Senior Software Developer - COBOL

The Position

We are looking to hire a Senior Software Developer - COBOL who would have at least 8 Years of experience in programming, testing and analysis related duties related to legacy technologies.

The COBOL Developer will perform development activity within planned duration and meet established deadlines.

The position assists in clear documentation and problem resolutions of Product Development, Analysis and Testing

The chosen candidate will work out of the Contour Software Karachi resource center office, as an extension of the division-based R&D department.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions:

Product support

Contributes feedback and input to implement best design practices.

Contributes to the development of business and functional requirements to ensure stakeholder understanding.

Adhere to reporting standards setup by upper management.

Hands-on development and produce quality work efficiently.

Ability to lead and collaborate with COBOL teams to ensure product support and new development.

Ensure loading COBOL systems on test and production environment(s) and setup if necessary.

Able to reproduce critical issues related to development and fix them.

Application Development and assistance for internal and external users.

Converting backlog items to software tasks based on the architecture.

Testing and Change control deployments.

Self-disciplined, strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.

Good team player and self-starter.

Excellent communication.

Required Skills:

Bachelors in Computer Science, MIS or related field of study. Masters is a plus.

COBOL – Advanced

Microfocus Tools (Acubench / AcuGT / XDBC)

Additional Skills:

SQL & PL/SQL

XML

Delphi knowledge is a plus

Source Control (TFS, git, CVS) or other.

Experience in developing products related to loan portfolio management, accounting and financial solutions.

Exciting Benefits we offer:

Market-leading Salary

Medical Coverage – Self & Dependents

Parents Medical Coverage

Provident Fund

Employee Performance-based bonuses

Home Internet Subsidy

Conveyance Allowance

Profit Sharing Plan [Tenured Employees Only]

Life Benefit

Child Care Facility

Company Provided Lunch/Dinner

Professional Development Budget

Recreational area for in-house games

Sporadic On-shore training opportunities

Friendly work environment

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