Cobol Programmer — Mainframe Finance Systems Engineer

Talent Sauce; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Cape Town is seeking a highly skilled COBOL Programmer to develop and enhance COBOL-based systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in COBOL programming and relational databases, with experience in the financial sector. This role involves collaboration with IT teams, problem-solving, and maintaining compliance standards within a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a COBOL Programmer in the financial services industry.
• Strong proficiency in COBOL programming language with hands-on development experience.
• Solid understanding of relational databases for data manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, debug, and maintain COBOL programs for financial applications.
• Collaborate to gather requirements and translate into technical specifications.
• Analyze COBOL codebase and implement performance optimizations.

Skills

COBOL programming

SQL

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

Tools

IBM z/OS

COBOL development tools

Job description

A financial services company in Cape Town is seeking a highly skilled COBOL Programmer to develop and enhance COBOL-based systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in COBOL programming and relational databases, with experience in the financial sector. This role involves collaboration with IT teams, problem-solving, and maintaining compliance standards within a dynamic environment.