Rocket Software
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Rocket Software tech stack

Rocket Software builds mostly with COBOL, C++, JCL, SQL. Its stack also includes AWS, Azure, IMS, Db2. AWS is named in 18 of the 45 job postings Rocket Software published in the last 12 months (40%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Rocket Software, updated Nov 11, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 11, 2026
Technologies in use
86
Postings analysed
45
Open now
26
Modernity
75 /100
New in 6 months
6

What programming languages does Rocket Software use?

COBOL is named in 22% of job postings at Rocket Software, followed by C++ (22%), JCL (18%), SQL (18%).

COBOL 10 22% required in 90% · 7 open now · since May 2026
C++ 10 22% required in 80% · 6 open now · since Jul 2026
JCL 8 18% required in 100% · 5 open now · since May 2026
SQL 8 18% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Python 6 13% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Java 6 13% required in 83% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS 4 9% required in 100% · 3 open now · since May 2026
C# 3 7% required in 67% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
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Node JS2
TypeScript2
JavaScript2
Bash1
Groovy1
Perl1
PowerShell1
Rust1
Scala1

What frameworks and libraries does Rocket Software use?

Hadoop is named in 2% of job postings at Rocket Software, followed by Qt (2%), Rocket (2%).

Hadoop 1 2% required in 100% · since Oct 2026
Qt 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Rocket 1 2% required in 100% · since Jul 2026

What databases does Rocket Software use?

IMS is named in 27% of job postings at Rocket Software, followed by Db2 (27%), MS SQL (16%), Vertica (16%).

IMS 12 27% required in 92% · 7 open now · since May 2026
Db2 12 27% required in 83% · 8 open now · since May 2026
MS SQL 7 16% required in 100% · 5 open now · since May 2026
Vertica 7 16% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
PostgreSQL 6 13% required in 100% · 5 open now · since May 2026
Oracle 4 9% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Teradata 4 9% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Snowflake 3 7% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
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Amazon Redshift3
ClickHouse2
Greenplum2
Google BigQuery2
Amazon Aurora1
Apache Iceberg1
Delta Lake1
MySQL1

What cloud and platforms does Rocket Software use?

AWS is named in 40% of job postings at Rocket Software, followed by Azure (38%), Kubernetes (31%), GCP (29%).

AWS 18 40% required in 89% · 11 open now · since May 2026
Azure 17 38% required in 88% · 11 open now · since May 2026
Kubernetes 14 31% required in 93% · 6 open now · since May 2026
GCP 13 29% required in 100% · 8 open now · since May 2026
Linux 11 24% required in 100% · 5 open now · since May 2026
Windows 11 24% required in 91% · 7 open now · since May 2026
GitHub 8 18% required in 50% · 4 open now · since May 2026
Unix 7 16% required in 100% · 4 open now · since May 2026
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Azure DevOps7
Apache Kafka4
Spark4
Amazon S33
Databricks3
.NET2
GitHub Actions2
LDAP2
Looker2
OpenShift2
Power BI2
Tableau2
CentOS Stream1
GitLab CI1
Ubuntu1

What developer tools does Rocket Software use?

Docker is named in 18% of job postings at Rocket Software, followed by Jenkins (18%), CICS (16%), Micro Focus Visual COBOL (11%).

Docker 8 18% required in 88% · 5 open now · since May 2026
Jenkins 8 18% required in 50% · 4 open now · since May 2026
CICS 7 16% required in 100% · 4 open now · since May 2026
Micro Focus Visual COBOL 5 11% required in 20% · 3 open now · since May 2026
Git 4 9% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
Rest API 4 9% required in 75% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
Microsoft Excel 3 7% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Oct 2026
Model Context Protocol 3 7% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
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Copilot2
Nagios1
JFrog Artifactory1
Polaris1

What AI and ML technologies does Rocket Software use?

LLM is named in 4% of job postings at Rocket Software.

LLM 2 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026

Which engineering practices does Rocket Software ask for?

CI/CD is named in 24% of job postings at Rocket Software, followed by ETL/ELT (9%), AI Agents (4%), Platform Engineering (4%).

CI/CD 11 24% required in 36% · 5 open now · since May 2026
ETL/ELT 4 9% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
AI Agents 2 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Platform Engineering 2 4% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
TCP/IP 2 4% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
VPN 2 4% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Machine Learning 2 4% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
BGP 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
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GitOps1
OSPF1
PKI1
Tokenization1
Trunk-Based Development1

What other technologies does Rocket Software use?

VSAM is named in 13% of job postings at Rocket Software.

VSAM 6 13% required in 33% · 4 open now · since May 2026

What does each Rocket Software team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Backend

13 postings
C++6
AWS2
COBOL2
Git2
Java2
Kubernetes2

Solutions

11 postings
AWS9
Azure9
GCP9
Db26
MS SQL6
Windows6

Support

5 postings
Linux3
Unix3
Db22
IMS2
Kubernetes2
LDAP2

Enterprise Apps

4 postings
AWS2
Azure2
Azure DevOps2
CICS2
COBOL2
Db22

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How much does Rocket Software pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Rocket Software postings with stated pay: $142k across 15 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
AWS5$163k+15%
Azure5$163k+15%
IMS5$155k+9%

How is the Rocket Software stack changing?

Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.

First appeared
Microsoft ExcelOct 2026
Node JSSep 2026
JavaScriptSep 2026
Platform EngineeringSep 2026
Google BigQuerySep 2026
AI AgentsAug 2026
Rising
Microsoft Excel0% → 18%
Rest API4% → 18%
Falling
Azure50% → 18%
GCP39% → 12%
AWS50% → 24%
IMS36% → 12%
CI/CD32% → 12%
GitHub25% → 6%
COBOL29% → 12%
CICS21% → 6%

How modern is the Rocket Software stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 75/100

Rocket Software scores 75 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Rocket Software stack in its industry?

Share of the 488 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

AWS57%
Azure43%
Kubernetes54%
GCP41%
Db22%
IMS1%
Linux41%
Windows22%
C++28%
COBOL2%

What sets Rocket Software apart

Db22%
IMS1%
COBOL2%
JCL1%
Vertica1%
IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS0%
Teradata1%

Questions about the Rocket Software tech stack

What programming languages does Rocket Software use?

The languages named in Rocket Software job postings are COBOL (22%), C++ (22%), JCL (18%), SQL (18%), Python (13%), as a share of the 45 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Rocket Software use AWS?

Yes. AWS is named in 18 of 45 job postings (40%) and required in 16 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Rocket Software use?

The cloud and platforms named in Rocket Software job postings are AWS (18), Azure (17), Kubernetes (14) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Backend job at Rocket Software?

Backend postings at Rocket Software most often require C++ (6), AWS (2), COBOL (2), Git (2), out of 13 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Rocket Software tech stack changing?

Yes. Microsoft Excel, Node JS, JavaScript, Platform Engineering first appeared in Rocket Software job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Rocket Software tech stack?

Rocket Software scores 75 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Rocket Software tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Rocket Software publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 45 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 11, 2026.

Method and citation

Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count

Alion, "Rocket Software tech stack: 86 technologies from 45 job postings", as of Nov 11, 2026. https://alion.io/company/rocket-software/technologies

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