Fiserv
Fintech & PaymentsDirect Workday career site

Cobol Developer

Location
Lincoln, NE · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Senior
Experience
6+ years
Listed
22 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • COBOL
  • mainframe development
  • test driven development
  • Git

Also useful

  • Agile
  • Jira
  • CI/CD
  • containerization

About the role

Calling all innovators – find your future at Fiserv.

We’re Fiserv, a global leader in Fintech and payments, and we move money and information in a way that moves the world. We connect financial institutions, corporations, merchants, and consumers to one another millions of times a day – quickly, reliably, and securely. Any time you swipe your credit card, pay through a mobile app, or withdraw money from the bank, we’re involved. If you want to make an impact on a global scale, come make a difference at Fiserv.

  • Job Title
  • Cobol Developer
  • What does a successful Cobol Developer at Fiserv do?

Analyzes technical and business procedures and assists in the development of detailed specifications from which programs will be written. Develop, code, test, debug, maintain, modify, and install computer software. Recommends major changes in procedures and software development activities.

What you will do

  • Lead in developing complex applications based upon technical and functional specifications
  • Assisting in the development of and adhering to technical and functional standards
  • Under limited direction, research, define, & complete required additions and changes to financial software products
  • Under limited direction, analyze technical specifications for creation of new or enhancing existing applications for compatibility with other systems
  • Participate in strategic planning sessions and technical discussions and demonstrate the ability to assist in translating ideas into technical designs

What you will need to have

- 6+ years of software development experience

  • Desire to learn mainframe technologies and development languages such as Cobol
  • Knowledgeable in software design patterns, development, data modelling, and SOLID principal
  • Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD) and automated functional testing is beneficial
  • Knowledge of secure coding practices, tooling and finding remediation
  • Experience with source management tools including GIT, TFS, etc
  • Ability to resolve architectural problems including scalability, performance, reliability, usability & security

What would be great to have

  • Agile methodology, Jira and or confluence
  • Use of scripting, DevOps practices including CI/CD processes, containerization
  • Financial industry interest and or experience

Additional information

Sponsorship: You must currently possess valid and unrestricted U.S. work authorization to be considered for this role. Individuals with temporary visas including, but not limited to, F-1 (OPT, CPT, STEM), H-1B, H-2, or TN, or any candidate requiring sponsorship, now or in the future, will not be considered for this role.

How you will work

  • This role is on-site Monday through Friday in Lincoln, NE. Fiserv considers in-person collaboration to be an essential part of this role as in-person office experiences help you with your overall onboarding experience and leads to stronger productivity.
  • This is a full-time, direct-hire position, and no contract options for unsolicited agency submissions will be considered.
  • All offers of employment are contingent on standard background checks. Fiserv and certain of its affiliated companies are federal, state, and/or local government contractors. Should this position support a Federal Government contract, now or in the future, the successful candidate will be subject to a background check conducted by the U.S. Government to determine eligibility and suitability for federal contract employment for public trust or sensitive positions. Positions that support state and/or local contracts also may require additional background checks to determine eligibility and suitability.
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  • This role is not eligible to be performed in Colorado, California, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Maine or Washington.
  • It is unlawful to discriminate against a prospective employee due to the individual's status as a veteran.

Pay and benefits

Please note that salary ranges provided for this role on external job boards are salary estimates made by outside parties and may not be accurate.

Thank you for considering employment with Fiserv. Please

  • Apply using your legal name
  • Complete the step-by-step profile and attach your resume (either is acceptable, both are preferable).
Read the original posting

From Fiserv's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 18, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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