Position: Cobol Developer + Platform Administrator<br>Location: Greater Des Moines Area - 4 days onsite, 1 day remote<br>Salary: $100,000 - 120,000 base + exceptional benefits<br><br>*** For immediate and confidential consideration, please send a message to MEREDITH CARLE on LinkedIn or send an email to me with your resume. My email can be found on my LinkedIn page. ***<br>COBOL Developer + Platform Administrator<br>Hybrid (Central Time) or Fully Remote – U.S.<br>Why this role<br>This is a rare opportunity to work on a business‑critical Life & Health policy administration system that continues to be invested in—not phased out. The platform runs on COBOL + JCL in an HP‑9000 / Unix environment and sits at the core of the business.<br>You’ll join a small, experienced team, gain real ownership, and learn a unique third‑party modernization platform through hands‑on mentoring from a senior team member.<br><br>What You’ll Do<br> • Develop and enhance COBOL applications supporting policy administration, billing, payments, eligibility, and self‑service<br> • Support and troubleshoot JCL batch processing and long‑running jobs<br> • Perform platform and batch administration in an HP‑9000 / Unix environment<br> • Monitor, schedule, and resolve production issues<br> • Spend ~75% in development and 25% in platform administration<br><br>What We’re Looking For<br> • Strong COBOL development experience<br> • Working knowledge of JCL, batch jobs, and scheduling<br> • Experience on Unix or Linux (HP‑3000 / HP‑9000 a plus)<br> • Comfort supporting production systems and complex business logic<br> • Transferable admin experience, such as: <br> ○ Supporting legacy or emulated platforms<br> ○ Job control, monitoring, or system support<br> ○ Platform migrations or modernization efforts<br> Experience with the specific third‑party platform is not required—you’ll be trained onsite.<br><br>Why You’ll Like It<br> • High‑visibility, long‑term system with stability and momentum<br> • Small team where your work directly matters<br> • Minimal on‑call, balanced enhancement and maintenance work<br> • Fast interview process and quick decisions<br><br>*** For immediate and confidential consideration, please send a message to MEREDITH CARLE on LinkedIn or send an email to me with your resume. My email can be found on my LinkedIn page. Also, you may contact me by office: 515-303-4654. Or one click apply on our Robert Half website. No third party inquiries please. Our client cannot provide sponsorship and cannot hire C2C. ***
<p>Director of IT / IT Director / Information Technology Director / Director of IT / Technical Director of IT (Direct Hire) </p><p>HIRING JULY 2026 </p><p>REMOTE FOR IOWA RESIDENTS. YOU MUST RESIDE IN IOWA. IOWA ADDRESSES ONLY. WORK HYBRID ONSITE in the Des Moines IOWA AREA, WITH FLEXIBILITY EACH WEEK.</p><p>Direct Hire IT Director of IT in the IOWA area up to $200K PLUS A 20% Bonus depending on years of experience. You must reside in the Iowa area. </p><p>“Player / Coach” type of a role where you must have modern tech stack expertise from a Knowledge standpoint. </p><p>HANDS-ON TECHNICAL PLUS LEADERSHIP: You MUST have: hands on current, server & networking IT skills. This is NOT a just DIRECTING / Leadership position. You must straddle both technical AND Leadership.</p><p>You MUST HAVE: </p><p>• Current Technical demonstrated experience in a modern tech stack </p><p>• IT Budget </p><p>• IT Hiring and direct reports </p><p>• Tech Strategic Planning + Day to Day in the weeds! </p><p>• Technical Roadmap experience</p><p>• CyberSecurity Roadmap and expertise </p><p>• Azure / Cloud migration + M365 – can lead a Cloud migration </p><p>• Infrastructure – Server + Networking </p><p>• GRC – Governance, Risk & Compliance </p><p>• DevOps</p><p>• General compliance</p><p>• Previous Direct report experience. You will be on the Front Lines working to improve technology for the business, Drive Solutions for the business, and you will be a difference maker in working with the business and leading the Front lines o operations-Strategic & Technical standpoint! This IT Director / Director of IT is a Strategic AND Technical Lead role in a small IT shop!</p><p>• Proven track record of Direct Reports and Developing Staff. You must have Technical enough skills to UPSKILL a Technical Team, and address the technical gaps. </p><p>• Smaller IT Org, 10 Direct Reports, 10 – 15 people in IT with a larger company. </p><p>• Prior Infrastructure experience – Current Technical skills with VMware, server support / Windows, M365, and Storage. </p><p>• Any Application Development knowledge, 3rd party Vendor software package is a Plus such as Salesforce</p><p>• General understanding of Server and Network performance and troubleshooting; Windows Server, Active Directory & MS Exchange Server, VOIP, Citrix & HyperVisor technology, Networking, and Cloud based technology. O365,</p><p>*Cloud / Azure Migration</p><p>• Manage the data center</p><p>Drive Change! Referral Bonuses Paid ! Immediate and confidential consideration on this Direct Hire position or other permanent IT opportunities in the Des Moines or the Iowa area, please call Carrie Danger, SVP at My Direct Office #: 515-259-6087, or e-mail resume confidentially to Carrie Danger – email address on my LinkedIN Profile</p>