I need a job - Remote Cobol/Assembler mainframe programmer (20 Viewers)

[p5woody]

I recently lost my job after 34 years and I am looking for employment. Not able to move, so would need to be remote or in the Harrisburg PA area.
System Engineer with over 30 years in healthcare claim payment systems - application development, technical leadership, production support, direct customer support, and team leadership. Proficient in multi-tier systems, mainframe applications, and various database and programming technologies.

Technical Skills:

• Mainframe – Assembler, COBOL, DB2 , VSAM, SQL, CICS, JCL​
• XML and JSON​
• AGILE (JIRA/Confluence)​
• General computer skills – Word, Excel, Visio, etc.​

Any leads or help would be greatly apprectiated. I am also willing to learn new skills and leverage my experience as business systems analyst.

 

[BPTDirector]

Good luck. Great skills, still very much in demand as most of them are not being taught anymore and millions of lines of code still performing production tasks.

 

[Thomacetti]

Very sorry to hear Steve....with that resume you will bounce back in no time.

During my last assignments in industrial manufacturing (windmills), I can remember paying outragous day rates to COBOL specialists since they are impossible to find nowadays. They were all freelance....maybe another option to look into ?

Sending good karma....and hang in there (34 years doesn't come easy)

 

[PlaidDragon]

That sux.

I got my start in I.T. as a COBOL programmer on a VAX VMS mainframe. I've had to redefine my skillset a couple of times since then. Never fun.

Sincere good luck to you in finding something new.

 

[TheChipVault]

Sorry to hear this Steve. Good luck with the search.

 

[CdnBeerLover]

That skillset is hard to find, but the demand for it will not be going away.. Hopefully you will find something soon. Good luck with the search.

 

[dkersey]

I have a buddy that is a long time MF COBOL programmer. He is doing 6-12 month contracts. He is okay with retiring but they keep extending the contracts!

 

[p5woody]

I have a buddy that is a long time MF COBOL programmer. He is doing 6-12 month contracts. He is okay with retiring but they keep extending the contracts!

Tell him to retire, and they can hire me - LOL

 

[joeyshin]

Dude brotha. That sucks! I’ll keep an eye out