Cobol Developer

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This is a Hybrid Porto-based opportunity.

As a Senior Cobol Developer, you will work for our client – a European leader in payment services. You will be responsible for maintaining, enhancing, and integrating COBOL applications, ensuring optimal performance and effective communication in a French-speaking environment.

Your main responsibilities:

• Analyze and modify existing COBOL programs to meet evolving business requirements

• Ensure the integrity and functionality of legacy systems by identifying and fixing bugs

• Integrate COBOL applications with other systems and databases, ensuring seamless data flow and interoperability

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement and test integration solutions.

• Identify and optimize inefficient code to improve overall system performance

• Conduct performance analysis and implement enhancements to enhance application responsiveness

• Maintain comprehensive documentation for COBOL programs, including code comments and system documentation

• Conduct code reviews to ensure coding standards, best practices, and quality assurance

• Mentor junior developers, guiding COBOL programming techniques and best practices

You’re ideal for the role if you have:

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in COBOL programming

• Fluent in French

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in existing code

• Familiarity with middleware and data exchange protocols

• Proven ability to create and maintain clear and comprehensive technical documentation

• Excellent communication skills to convey technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

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We would like to meet you. If you are interested please apply and attach your CV in English or Portuguese, including a statement that you agree to our processing and storing of your data. You can always also apply by sending us an email at cv-recruitment@itdsportugal.com