Position Information
| Position Type | Staff Augmentation | Hours/Week | 40 |
| Billing Type | Hourly | Shift | Day |
| Projected Start Date | 09/14/2026 | Start Time | 8:00 AM |
| Projected End Date/Duration | 12 Months from projected start date | End Time | 5:00 PM |
| Bid Limit Per Vendor | 2 | Number of Positions | 1 |
| Desired Career Level | Experienced Non-manager | Minimum Education Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Weekend | None | | |
Position Location
| Address | 10311 Wilson Blvd | City | Blythewood |
| State | South Carolina | Zip | 29016 |
| Country | UNITED STATES | | |
Requirements
| Travel Required | No | Security Required | Yes |
The following are required for bid submission:
- Resume
- R2R
- Cover Letter
- Meets Work Location
Please ensure you attach the SC Cover Sheet (attached), a valid Right to Represent, and the candidate's resume with full legal first name, and last name. Posting attachments should be named as AttachmentName_PostingID_LastName_FirstName. Ex: Resume_1234_Last_First, RTR_1234_Last_First, Coversheet_1234_Last_First
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The State of South Carolina is looking for a Programmer - Consultant - Senior COBOL Developer
Will close to submissions on Monday, August 24th, 2026, 5:00PM EST.
Interview Process:2 Rounds of Virtual Interviews
Duration of the Contract: 12 Months
Possibility for Extension: Yes
Work Location: Fully Onsite
Candidate location: Candidate MUST be a CURRENT SC, NC, or GA Resident AND be willing to relocate to SC at least 5 business days prior to the start date at their own expense.
Full job description attached and required and preferred skills are listed below.
Additional details: The selected resource MUST relocate to SC at least 5 business days prior to the start date in order to complete fingerprinting, which must be done in South Carolina.
Required Skills
Skill Type
Skill Name
Certification Education License Other Skill
10+ Years of Experience with Visual COBOL V9 and higher architecture and programming.
Certification Education License Other Skill
10+ Years of experience with computer system analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation techniques and practices for developing new systems or modifying existing systems.
Certification Education License Other Skill
10+ Years of Experience developing and maintaining complex, mission critical applications in a Windows based Client Server environment.
Certification Education License Other Skill
10+ Years of Experience Leading a technical software development team in planning and deployment of software systems.
Certification Education License Other Skill
10+ Years of Experience coding and testing complex COBOL based business systems in an Oracle SQL database and Windows based client-server environment.
Certification Education License Other Skill
10+ Years Experience providing Level 3 (L3) production support
Certification Education License Other Skill
10+ Years Experience functioning as the primary contact with business units to develop and review business and technical specifications and ensure delivery of specified functionality.
Preferred Skills
Skill Type
Skill Name
Certification Education License Other Skill
Oracle 19+ SQL
Certification Education License Other Skill
Familiarity with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET / C# development environment
Certification Education License Other Skill
Experience working in a Governmental environment
Certification Education License Other Skill
Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science or a closely related discipline
Certification Education License Other Skill
Visual COBOL Technical Certifications
Attachment:
Programmer - Consultant - Phoenix Infrastructure AND MCS
Scope of the project:
This assignment is for maintenance, support, and development of the core DMV business systems supporting South Carolina's drivers and vehicles. This system supports legislative and federal requirements for traffic violation processing for South Carolina. This system is a Client-Server system utilizing COBOL as the back end and .NET as the human interface.
The position is withing the COBOL development team as the Senior Programmer / Team Lead. This position reports to the SCDMV COBOL development manager and will directly support the SCDMV core business system known as Phoenix.
This position will require CJIS information security certification which SCDMV will sponsor.
Candidate must be able to work independently. Excellent communications skills are required.
Daily duties / responsibilities:
- Analyze the Phoenix core business system and assigned tickets for development and/or system modification.
- Take the lead in analyzing and proposing solutions to assigned tickets and projects
- Partner with business units to develop business specifications, translate those business specifications into technical specifications, and obtain business sign-off of specifications.
- Code, test, promote, and interact with impacted users ensuring that solution meets requirements as documented in the specifications.
- Production support for the Phoenix system
- Provide daily and weekly status to the development manager and business analyst(s)
Required Skills:
10+ Years of Experience with Visual COBOL V9 and higher architecture and programming.
10+ Years of experience with computer system analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation techniques and practices for developing new systems or modifying existing systems.
10+ Years of Experience developing and maintaining complex, mission critical applications in a Windows based Client Server environment.
10+ Years of Experience Leading a technical software development team in planning and deployment of software systems.
10+ Years of Experience coding and testing complex COBOL based business systems in an Oracle SQL database and Windows based client-server environment.
10+ Years Experience providing Level 3 (L3) production support
10+ Years Experience functioning as the primary contact with business units to develop and review business and technical specifications and ensure delivery of specified
functionality.
Preferred Skills:
Oracle 19+ SQL
Familiarity with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET / C# development environment Experience working in a Governmental environment
Preferred Certifications:
Visual COBOL technical certifications
Additional Skills:
Experience mentoring and guiding less experiences technical colleagues
Proven proficiency communicating effectively with users, vendors, staff members and management both orally and in writing.
Ability to plan, define, lead, direct, instruct, and review project work and personnel.
Education:
Prefer Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science or a closely related discipline with 10 Years of Experience. Experience in a government agency environment is extremely helpful.
Work Mode:
Fully Onsite
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