COBOL Developer
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Summary
COBOL developer maintaining and enhancing mainframe Custody Services applications in an international banking environment, based in Lisbon (hybrid, 50% onsite). Day-to-day is technical analysis, development, unit testing, documentation, and production support using COBOL on IBM z/OS, DB2/SQL, and JCL.
Ready to grow your Mainframe development career in an international banking environment? We're looking for a COBOL Developer to join a team responsible for maintaining and enhancing critical Custody Services applications, contributing to the stability and evolution of key business systems.
Your Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain, and enhance existing Mainframe applications.
- Perform technical analysis and propose appropriate solutions for business and technical requirements.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation.
- Estimate effort and complexity for development and maintenance activities.
- Execute unit testing and ensure the quality of delivered solutions.
- Support incident resolution and application maintenance activities.
- Collaborate with an international team focused on the stability and continuous improvement of critical services.
Your Profile:
- 3 to 5 years of experience in software development, preferably within Mainframe environments.
- Strong hands-on experience with COBOL (IBM Developer for z/OS) and the ability to work independently.
- At least 3 years of experience in unit testing and system integration testing.
- Solid knowledge of DB2 and SQL.
- Hands-on experience with JCL.
- Knowledge of IBM MQ (MQSeries) is considered a plus.
- Experience with Visual COBOL and the Eclipse development environment.
- Knowledge of Unix shell scripting is a plus.
- Experience in application maintenance, enhancements, and production support activities.
- Ability to produce technical documentation and perform technical analysis.
- Experience with software validation and quality assurance practices.
Soft Skills:
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Excellent analytical thinking and organizational capabilities.
- Ability to work independently and manage priorities effectively.
- Strong sense of ownership, responsibility, and attention to detail.
- Comfortable working in structured and business-critical environments.
Languages:
- English (B2 level minimum) is mandatory.
- French is a plus.
- Workplace type: Hybrid (50% onsite, 50% remote).
- Location: Parque das Nações, Lisboa.