COBOL Developer with Mainframe

Youriteams; Nowy Świat; Remote; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work arrangement

Professional development opportunities

Teal culture and non-bureaucratic work

Job summary

Youriteams in Poland is seeking a Cobol Developer with Mainframe expertise to support legacy systems within a structured sunset and decommissioning programme. You will work in a Mainframe environment, applying strong COBOL knowledge and PL/I experience to maintain, stabilize and transition legacy applications.

You will troubleshoot production incidents, collaborate across technical teams on change requests, and produce clear technical documentation to support knowledge transfer and future

Qualifications

• Very strong knowledge of COBOL and experience on mainframe platforms.
• Practical experience with PL/I in production/maintenance contexts.
• Experience supporting legacy systems and sunset/decommissioning projects.
• Root-cause analysis and production issue troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support mainframe applications written in COBOL as part of the legacy environment.
• Contribute to PL/I-related tasks and resolve issues in mixed-language modules.
• Participate in decommissioning and sunset activities, ensuring safe migration or retirement of legacy components.
• Investigate and resolve production incidents, document findings and implement corrective actions.
• Perform code analysis, testing and validation to ensure system stability during transition phases.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan and execute change requests and release activities.
• Produce clear technical documentation for supported systems and for knowledge transfer activities.

Skills

COBOL

Mainframe

PL/I

Debugging

Collaboration

Education

Technical education or equivalent experience

Job description

We are seeking a Cobol Developer with Mainframe expertise to support legacy systems within a structured sunset and decommissioning programme. The person in this role will work in a Mainframe environment, applying strong COBOL knowledge and experience with PL/I to maintain, stabilize and transition legacy applications. This role requires methodical problem-solving, attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively across technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support mainframe applications written in COBOL as part of the legacy environment.
• Contribute to PL/I-related tasks and resolve issues in mixed-language modules.
• Participate in decommissioning and sunset activities, ensuring safe migration or retirement of legacy components.
• Investigate and resolve production incidents, document findings and implement corrective actions.
• Perform code analysis, testing and validation to ensure system stability during transition phases.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan and execute change requests and release activities.
• Produce clear technical documentation for supported systems and for knowledge transfer activities.

Qualifications

• Very strong knowledge of COBOL and experience working on mainframe platforms.
• Practical experience with PL/I in a production or maintenance context.
• Experience supporting legacy systems and participating in sunset/decommissioning projects.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Good communication skills and ability to work effectively within technical teams.
• Relevant technical education or equivalent professional experience in mainframe development and support.

Benefits

• Remote work arrangement & long-term project.
• Professional development opportunities and collaboration with experienced engineering teams.
• Unique TEAL culture, relationship- and respect-driven community, non-corporate atmosphere.
• Agile approach and no bureaucracy.
• Outstanding integration trips to various places in Europe for all employees.
• Activities to support your well-being and health.
• Luxmed Gold Extended medical care and Multisport Plus benefit.