Cobol Programmer

Mphasis; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Mphasis in Bengaluru seeks a seasoned Mainframe Developer with 7–10 years in COBOL/DB2/VSAM for life insurance policy administration. You will participate in planning, design reviews, and migrations, ensuring alignment with IT controls and architectural standards.

Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential; LOMA certification is a plus. Join a team focused on large-scale insurance IT solutions, contributing to migration projects and ongoing maintenance while adopting new

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in mainframe projects, preferably in insurance.
• Experience developing/maintaining policy administration systems (COBOL).
• Hands-on with SQL and migration/conversion projects in Life/Annuity.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements and design IT solutions for policy administration.
• Participate in design reviews and enforce security and architectural standards.
• Document technical specifications and contribute to project planning and reporting.

Skills

Life Insurance domain

COBOL

DB2

VSAM

SQL

Policy Administration System design

Migration/Conversion

Communication

LOMA certification

C#

Leadership / Self-Motivation

Tools

COBOL

DB2

VSAM

Job description

• Must have experience on Life Admin Systems/ Life Insurance, Annuity products
• Min 7+ years of experience in development of policy administration system (COBOL)
• Min 5+ years of experience in development/maintenance and Support projects of Mainframe preferably Cobol & DB2.
• Min 5+ yrs of experience in SQL
• Must have good knowledge of Policy Administration System design and architecture
• Must have hand-on experience of Insurance Policy Admin system Migration/Conversion project
• Must be aware of new technologies and market updates with respect to Life and Annuity business
• Participate in project planning sessions with project managers, business analysts and team members to analyze business requirements and design the proposed IT solution.
• Participate in design reviews and provide input to the design recommendations and provide input to information/ data flow, and understand and comply to Project Life Cycle Methodology in all planning steps.
• Adhere to IT Control Policies throughout design, development and testing and incorporate Corporate Architectural Standards into application design specifications.
• Document High Level and Low Level technical specifications.
• Good communication, problem solving & interpersonal skills
• Having Life insurance certifications such as LOMA will be added advantage

Work Experience Requirements:

• 7yrs – 10yrs of experience in Mainframe Projects preferably in insurance domain.

Skills

Technical Skills

• COBOL/DB2/VSAM
• Meetings & Reviews , Reporting & Documentation
• Very well versed with tools and techniques for efficient project management and reporting.
• Proficiency in C# programming language, which will be considered an advantage.
• Self-Motivated and ability to drive a large group.