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COBOL / Mainframe Developer

Job Description - COBOL / Mainframe Developer

We are seeking an experienced COBOL /
Mainframe Developer
to join our team and play a pivotal role in supporting
and enhancing business -critical legacy systems within the financial services
sector. This is a hands -on position focused on stability, performance, and the
continuous evolution of core platforms that power essential operations.


You will work with COBOL in IBM z/OS
environments, maintaining and optimising high -volume transactional systems —
with a particular emphasis on employee benefits and retirement fund solutions.
In addition to strong production support and troubleshooting responsibilities,
this role offers meaningful involvement in modernisation and integration
initiatives, helping to connect proven legacy systems with contemporary
technologies including APIs, Java, .NET, and cloud platforms.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Maintain and enhance COBOL -based systems
    supporting critical business functions

  • Analyse business requirements and
    translate into technical solutions

  • Support production incidents, defect
    resolution, and system improvements

  • Participate in impact analysis, testing,
    and release cycles

  • Collaborate with BA’s, architects, and
    cross -functional teams

  • Contribute to modernisation initiatives
    where applicable.



Requirements

  • 5+ years COBOL development experience
    (recent, hands -on)

  • Strong experience in mainframe
    environments (IBM z/OS)

  • COBOL / ACUCOBOL
  • Experience working on Employee benefits,
    retirements funds, core transactional systems (e.g., banking, insurance, policy
    admin, payments)

  • Ability to analyse, maintain, and enhance
    existing legacy codebases and have strong troubleshooting and production
    support experience

  • Batch processing and high -volume
    transaction systems

  • Modernisation / integration projects (API,
    .NET, Java, cloud)

  • Experience working in Agile delivery
    environments

  • Prior experience in financial services
    (banking or insurance)





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