Senior AS/400 Software Engineer & Tech Lead

Great Eastern; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Eastern Malaysia is hiring a Senior Software Engineer – IT to lead design and delivery of core insurance applications on the AS/400 stack. You will drive requirements, architecture, and testing, ensuring robust, scalable solutions for our life and general insurance platforms.

The ideal candidate has 4–6 years in applications development, strong COBOL/AS400 skills, and experience in insurance systems. A proactive, independent problem-solver with good communication talents will thrive here.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science/IT/IS or equivalent, or Higher Diploma with 3+ years in software development.
• 4-6 years experience in applications development.
• Experience in insurance is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead workshops and gather information; analyze requirements.
• Design and document applications and databases to meet business needs.
• Provide solutions for complex programming tasks.
• Develop test scenarios and document results with follow-up actions.
• Lead feasibility studies on strategic IT solutions affecting GE business.
• Define and apply enterprise architecture.

Skills

COBOL/400

AS/400 iSeries

CL/Control Language

SMART/400

AS/400 Insurance system

FSU/400

AS/400 work query

SQL

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in Computer Science/IT/IS or equivalent

Tools

IBM AS/400 tooling

Job description

Great Eastern Malaysia is hiring a Senior Software Engineer – IT to lead design and delivery of core insurance applications on the AS/400 stack. You will drive requirements, architecture, and testing, ensuring robust, scalable solutions for our life and general insurance platforms.

The ideal candidate has 4–6 years in applications development, strong COBOL/AS400 skills, and experience in insurance systems. A proactive, independent problem-solver with good communication talents will thrive here.