Cobol Developer

Societe Generale; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement (3 days/week)

Health package

Office in Warsaw

Meal allowance

Discounts and benefits

Job summary

Societe Generale in Warsaw seeks a Cobol developer/software engineer with 3+ years of experience to decompose requests into user stories and build robust code in a modern mainframe environment. You will contribute to CI/CD pipelines, support production, and integrate vendor software within the bank's IT ecosystem.

The role requires strong English, agile understanding, and a proactive, autonomous approach to improving legacy systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a hybrid work

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience as a Cobol developer or software engineer.
• Understanding of Agile and Project methodologies: Scrum, SAFe, Agile and Waterfall.
• Proficiency in English; Polish is a strong plus.
• High analytical skills and good interpersonal and communication abilities.
• Curiosity and openness to explore other technologies.
• Ability to work autonomously and prioritize work.

Responsibilities

• Decomposing technical and functional requests into detailed user stories with Product Owner and Feature team.
• Developing code following best practices and continuous delivery.
• Participating in testing, deployment and production activities to ensure stability.
• Integrating vendor software into the Société Générale IT ecosystem.
• Maintaining CI/CD pipelines and supporting operations and incidents.
• Keeping processes and documentation up to date.

Tools

Cobol

JCL

Java

Mainframe

CICS

zOS

Git

API

Cloud

Job description

Responsibilities

• Decomposing technical and functional requests into detailed user stories by interacting with the Product Owner and the Feature team
• Developing code using software best practices Craftsmanship (such as BDD, TDD, continuous integration, legacy refactoring and Continuous Delivery)
• Participating in the team's testing, deployment and production activities to ensure production stability by applying the guidelines provided by Chapters (communities of practice)
• Implementing and maintaining a CI/CD pipeline
• Participating in Application support (“You build it, you run it”): analyzing incidents, problems and requests, and coordinating with other teams till closure
• Ensuring application operations: monitoring, alerting, resiliency, ITRM... with the help of the application manager
• Keeping process & documentation up to date

The key responsibilities of the successful candidate will include:

• Decomposing technical and functional requests into detailed user stories by interacting with the Product Owner and the Feature team
• Developing code using software best practices Craftsmanship (such as BDD, TDD, continuous integration, legacy refactoring and Continuous Delivery)
• Participating in the team's testing, deployment and production activities to ensure production stability by applying the guidelines provided by Chapters (communities of practice)
• Integrating the vendor software into Société Générale IT ecosystem
• Implementing and maintaining a CI/CD pipeline
• Participating in Application support (“You build it, you run it”): analyzing incidents, problems and requests, and coordinating with other teams till closure
• Ensuring application operations: monitoring, alerting, resiliency, ITRM... with the help of the application manager
• Keeping process & documentation up to date
• Technologies used: Cobol, JCL, Java, Mainframe, CICS, zOS (Legacy), Git, API, Cloud (target)

Profile required

We expect from the candidates:

• At least 3 years of experience as a Cobol developer/ software engineer
• Understanding of Agile and Project methodologies: Scrum, SAFe, Agile and Waterfall
• Proficiency in English (Polish is a strong plus)
• High analytical skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, with flexible approach
• Curiosity and openness to explore other technologies
• Able to work autonomously, take initiatives and challenge & improve legacy
• Organized and able to prioritize work

Why join us

Your future with Societe Generale will include:

• Work in a pleasant atmosphere as part of an international team in a brand-new office in the center of Warsaw, designed with facilities for people with disabilities
• An active role in an international structure and the opportunity for growth
• Access to educational platforms and language courses
• Stability
• Competitive salary based on seniority and skills
• Support in quick adaptation in the company
• Extraordinary health package with extensive dental care
• Hybrid work (3 days per week from office) and one-time bonus for home office equipment
• Even more benefits such as meal allowance, holiday fund, sports card and insurance
• Please be informed that we will be accepting only resumes in English.

Business insight

At Société Générale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious.

Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA.

If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

Still hesitating?

You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are a equal opportunities employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.