COBOL Developer

Silverlake Structured Services Sdn Bhd; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 56,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Silverlake Group of Companies is a global software organisation with an impeccable track record; winner of multiple awards providing unparalleled expertise and high end quality in delivering state‑of‑the‑art solutions in the Banking & Finance, Capital Market/Stockbrokering, Airline, Utilities and Retail industries across the world.

Since its inception in 1989, Silverlake has grown tremendously to a staff force of more than 1500 people.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Strong hands-on experience in COBOL programming.
• Experience with mainframe environments (IBM z/OS / AIX / Linux).
• Good knowledge of JCL and Shell scripting and batch job processing.
• Familiarity with SQL and DB2.
• Experience debugging and performance tuning of legacy applications.
• Understanding of SDLC.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work with legacy systems and modern integration tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance applications using COBOL on mainframe/linux systems (e.g., IBMz/AIX/Linux OS).
• Write and optimize JCL/Shell scripting for batch processing jobs.
• Perform system analysis and translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues in legacy systems.
• Support system integration and data processing between mainframe and distributed systems.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards.
• Maintain technical documentation for programs and system processes.
• Collaborate with business analysts, QA teams, and other developers to deliver system enhancements.
• Perform unit testing and support user acceptance testing (UAT).

Skills

COBOL programming

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

SDLC understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT

Tools

Mainframe environments (IBM z/OS / AIX / Linux)

CICS

DB2

JCL

Shell scripting

SQL

Job description

Develop, maintain, and enhance applications using COBOL on mainframe/linux systems (e.g., IBMz/AIX/Linux OS).

Write and optimize JCL (Job Control Language)/Shell scripting for batch processing jobs.

Perform system analysis and translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues in legacy systems.

Support system integration and data processing between mainframe and distributed systems.

Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards.

Maintain technical documentation for programs and system processes.

Collaborate with business analysts, QA teams, and other developers to deliver system enhancements.

Perform unit testing and support user acceptance testing (UAT).

About you

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

Strong hands‑on experience in COBOL programming.

Experience with mainframe environments (IBM z/AIX/Linux OS, CICS, DB2).

Good knowledge of JCL/Shell scripting and batch job processing.

Familiarity with SQL and database management (DB2 preferred).

Experience in debugging and performance tuning of legacy applications.

Understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC).

Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.

Ability to work with legacy systems and modern integration tools.

Silverlake Group of Companies is a global software organisation with an impeccable track record; winner of multiple awards providing unparalleled expertise and high end quality in delivering state‑of‑the‑art solutions in the area of Banking & Finance, Capital Market/Stockbrokering, Airline, Utilities and Retail industries across the world. Since its inception in 1989, Silverlake has grown tremendously to a staff force of more than 1500 people. Our software and services are marketed across Asia Pacific (Thailand, Brunei, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, Japan, Philippines and Sri Lanka), Middle East, USA and Europe.

Silverlake Group of Companies is a global software organisation with an impeccable track record; winner of multiple awards providing unparalleled expertise and high end quality in delivering state‑of‑the‑art solutions in the area of Banking & Finance, Capital Market/Stockbrokering, Airline, Utilities and Retail industries across the world. Since its inception in 1989, Silverlake has grown tremendously to a staff force of more than 1500 people. Our software and services are marketed across Asia Pacific (Thailand, Brunei, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, Japan, Philips and Sri Lanka), Middle East, USA and Europe.