Micro Focus COBOL / NetCOBOL Developer (2 openings)
A hands-on COBOL developer who builds, maintains and supports business applications
on Micro Focus COBOL or Fujitsu NetCOBOL in a financial services environment.
Responsibilities
Design, code, test and debug COBOL programs on Micro Focus COBOL (Visual
COBOL / Enterprise Developer) or NetCOBOL.
Analyze existing COBOL code to troubleshoot production issues and deliver
enhancements.
Develop and maintain batch jobs, file-handling routines and database access
programs.
Support migration or modernization of mainframe COBOL workloads to distributed
(Windows / Linux) platforms.
Write unit tests, support system and user acceptance testing, and fix defects.
Prepare technical specifications and keep program documentation current.
Work with business analysts, testers and production support teams through the full
delivery cycle.
Required skills
Strong hands-on development experience in Micro Focus COBOL or NetCOBOL.
Solid COBOL fundamentals: copybooks, file handling (sequential, indexed),
subprograms and batch processing.
Embedded SQL with a relational database (DB2, Oracle or SQL Server).
Experience with job scheduling and scripting on Windows or Unix / Linux.
Good debugging, performance tuning and impact analysis skills.
Clear written and verbal communication.
Preferred skills
Mainframe background: JCL, CICS, VSAM, DB2.
Experience on mainframe-to-distributed migration projects.
Banking, custody or capital markets domain exposure.
Familiarity with Agile delivery and tools such as Jira and Git.
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