Job details

- Posted10 August 2026
- SalaryNegotiable
- LocationAdelaide
- Job type Contract
- Discipline Digital & Product Engineering
- Reference90M0713685_1786328716

Job description

CA Gen Developer (Mainframe / COBOL)

- Location: Sydney NSW, Brisbane QLD, Canberra ACT, Melbourne VIC, Adelaide SA
- Duration: 12 months contract + 24 months extension options
- Must be an Australian Citizen eligible to obtain Baseline Clearance

PLEASE NOTE: This is a legacy enterprise software engineering role working with Broadcom/CA Gen and COBOL. This is NOT a Generative AI / GenAI role. ️

Job Description

FinXL is seeking a highly experienced CA Gen Developer to join a major program of work for a large Federal Government department. You will be contributing to a major enterprise workplace that supports critical, large-scale government service delivery. Candidates need to be Australian citizens and eligible to obtain a security clearance. CA Gen, COBOL, RESTful APIs, and SOAP services.

FinXL Professional Services is a leading IT consultancy that partners with clients to bridge the gap between business needs and technology capabilities. Since 2003, we've been delivering high-value ICT services across government, finance, telecommunications, and enterprise sectors.

Responsibilities

- Drive development strategies that guarantee long-term code quality, system stability, and easy maintenance.




- Provide expert-level technical advisory across the full software engineering lifecycle and maintenance activities.
- Oversee release management processes, ensuring seamless deployment and ongoing production support.
- Conduct comprehensive technical analysis and requirement reviews to propose robust architectural options.
- Troubleshoot, investigate, and resolve intricate software and system-level ICT challenges.

Key Skills & Experience

- Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in CA Gen application development.
- Proven experience working with Cuba or comparable enterprise-level legacy software systems.
- Strong proficiency in writing, analyzing, and debugging COBOL codebases.
- Solid background developing and integrating SOAP web services, RESTful APIs, and MQ messaging solutions.
- Exposure to Win32 application development environments and associated tools.
- Ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Baseline security clearance.

Engagement Details

- 12+ months contract with a Government client.
- Hybrid working model with 3 days/week in the office in Sydney CBD (other office locations in Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide).

Next Steps

If you would like to apply for this opportunity, please submit your CV via SEEK.

Please note that due to the volume of responses, only shortlisted consultants will be contacted.

📌 CA Gen Developer (Mainframe / COBOL) (Adelaide)
🏢 Finxl
📍 Adelaide