Senior COBOL CICS Developer

JobSpace; Wellington; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DXC University

Flexible leave options

Volunteer days

Employee Assistance Program

Discounted health insurance

Job summary

DXC Technology is seeking an experienced Mainframe developer to design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise COBOL/CICS applications. You will build scalable solutions for critical business operations, mentor peers, and collaborate with analysts and stakeholders in an Agile environment.

The role emphasizes performance improvements, code reviews, and delivering high-quality documentation while supporting modernisation efforts within enterprise platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience developing and supporting enterprise Mainframe applications.
• Strong hands-on experience with COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL, SQL, MQ, Easytrieve.
• Banking or financial services experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain complex COBOL and CICS applications.
• Build robust, scalable software solutions for critical business operations.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning and retrospectives.
• Mentor team members and contribute to a culture of learning and collaboration.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation.
• Partner with QA teams to ensure solutions are thoroughly tested.

Skills

COBOL

CICS

DB2

JCL

SQL

MQ

Mainframe

Agile/Scrum

Mentoring

Performance tuning

Job description

DXC Technology helps global companies run their mission-critical systems and operations while modernizing IT, optimizing data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private and hybrid clouds. The world's largest companies and public sector organizations trust DXC to deploy services to drive new levels of performance, competitiveness, and customer experience across their IT estates. Learn more about how we deliver excellence for our customers and colleagues at DXC.com.

At DXC we pride ourselves on delivering excellence in everything we do. What this means for you is the opportunity to be a part of delivering innovative solutions and helping to solve real business problems for a wide variety of valued clients. Be a part of a strategic Microsoft partnership that provides you with opportunities to deepen your expertise and work at the cutting-edge of technology.

What you will be doing

Your responsibilities will include:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain complex COBOL and CICS applications.
• Build robust, scalable, and high-performing software solutions that support essential business operations.
• Conduct code reviews and champion development best practices.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues with a focus on quality and reliability.
• Work closely with Business Analysts, client stakeholders, and development teams to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Support project planning, estimation, and delivery activities alongside Project Managers.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Build trusted relationships with clients by providing technical expertise and responsive support.
• Integrate new functionality into established enterprise platforms.
• Identify opportunities to improve application performance, maintainability, and operational efficiency.
• Contribute ideas that help modernise and optimise existing systems and processes.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation.
• Mentor team members and contribute to a culture of learning and collaboration.
• Partner with QA teams to ensure solutions are thoroughly tested and meet the highest standards of quality and reliability.

The skills you will bring

Technical expertise:

• 10+ years' experience developing and supporting enterprise Mainframe applications.
• Strong hands-on experience with: COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL, SQL, MQ, Easytrieve.
• Deep understanding of Mainframe environments and associated technologies.
• Experience working within Agile and Scrum delivery frameworks.
• Banking or financial services experience is highly desirable.
• Proven track record delivering and supporting complex business-critical applications.

Your working environment

At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We're committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

Our culture and benefits

DXC is committed to building better futures for our customers, colleagues, environment, and communities. We take care of each other and foster a culture of inclusion, belonging and corporate citizenship. We put this to action developing and implementing societal initiatives within our Social Impact Practice. #WeAreDXC

As an employer of choice, our "people first" philosophy means we offer competitive remuneration, benefits, training and career opportunities that reflect our commitment to improving the lives of our employees, and the communities in which we live and work. Some of these include:

• Extensive resources to support your onboarding and continual development including DXC University.
• We know that great people refer great people. We will reward you when you bring your friends and family to work at DXC.
• More time to do the things you love with flexible leave options, including purchased leave.
• Take time to give back with charitable and emergency services volunteer days.
• Well-being matters to us and our Employee Assistance Program is there to support you and your family.
• And of course, all the basics; novated leasing, discounted health insurance, paid parental leave and many other discounts.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

DXC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we welcome submissions from people from all walks of life. We celebrate our diversity and recognise it is the unique contributions of our people that give us our edge. We stand by the 'bring your whole-self to work' philosophy. It is our inclusive culture that powers our results, and our company grows only if our people grow.

Accommodation of special needs for qualified candidates may be considered within the framework of the DXC Accommodation Policy. In addition, DXC Technology is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to support qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities.