Cobol Developer

Accenture; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in Midrand, South Africa seeks an experienced IT developer to design, program and test applications within the BAS architecture, and provide production support. The role emphasizes data integrity, code fixes, and adherence to change control, with COBOL/C/C#/SQL on IBM Mainframe environments and modern stacks.

Team collaboration is important for reliable software delivery. The position offers an opportunity to work across diverse systems in a dynamic, AI-enabled environment,

Qualifications

• Knowledge of IBM Mainframe/MVS/CICS/JCL and COBOL.
• Experience with SQL and at least one modern language (.NET/Java/Python/C#).
• Proficiency with Windows OS and MS Office; FTP basics.

Responsibilities

• Provide production support for a specific application or group of applications, including problem analysis, fixing, testing and release according to SLA.
• Ensure change control documentation is completed and signed off prior to release.
• Analyze, code and test modules from design specifications; ensure results meet objectives.
• Produce documentation and support testing.
• Identify and resolve data integrity issues; ensure accuracy of data fixes.
• Collaborate with team, manage workload and assist teammates as needed.

Education

Minimum 2 years development experience

Tools

IBM Mainframe

MVS

CICS

JCL

COBOL

C

C#

SQL

.NET

Java

Python

Windows OS

MS Office

FTP

Job description

About Accenture

Accenture helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 786,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, we offer broad expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated approximately $70 billion in FY25 revenue. Visit us at accenture.com.

OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB

• To design, program and test programs (new or modifications to existing applications within the BAS Architecture)

• To provide production support for a specific application or group of applications

• To ensure data integrity and fix data integrity through data fixes, On-line account headers and account header batch runs.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES/TASKS:

• Providing production support for a specific application or group of applications. Activities include code problem analysis, fixing, testing and releasing to the production environment according to SLA’s
• Ensuring that all change control documentation is completed and signed off prior to releasing the code to the production environment.

• Analyzing, coding and testing simple to moderate modules (both new and changes to existing programs) from design specifications.
• Ensuring the finished product meets the design objectives and any other appropriate criteria associated with the original request.
• Ensuring that a minimal number of SIRS are logged against the task in the testing environments.
• Ensuring that there are no comebacks once the code has been released into the production environment.
• Investigating and resolving comebacks.

• Producing complete and accurate documentation for work based on current documentation standards.
• Supporting the testing team when the new / changed code is being tested.

• Identify and resolve data integrity issues. This includes fixing the data correctly the first time.
• Completing data fix documentation and ensuring that when the documentation is signed off the data has been corrected according to the data fix documentation.
• Ensuring a good understanding of the task / datafix at hand.
• Ensuring correctness of own work prior to reporting on completion to the supervisor.
• Displaying a moderate proficiency level of the programming languages and tools used in their area (C# and/or COBOL, and SQL OR .Net/ Java /Phython / CSharp and is willing to also obtain skill in COBOL and FCP [Foundation for Cooperative Processing]).
• Assisting with the data preparation for implementation of new departments.
• Understands overall team workload and focus ensuring assistance is provided to fellow team members where possible.

• Conduct project and issue management (status reporting, ETC/budget reporting) for assigned scope of work.
• Informal daily feedback on status of tasks assigned to the individual.
• Working effectively as part of a team and seeks to support the team’s goals.

• Broadening own technical, functional and industry skill base (Microsof office).
• Provide a quality service to the client.
• Understand client’s business needs.
• Prioritise own workload.

• Basic working knowledge of one medium / large sized functional area (alternately basic working knowledge of multiple small functional areas).
• Reporting weekly turnarounds to supervisor by 8:30 on Monday mornings.

OTHER FEATURES OF THE JOB (e.g., location, travelling, shift hours, etc.):

• Open plan office
• Overtime when required
• Standby for batch runs when required

PART 2: JOB REQUIREMENTS

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

Knowledge of the technical environment (i.e. products used by Application Maintenance) namely:

• IBM Mainframe / MVS / CICS / JCL
• WINDOWS OS
• COBOL
• C or C#
• MS Office
• FTP
• SQL

• OR .Net/ Java /Phython / CSharp and is willing to also obtain skill in COBOL and FCP [Foundation for Cooperative Processing]
• Good verbal and written communication skills

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE NECESSARY:

• Appropriate and recognised formal IT training
• Minimum 2 years development experience