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COBOL Staff Augmentation: On-Site & Remote

COBOL staff augmentation with experienced, U.S.-based engineers who supplement your existing mainframe team on a short-term or long-term basis, in person or remotely.

Why it matters

COBOL staff augmentation, not a body shop

You work with a senior engineering team you can call by name, which takes responsibility for the work.

Our engineers are U.S. citizens on U.S. payroll, with no offshore handoff, and the engineers named in the scope are the engineers who do the work.

What we do

What mainframe staff augmentation includes

  • Senior engineers only
  • U.S. citizens on U.S. payroll
  • On-site at your locations or remote
  • Short-term or long-term engagements
  • A fractional senior bench, without full-time headcount
  • Fixed-scope contract programming projects

In practice

Ways to engage

  • Extra senior capacity for a mandate or project
  • A fractional bench that covers your backlog every month
  • Coverage when experienced staff retire or move on
  • A defined project, scoped and priced up front

How we work

Not a body shop. Not a slide consultancy.

Senior only

Experienced engineers with deep mainframe backgrounds. The engineers named in the scope do the work.

Fixed scope, fixed fee

Every engagement is scoped in writing and priced before week one, with milestone billing.

Change as little of the core as possible

We work in the I/O modules and copybooks, keep your business logic, and prove changes before cutover.

U.S. team

U.S. citizens on U.S. payroll. No offshore handoff.

Engagement models

Flexible ways to work together

On-site

In person at your locations.

Remote

Flexible and lower cost.

Short- or long-term

For as long as you need us.

Fixed-scope

Contract programming as a defined project.

Platforms

Where we work

  • z/OS
  • CICS
  • DB2
  • IMS
  • JCL
  • VSAM
  • iSeries / RPG

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FAQ

COBOL staff augmentation: FAQ

How does your COBOL staff augmentation work?

Senior U.S. engineers join your mainframe team on-site or remotely, short-term or long-term. You can also keep a fractional senior bench that covers your backlog every month.

Are your engineers U.S. citizens?

Yes. Our engineers are U.S. citizens on U.S. payroll, with no offshore handoff.

Do we get the same engineers throughout?

Yes. The engineers named in the scope are the engineers who do the work.

Is there a recruiter fee or minimum?

No. The fractional senior bench is monthly, with no recruiter fee and no minimum.

Hire COBOL programmers for your mainframe project.

U.S.-based COBOL engineers, on-site or remote, short-term, long-term or as a fixed-scope contract project.