Software Engineer - Cobol / ASM
We are looking for an enthusiastic Mid - Sr Software Engineer. The ideal candidate would be someone who wouldn't mind doing support work, working with older financial code, and a commitment to collaborative problem solving. We will need this individual to be well-versed in Cobol and ASM. Required:
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in mainframe development using COBOL as primary language
- Strong working experience in JCL, COBOL, ISPF, Syncsort, COZSFTP , BMC and FileManager Utilities, QMF a plus
- Design, build, unit test, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable COBOL code
- Exposure to Java/J2EE, and web service application development
- Design, build, unit test, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable COBOL code
- Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
- Provide applications development support for process improvements using programming tools or languages to support the COBOL application environment
Additional Qualifications/Nice to Haves:
- Data Transformation of data using XML and JSON, fixed file format
- Ability to identify performance issues and perform the fixes
- Excellent problem solving/troubleshooting skills
- Proficiency using standard desktop applications such as MS Suite and flowcharting tools such as Visio Proficiency using debugging tools
- High critical thinking skills to evaluate alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with business objectives and strategy
- Proven leadership abilities including effective knowledge sharing, conflict resolution, facilitation of open discussions.