Job details

- Posted10 August 2026
- SalaryNegotiable
- LocationSydney CBD
- Job type Contract
- Discipline Digital & Product Engineering
- Reference90M0713676_1786324231

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 environment 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.
- Solid 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

- Apply now highlighting relevant skills and experience and address your application to Julia Leung. Due to the high volume of applications only shortlisted candidates can be contacted.

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