Senior Mainframe COBOL Engineer (IMS/DB2)

Global Payments; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading payments technology company is seeking a Software Engineer to develop and maintain applications on an IBM mainframe. The ideal candidate should have advanced knowledge of Cobol and associated IBM zSeries utilities, along with a relevant degree and at least 4 years of industry experience. Responsibilities include coding, testing and collaborating with client-facing teams. The position requires participation in an on-call rota with occasional weekend work, based in the UK.

Qualifications

• Typically minimum of 4 years industry experience in coding, designing, developing and analyzing data.
• Advanced knowledge and use of Cobol and IBM zSeries utilities.

Responsibilities

• Develops moderately complex code for internal and external client software solutions.
• Designs program specifications for code development and support.
• Tests and validates moderately complex code changes.

Skills

Cobol

IBM zSeries utilities

Data analysis

Mainframe programming

Education

BSc in Computer Science or related field

Tools

TSO

IMS

Db2

Job description

A leading payments technology company is seeking a Software Engineer to develop and maintain applications on an IBM mainframe. The ideal candidate should have advanced knowledge of Cobol and associated IBM zSeries utilities, along with a relevant degree and at least 4 years of industry experience. Responsibilities include coding, testing and collaborating with client-facing teams. The position requires participation in an on-call rota with occasional weekend work, based in the UK.