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Mainframe & COBOL Services
COBOL Consulting Services, U.S.-Based Since 1977
COBOL consulting services from experienced, U.S.-based engineers: we supplement your mainframe team short-term or long-term, fix issues and add new features to the business applications running on your mainframe. We also take on fixed-scope contract programming projects.
Services
COBOL and mainframe consulting services
COBOL Application Development
New COBOL code for your Mainframe and iSeries platforms.
Learn moreMainframe System Maintenance
Keep your system rock solid with every current mainframe tool.
Learn moreCOBOL Code Analysis & Documentation
Detailed flowcharts and pseudocode, almost line by line.
Learn moreMainframe Solution Design
Research, technical plans and documented recommendations.
Learn moreMainframe Modernization
Modernize one workload at a time, proven before cutover.
Learn moreMainframe API Development
Add years of functional life by integrating other applications.
Learn moreOn-Site & Remote Consulting
U.S.-based staff at your locations or working remotely.
Learn moreSystem-Level Testing & QA
Unit and regression testing for every changed program.
Learn moreProblems we solve
Where we help most
Legacy stabilization
Find the fragile workloads, fix what's urgent, and build a roadmap to reliability.
Modernization, one workload at a time
Move forward in focused steps, proven on realistic traffic, instead of one risky program.
ISO 8583 and ATM / card troubleshooting
Diagnose and fix message, device and authorization problems in your card and ATM systems.
Mandates and compliance
Card-network and security mandates met inside the platform you already run.
M&A integration cutovers
Bring two institutions' systems onto one platform without a gap in service.
A fractional senior bench
Senior mainframe coverage without carrying full-time COBOL headcount.
Where most institutions start
Three easy ways to begin
A stabilization diagnostic
Your fragile workloads, an immediate-fix list and a reliability roadmap. Fixed scope, priced before week one.
Learn moreA fractional senior bench
Named engineers who learn your code and cover the backlog monthly. No recruiter fee, no minimum.
Learn moreKnowledge capture
Inventory, dependency maps and documentation of your estate before key people retire.
Learn moreHow 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.
Domain expertise
COBOL business applications we know
- POS processing with integration into multiple deposit systems
- Host ATM software management
- Full card management automation
- Card fraud monitoring
- Bank teller integration
- Card dispute processing
- Transaction security
- Key encryption using multiple HSMs
- ATM & POS processing systems
- Insurance tracking (Collateral Protection Insurance)
- Lender force-placed insurance
Platforms
The same stack as yours
CV Systems' own products are written in COBOL and run on CICS-based platforms, so our engineers work in the same environment as your team.
- z/OS
- CICS
- DB2
- IMS
- JCL
- VSAM
- iSeries / RPG
Engagement models
Work with us the way that fits
On-site
U.S.-based staff who supplement your team in person at your locations.
Remote
U.S.-based staff who supplement your team remotely: easy, flexible and lower cost.
Short- or long-term
Engineers for hire for as long as you need them.
Fixed-scope projects
Contract programming delivered as a defined project.
AI for your COBOL
Local AI that helps your team understand and document COBOL systems, without your code ever leaving your building.
FAQ
COBOL consulting services: FAQ
What do your COBOL consulting services cover?
COBOL application development, mainframe maintenance and support, code analysis and documentation, solution design, API development and integration, and system-level testing, on z/OS, CICS, DB2, IMS, JCL, VSAM and iSeries / RPG.
Are your COBOL consultants U.S.-based?
Yes. Our engineers are U.S. citizens on U.S. payroll, with no offshore handoff. They work on-site at your locations or remotely.
How experienced is your team?
We are senior only: experienced engineers with deep mainframe backgrounds. CV Systems has built and supported mission-critical systems for financial institutions since 1977.
Can we hire COBOL programmers for a short engagement?
Yes. We work short-term or long-term, as a fractional senior bench, or on a fixed-scope contract project. See COBOL programmers for hire.
How is the work priced?
Every engagement is scoped in writing and priced before week one, with milestone billing.
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.