Cobol Mainframe Specialist

Accenture; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in Manila is seeking a Custom Software Engineering Lead to own the technical direction and architecture of bespoke software solutions, guiding design and delivery, and setting development standards for quality, scalability, and performance aligned to business objectives.

The role emphasizes collaboration with stakeholders, mentoring teams, and driving continuous improvement of development processes, with experience in COBOL and trading domain.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of COBOL experience.
• Strong knowledge of trading services front office and banking.
• Proficient in software architecture and performance optimization.
• Experience leading teams and guiding technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and manage the team to perform.
• Make team decisions and engage with multiple teams.
• Provide solutions to problems for their teams.
• Facilitate communication to meet milestones.
• Mentor and support team members to grow.
• Drive process improvements and product quality.

Skills

COBOL

Trading Services Front Office

Software architecture principles

Agile methodologies

Code quality

Tools

Eclipse

IntelliJ

Tomcat Apache

Gitlab

DB2 MF

MS SQL

Job description

Job Description

Own the technical direction and architecture of custom software solutions, leading teams through design and delivery. Set development standards and ensure code quality, scalability, and performance aligned to business objectives.

Required JD:Securities (Trading) L2/L3 Engineer (Dev and Production Support)

Domain knowledge on Trading lifecycle, SWIFT

Technical skills: Java, Cobol, CICs, C++, DB2 MF, MS SQL, Eclipse, IntelliJ, Tomcat Apache, Gitlab

Protocols: Rest API, SFTP/FTP, MQ, LDAP

Summary:As a Custom Software Engineering Lead, a typical day involves guiding the technical vision and architectural framework for bespoke software projects. This role includes overseeing the design and implementation phases, ensuring that development practices meet high standards of quality and efficiency. Collaboration with various stakeholders and teams is a key part of the daily routine, fostering an environment where innovative solutions are developed to meet evolving business needs.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Expected to be an SME, collaborate and manage the team to perform.
• Responsible for team decisions.
• Engage with multiple teams and contribute on key decisions.
• Provide solutions to problems for their immediate team and across multiple teams.
• Facilitate effective communication and coordination among team members to ensure project milestones are met.
• Mentor and support team members to enhance their skills and professional growth.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize development processes and product quality.

Professional & Technical Skills

• Required Skill: Expert proficiency in COBOL.
• Additional Must To Have Skills: Proficiency in Trading Services Front Office, Banking.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture principles and best practices.
• Experience in ensuring code quality, scalability, and performance in software solutions.
• Ability to lead technical discussions and make informed decisions to guide project direction.
• Familiarity with software development lifecycle and agile methodologies.

Additional Information

• The candidate should have minimum 3 years of experience in COBOL.

This position is based at our Manila office. Minimum 3 year(s) of experience is required.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

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