DirectClient: Texas Workforce Commission(TWC)
Solicitation Number: 5793626MDPA3
Title: Mainframe Natural Developer
Location: 101 E. 15th Street, Austin, Texas 78778
Duration: Until 8/31/2027 with possible extension
Last date for submission: August 7, 2026 (9.00 AM-CST)
Important Note: The working position is Telework.
Minimum Requirements:
Years Skills/Experience
8 Advanced proficiency in writing, testing, and debugging COBOL, Natural, and JCL applications within a large-scale mainframe environment.
8 Hands-on experience analyzing, modifying, and optimizing DB2 tables, schemas, and relational databases to integrate new data structures into existing systems.
8 Knowledge of scripting and batch processing in legacy and current technology to modify online user screens (CICS/Map environments), runtime routines, and complex background batch processing jobs.
8 Knowledge of Web API Development, including SOAP, REST, XML, and JSON, REST, with specific experience mapping and parsing external web-service data streams into legacy mainframe backend processing.
8 Experience implementing secure user authentication and authorization protocols using enterprise frameworks such as LDAP, SAML, or OIDC.
8 Experienced in analyzing existing legacy routines and batch processing workflows to integrate new functional elements and modify underlying DB2 database tables.
8 Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) principles, practices and techniques of application programming and software design
8 Ability to accurately test software applications using a data driven development approach
8 Skill in solving problems; in scheduling, testing, installing, and implementing programs; and in troubleshooting computer software systems
8 Expertise in analyzing undocumented or highly customized legacy code routines to perform precise gap analysis and impact mapping.
Preferred Qualifications:
Years Skills/Experience
2 Prior experience specifically implementing or maintaining NASWA SIDES (State Information Data Exchange System) exchanges and technical specifications.
3 Strong functional knowledge of UI program workflows, specifically involving Additional Fact-Finding (ADF), Determinations and Decisions (DD), Monetary/Potential Charges (MPC), and Benefit Charges (BC).
2 SDLC tools – Visio, ALM Octane
3 Experience handling and securing sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (PII) within a state or federal agency framework.
3 Experience with automating identity management services to include user authentication and authorization using an authentication framework, using Azure, Okta, LDAP, Entra