Sr Cobol Developer

Standard Chartered; Utah; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking international bank that has been making a positive impact for over 170 years. This role involves application software development and project delivery, ensuring quality and adherence to standards. With a focus on continuous improvement, you will collaborate with diverse teams across geographical locations. The company values integrity, innovation, and inclusion, offering a supportive environment where your unique talents can thrive. If you are passionate about driving change and making a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Core bank funding for retirement savings

Medical and life insurance

Flexible working options

Proactive wellbeing support

Continuous learning culture

Annual leave and parental leave

Volunteering leave

Sabbatical leave

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of application development experience in the banking domain.
• Strong technical knowledge in COBOL, Java, and mainframe environments.
• Excellent leadership and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage application software development from initiation to closure.
• Coordinate software development activities across multiple locations.
• Ensure adherence to quality processes and project standards.

Skills

Banking domain knowledge in lending

Application development experience

Project delivery

Software development & implementation

Incident/problem/situation management

Strong technical knowledge in COBOL, JCL, VSAM, z/OS

Agile methodologies

Problem-solving skills

Leadership and organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Degree in Information Technology

Degree in Engineering

Tools

Micro Focus

Java

API development

DevOps

Job description

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• Software development – provide solutions for minor or small changes and support larger initiatives.
• Able to provide Design for small/medium projects based on business requirements.
• Develops and tests code according to technical / programming specifications and application standards.
• Develops comprehensive unit testing conditions and conducts comprehensive unit testing with all unit test defects fix.
• Provides guidance and technical assistance to squad.
• Assists in project planning/ initiation phase and support users during implementation
• Coordinate various development activities among multiple stakeholders and across multiple geographical location.
• Testing support - SIT/CIT/CAT/UAT/OAT/DRH/PT
• Ensure project and SCB quality processes are followed
• Deployment, PIV and UVT support
• Debugs and fixes application errors within stipulated service level agreement (SLA)

Key Responsibilities

• Application software development / project delivery from project initiation till closure.
• Projects could be ranging from tiny to large depending on demands.
• Provides solution and technical assistance to squad.
• Coordinates in software development activities with multiple stakeholders across multiple geographical locations.
• Plans and involve in all testing activities (UT/ST/SIT/CIT/CAT/UAT/PT/OAT/DRH) where applicable.
• Ensure project and SCB quality processes are adhered and met.
• Deployment, PIV/UVT and Post implementation support.
• Debugs and fixes application errors within stipulated service level agreement (SLA).
• Provides support to production services and testing teams when need to.
• Consistently looking for service improvement areas/plans where applicable.

Skills and Experience

• Banking domain knowledge in lending with 8-12 years of application development experiences
• Good experience in project delivery, software development & implementation, incident/problem/situation management, request/change management, audit & compliance, information security, application monitoring, capacity/performance management and stakeholder management
• Strong technical knowledge in COBOL, JCL, VSAM, z/OS, Micro Focus, Java, API and mainframe environment
• Good knowledge and exposure of Agile, ADO, DevOps, CICD, architecture and design
• Strong problem-solving skills, troubleshooting and analytical in problem resolution.
• Possess self-initiatives driving new initiatives with minimal supervision, team player, fast learner and reliable.
• Knowledge in change effort estimation / sizing, resource planning, project management and basic infrastructure skills
• Excellent leadership, prioritization, organizational and time management skills

Qualifications

Bachelor / degree or higher in Computer Science / Information Technology / Engineering or related fields

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thingand are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle,continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together,we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter,we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance,with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-offincluding annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible workingoptions based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing supportthrough Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills,global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning cultureto support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation,one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.