Senior COBOL Engineer — Mainframe Production & 24/7 Support

absa; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Absa Bank Limited is seeking a Senior Cobol Engineer (Application Support) to maintain and enhance COBOL applications on the mainframe, ensuring high availability and timely incident resolution.

The role requires 5+ years in COBOL, JCL, and IMS/DB2 with exposure to TS0/ISPF, ISPW, and Code Pipeline. It includes 24/7 standby duties and collaboration across QA, analysts, and developers to deliver robust solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or equivalent.
• 5+ years of COBOL/Mainframe experience including production support.
• Experience in batch and real-time processing, with a focus on stability.

Responsibilities

• Provide production support for COBOL-based applications and investigate issues.
• Analyze and troubleshoot system problems and implement timely fixes.
• Participate in root cause analysis and implement long-term solutions.
• Enhance and maintain legacy COBOL applications to meet evolving requirements.
• Collaborate with QA, analysts, and other developers to deliver robust solutions.
• Maintain 24/7 standby on a rotational basis.

Skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology

Tools

COBOL

JCL

IMS/DB2

TSO/ISPF

ISPW

Code Pipeline

Easytrieve

Job description

Absa Bank Limited is seeking a Senior Cobol Engineer (Application Support) to maintain and enhance COBOL applications on the mainframe, ensuring high availability and timely incident resolution.

The role requires 5+ years in COBOL, JCL, and IMS/DB2 with exposure to TS0/ISPF, ISPW, and Code Pipeline. It includes 24/7 standby duties and collaboration across QA, analysts, and developers to deliver robust solutions.