Tandem Cobol Developer

Zensar; Hyderabad, Pune City, Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Zensar in Hyderabad, India seeks a Cobol/SCOBOL developer to analyze, design, and modify software in financial services contexts. You will write code, test, and document implementations, collaborating with product managers and users to define system requirements.

You should hold a bachelor's in computer science or related field, have knowledge of SDLC, design patterns, and industry standards such as ISO or Six Sigma.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of financial services industry and SDLC methodologies.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with design patterns and modeling (sequence diagrams, class models).
• Ability to estimate work effort for sub-plans or small projects.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, program, debug and modify software enhancements and/or new products.
• Interact with product managers/users to define system requirements.
• Participate in software design meetings and analyze user needs.
• Write specifications based on design and business requirements.
• Write code, test, and debug applications using current languages and technologies.
• Document installation and maintenance procedures.
• Train and communicate with internal teams on systems application.
• Develop or execute project plans, budgets and schedules as needed.
• Present information to technical and business audiences as required.

Skills

Financial services domain

SDLC knowledge

Communication skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Mentoring capability

Estimation of work effort

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

ISO standards

CMM

Six Sigma

Job description

JD - Cobol, SCOBOL, SQL MP, TAL, TACL, Enform

Analyzes, designs, programs, debugs and modifies software enhancements and/or new products used in local, networked or Internet-related computer programs. (Code must be used in core version of applications available for sale commercially.)

Cobol, SCOBOL, SQL MP, TAL, TACL, Enform

• Analyzes, designs, programs, debugs and modifies software enhancements and/or new products used in local, networked or Internet-related computer programs. (Code must be used in core version of applications available for sale commercially.)
• Interacts with product managers and/or users to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications.
• Participates in software design meetings and analyzes user needs to determine technical requirements.
• Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements.
• Writes code, completes programming and performs testing and debugging of applications using current programming languages and technologies.
• Completes documentation and procedures for installation and maintenance.
• Trains and communicates with internal Client Training, Client Relationship and Sales teams on systems application.
• May be responsible for developing or executing project plans, budgets and schedules and for documenting work and results.
• May deliver informational and decision-seeking presentations to technical and business groups to internal and/or external audiences.
• Other related duties assigned as needed.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

A Bachelors degree in computer engineering, computer science or other related discipline or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Knowledge of financial services industry
• Knowledge of end-to-end systems development life cycles, e.g., waterfall, iterative and other modern approaches to software development
• Knowledge of standards relevant to the software industry , e.g., ISO, CMM, Six Sigma
• Knowledge of banking practices, regulations and operations within assigned line(s) of business
• In-depth understanding of design patterns and their application
• Fluency in developing and understanding sequence diagrams, class models, etc.
• Proficiency in solutions design and requirements definition disciplines leveraging model driven design based tools and techniques including conceptual solution component models, business process models, use cases, etc.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels in the organization, e.g., executive, management, individual contributors
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, problem-solving, team and time management skills
• Ability to persuade and influence others on the best approach to take
• Ability to estimate work effort for project sub-plans or small projects and ensure the project is successfully completed
• Positive outlook, strong work ethic, and responsive to internal and external clients and contacts
• Willingly and successfully fulfills the role of teacher, mentor and coach
• May require in-depth knowledge of networking, computing platform, storage, database, security, middleware, network and systems management and related infrastructure technologies and practices