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Senior COBOL Developer - 12-Month Contract

Executive Placements
Johannesburg Full-day Full-time

Description:

Job & Role Description:Im looking to connect with Senior COBOL Developers who have strong problem-solving ability and proven experience supporting and enhancing critical banking systems. By partnering with me, youll be considered for a contract role focused on system stability, incident resolution, and targeted enhancements within a domestic payments environment, working closely with development and support teams.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support, maintain, and enhance core banking and payment systems
  • Investigate, diagnose, and resolve production incidents in a high-pressure environment
  • Perform batch and online processing support and enhancements
  • Participate in smaller development tasks and system improvements
  • Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies
  • Collaborate with cross-functional technical and business teams
  • Contribute to system stability, efficiency, and modernisation initiatives
  • Participate in standby and operational support rotations

    Job Experience and Skills Required: Education:

  • Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Experience:
  • 7+ years COBOL development experience
Strong banking sector experience (mandatory) Extensive experience with COBOL, JCL, and DB2 Strong experience with batch and online processing environments Experience with General Ledger processes and Payments systems Data archiving exposure (e.g. Hadoop, AWS Athena or similar) Experience working in high-availability, business-critical systems Apply now!
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17 Feb 2026;   from: gumtree.co.za

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