Description

One of Robert Half's Fortune 500 banking clients is seeking a Senior Cobol Developer to support the Investment Book of Records development team. The candidate will develop enhancements and new functionality for our in-house suite of applications written in Cobol.

Responsibilities will include creation of technical specifications, architecting high-end solutions, hands-on development, creating test plans according to published Development Process Framework and providing production support.

• Is this role supporting a specific project or initiative, which project or initiative is this role supporting?

o This position is to support the Investment Book of Records development team.

o The candidate will develop and support existing and new functionality for our in-house suite of applications written in Cobol. Responsibilities will include hands-on development, analysis, architect high-end solutions, creation and execution of test plans according to published Development Process Framework. Additionally, the candidate will be expected to provide production support as necessary

Requirements

Qualifications

• The preferred candidate will have a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science and a minimum of 10 years of experience as a Sr.Cobol Developer.

• Experience with Fujitsu NetCobol or MicroFocus Cobol desired.

• Experience with relational databases required (Sybase a plus).

• MQ, Unix and Unix shell scripting a plus.

• Solid experience in full software development cycle, including application architecture, technical specs, analysis, software development, testing large-scale software applications, assisting SQA teams with UAT testing, production support.

• Experience in the financial industry with knowledge of trade flow and corporate actions a plus.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.

• Exceptional interpersonal communication and strong team collaboration skills.

• Good project management skills.

• Possesses the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

• Experience testing software designed for elaborate business scenarios.

• Aptitude for learning new things and flexibility to adapt and follow guidelines.

Must-Have:

o Minimum of 10+ years of experience as a Sr.Cobol Developer.

o Strong SQL skills and experience with relational databases (Sybase a plus).

o Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Nice to have:

o Experience in the financial industry with knowledge of trade flow and corporate actions

o MQ, Unix and Unix shell scripting

o Experience with Fujitsu NetCobol or MicroFocus Cobol

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