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I need a job - Remote Cobol/Assembler mainframe programmer (1 Viewer)

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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.
 
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.
 
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)
 
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.
 
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 said:
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.
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Can you PM me a copy of your resume and if you would like further information on the company?

I work for a large Managed Services Provider, and we also have a Software Development Division and I can pass that over to our Development Team Manager and see if he would be interested in talking with you as they are hiring. That team primarily focuses on custom .NET / C# and SQL applications, but you did say you would be willing to learn new skills and I dont think remote work would be an issue since we already have Developers doing that.
 
*** UPDATE ***
Going back to work Monday. Interesting enough I am going back to the same company that let me go, just taking on a different role. I was marked as a re-hire and don't lose my years of service. I was given a severance when I left, So basically I had a 6 month paid vacation.
 
p5woody said:
*** UPDATE ***
Going back to work Monday. Interesting enough I am going back to the same company that let me go, just taking on a different role. I was marked as a re-hire and don't lose my years of service. I was given a severance when I left, So basically I had a 6 month paid vacation.
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Thats freaking awesome!!!
 
p5woody said:
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.
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So very sorry to hear this ^^^ my friend!!
p5woody said:
*** UPDATE ***
Going back to work Monday. Interesting enough I am going back to the same company that let me go, just taking on a different role. I was marked as a re-hire and don't lose my years of service. I was given a severance when I left, So basically I had a 6 month paid vacation.
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VERY happy to hear this ^^^!!! CONGRATS Brother!!
 
p5woody said:
*** UPDATE ***
Going back to work Monday. Interesting enough I am going back to the same company that let me go, just taking on a different role. I was marked as a re-hire and don't lose my years of service. I was given a severance when I left, So basically I had a 6 month paid vacation.
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Wild story but with a happy ending....congrats buddy.

Back to the grind....
 

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