Mainframe Developer Programmer Analyst 3 (5793626MDPA3)
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Jul 9, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract mainframe developer role focused on maintaining and enhancing large-scale legacy systems, primarily through COBOL, Natural, JCL, and DB2. Day-to-day work involves modifying batch processing jobs, online screens in CICS environments, and integrating web service data streams into mainframe back-end processing. Suits a deeply experienced developer comfortable navigating undocumented legacy code and implementing secure authentication protocols.
Senior level · 8+ years · Remote · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 140 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 60–250
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.
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What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
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 (8)
The title 'Programmer Analyst 3' carries no standard seniority label (Junior/Senior/etc.), so advertised seniority is Unspecified; the 8-year minimum experience requirement across all required skills supports a Senior classification.
The role is a genuine hybrid of legacy mainframe development (COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS) and systems analysis (gap analysis, impact mapping, workflow integration), making 15-1211 Computer Systems Analysts a credible runner-up to 15-1252 Software Developers. The emphasis on writing, testing, debugging, and modifying code tips the primary classification toward Software Developers.
LDAP, SAML, and OIDC are listed as interchangeable enterprise authentication frameworks within a single requirement; SAML and OIDC are captured as alternatives to LDAP.
The preferred qualifications mention Azure and Okta together in the context of identity management/authentication automation; Okta is captured as an alternative to Azure since the requirement is for an authentication platform rather than a general cloud provider.
NASWA SIDES (State Information Data Exchange System) is a domain-specific government data exchange system listed under Preferred; it is retained as a named skill due to its specificity.
No compensation figures are stated in the posting.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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