AS400 / COBOL Life/Asia Developer

Encora Inc.; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Encora Inc. is seeking an experienced AS400/COBOL Life/Asia Developer to support application development, enhancements, implementation and production support within the insurance domain.

candidate will leverage COBOL in Life/Asia and AS400 environments to deliver timely, reliable solutions. Responsibilities include design, development, testing, and production support, day‑end/month‑end batch processing, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure on‑time delivery while adhering to SDLC and

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of hands‑on Life/Asia development and implementation experience.
• Strong experience in COBOL development and AS400/iSeries environment.
• Experience in Life/Asia coding, customization, system enhancements, and production support.
• Strong knowledge of JCL, batch processing, and job scheduling.
• Experience in system design, coding, unit testing, troubleshooting, and deployment activities.
• Good understanding of SDLC, change management, and release management processes.
• Ability to support critical production issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Experience working with version control, code reviews, application security, and performance optimization.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and implement solutions within the Life/Asia application.
• Perform coding, unit testing, troubleshooting, debugging, and production support activities.
• Support day‑end, month‑end, and ad‑hoc batch processing activities.
• Analyze business and functional requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Deliver system enhancements, defect fixes, and project initiatives within agreed timelines.
• Ensure compliance with SDLC, change management, security, and governance processes.
• Participate in code reviews, version control, and quality assurance activities.
• Work closely with business users, vendors, and project stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.

Skills

COBOL

AS400

Life/Asia

JCL

Batch processing

SDLC

Root cause

Code reviews

Stakeholder comms

Job description

We are looking for an experienced AS400 / COBOL Life/Asia Developer to support application development, system enhancements, implementation, and production support activities within the insurance domain. The ideal candidate will have strong hands‑on experience in Life/Asia, COBOL development, and AS400 environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and implement solutions within the Life/Asia application.
• Perform coding, unit testing, troubleshooting, debugging, and production support activities.
• Support day‑end, month‑end, and ad‑hoc batch processing activities.
• Analyze business and functional requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Deliver system enhancements, defect fixes, and project initiatives within agreed timelines.
• Ensure compliance with SDLC, change management, security, and governance processes.
• Participate in code reviews, version control, and quality assurance activities.
• Work closely with business users, vendors, and project stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of hands‑on Life/Asia development and implementation experience.
• Strong experience in COBOL development and AS400/iSeries environment.
• Experience in Life/Asia coding, customization, system enhancements, and production support.
• Strong knowledge of JCL, batch processing, and job scheduling.
• Experience in system design, coding, unit testing, troubleshooting, and deployment activities.
• Good understanding of SDLC, change management, and release management processes.
• Ability to support critical production issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Experience working with version control, code reviews, application security, and performance optimization.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.