Cobol developer

Endeavour Recruitment Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking experienced Cobol Developers for a long-term contract in the United States. Candidates should have extensive experience in Cobol development, particularly in AS400 environments, and display strong analytical skills. Key responsibilities include maintaining and adapting existing Cobol programs, along with assisting in the migration of legacy systems. This position offers a dynamic work environment that values critical thinking and adaptability.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years Cobol Development experience.
• Experience in AS400 environment with relevant commands.
• Critical thinking and adaptability to work environment.

Responsibilities

• Understand and document the coding logic of existing Cobol programs.
• Troubleshoot and fix bugs in existing Cobol code.
• Develop, test, and deploy Cobol programs.
• Assist in migrating legacy Cobol codes to new technologies.

Skills

Native COBOL

AS400 Screen Design

Sound knowledge of IBM iseries

SQL400

Exposure to insurance sector

Job description

Excellent long term contract role for experienced Cobol Developers with 5 -10 years Cobol Development experience to join a leading insurance company.

Native COBOL and AS400 Screen Design experience is mandatory.

A COBOL developer with 5+ years’ experience with the following skills:

• Sound knowledge of IBM iseries
• COBOL 400 native
• SQL400
• AS400 environment ( Should be familiar with commands like WRKACTJOB,DSPJOBLOG,DSPMSG … error messages e.g MCH603)
• CLP/Queries/SQLCBL/LDA
• Logical files
• Exposure to insurance sector would be an advantage

Our client is looking for a dynamic candidate with a positive attitude and a critical mind who will easily adapt to the working environment and perform the following duties:

• Understand the coding and logic behind existing Cobol programs and be able to relate to the business needs. Provide documentation /program specifications of existing Cobol programs.
• Trouble shooting and bug fixing of existing Cobol programs
• Maintain/develop, test and deploy Cobol programs
• Help in the migration of legacy Cobol coding to new technologies