Senior Cobol Developer - Sunninghill (Hybrid) - R1.2m PA

Are you an experienced COBOL Developer looking for your next opportunity? Join our team and play a key role in developing, maintaining, enhancing, and supporting critical business applications.

If you have 8+ years of recent COBOL development or application maintenance experience and are ready to take on a senior-level role, we’d love to hear from you!

What we are looking for

• Appropriate tertiary qualification or IT qualification
• 8+ years of commercial development experience
• Strengths to lie in Cobol (5 years experience)
• Proficiency in AcuCOBOL or Micro Focus COBOL
• Knowledge of FlexGen RADE will be advantageous
• Detailed understanding of Application Maintenance Procedures and the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Basic proficiency in Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

What you’ll be doing

• Code, debug and unit-test programs, including new applications and modifications to existing programs
• Design and develop simple to moderately complex programs in line with defined technical specifications and standards
• Prepare and maintain comprehensive system documentation throughout the SDLC, including design, programming, testing and release phases
• Provide technical documentation support to project teams, including user manuals and training materials
• Investigate user requests and incidents, identify root causes and implement appropriate solutions
• Perform application maintenance activities in accordance with established procedures
• Develop, debug and unit-test enhancements and modifications to existing systems
• Execute assigned duties in accordance with IT and Operations standards
• Maintain a strong understanding of application maintenance processes, development methodologies and technical standards
• Ensure compliance with all relevant organisational policies, procedures, standards and controls

Reference Number for this position is GZ61542 which is a Permanent position based in Sunninghill / Hybrid offering a salary of R1.2m per annum, negotiable based on experience and ability.

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