Senior COBOL Developer — Legacy Systems & Maintenance Lead

e-Merge IT Recruitment; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,020,000 - 1,380,000; Full time

Job summary

e-Merge IT Recruitment is seeking an experienced COBOL Developer for permanent work in Sunninghill with hybrid options. The role focuses on developing, maintaining and supporting critical business applications in COBOL, with 8+ years of commercial experience preferred.

You will code, debug, unit-test, prepare documentation, and support SDLC activities across release phases, ensuring adherence to IT standards and procedures. Salary is competitive and negotiable based on experience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of commercial development experience.
• Strengths in Cobol with at least 5 years practical Cobol development.
• Proficiency in AcuCOBOL or Micro Focus COBOL and FlexGen RADE advantageous.
• Solid understanding of SDLC and basic Windows/MS Office.</br>

Responsibilities

• Code, debug and unit-test COBOL programs and modifications.
• Design and develop simple to moderately complex programs per specs.
• Prepare system documentation across SDLC stages.
• Provide technical documentation support to project teams.
• Investigate requests, identify root causes, implement solutions.
• Maintain compliance with organisational policies and controls.

Skills

COBOL

AcuCOBOL

Micro Focus COBOL

FlexGen RADE

SDLC

Windows

MS Office

Education

IT qualification

Job description

e-Merge IT Recruitment is seeking an experienced COBOL Developer for permanent work in Sunninghill with hybrid options. The role focuses on developing, maintaining and supporting critical business applications in COBOL, with 8+ years of commercial experience preferred.

You will code, debug, unit-test, prepare documentation, and support SDLC activities across release phases, ensuring adherence to IT standards and procedures. Salary is competitive and negotiable based on experience.