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COBOL Developer

The COBOL Developer designs, maintains and modernizes business-critical mainframe applications. Discover the role's missions, skills and career at T&S.

COBOL Developer

Mission

The COBOL Developer designs, develops, maintains, and modernizes business-critical applications built on mainframe environments. They play a key role in ensuring the stability, performance, and reliability of legacy systems that support essential business operations in sectors such as banking, insurance, finance, transportation, and public services.

Main Activities

  • Analyze business and technical requirements.
  • Develop, maintain, and enhance COBOL applications.
  • Perform corrective, adaptive, and evolutionary maintenance on existing systems.
  • Design and implement new functionalities within mainframe environments.
  • Manage batch processing and transaction-based applications.
  • Conduct testing, debugging, and performance optimization activities.
  • Support production environments and troubleshoot operational incidents.
  • Collaborate with business analysts, project teams, and infrastructure specialists to ensure system reliability and continuity.

Technical Skills

  • COBOL programming.
  • Mainframe environments (IBM z/OS).
  • JCL (Job Control Language).
  • CICS transaction processing.
  • DB2 and relational databases.
  • Batch processing and scheduling tools.
  • Application maintenance and modernization.
  • Software testing and debugging.
  • Version control and development lifecycle practices.
  • Understanding of enterprise business processes and legacy system architectures.

Soft Skills

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Ability to work in complex legacy environments.
  • Effective communication and stakeholder management.
  • Teamwork and collaboration.
  • Adaptability to modernization and transformation initiatives.
  • Autonomy and organizational skills.
  • Reliability and commitment to operational excellence.
  • Career Opportunities
  • CTA to the offer
Our recruitment process

Simple, fast, respectful

Our commitment — Every application receives a response and a transparent recruitment process.

Step 01
Recruiter Interview

An initial discussion to understand your background and career goals, and to introduce you to T&S.

Step 02
Manager Interview

An in-depth discussion about projects, your future team, and opportunities.

Step 03
Discussion with a Subject Matter Expert

Assessment of your technical skills and a chance to connect with like-minded professionals.

Step 04
Meeting with Senior Management

Final mutual validation and job offer to join the adventure.

Behind the scenes

Real life at T&S

Beyond the technical work, it’s a human adventure. Seminars, hackathons, team get-togethers, or just coffee breaks: get a glimpse into our day-to-day life.