COBOL Systems Engineer: Mainframe & Batch Specialist

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

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.