL, VSAM, DB2, Changeman (or similar), SORT, and IDCAMS all appear under the Key Qualifications (required) section; 'or similar' for Changeman means the named tool is interchangeable — common alternatives (e.g. Endevor) are captured in alternatives.
Mainframe modernization experience and performance tuning appear only under Preferred Qualifications.
No total years of experience, degree requirement, or compensation range is stated in the posting.
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