RedKite Dublin has a superb new and urgent opening for an experienced COBOL Programmer with a minimum of 4-5 years of relevant experience to join our major client engagement.
As a seasoned Cobol professional, you will be expected to have a good understanding of the design & build phase of the project lifecycle. This is a long-term contract, can start ASAP, and requires a minimum of 1 day per week on-site in the office for relevant team meetings/workshops, etc.
Responsibilities:
* Coding new developments and/or enhancements as defined in a technical design.
* Adhere to code quality and unit testing standards.
* Identify and implement integration tests, automating tests where appropriate.
* Providing system test support when code is migrated to System Test.
* Design applications, systems, or processes.
* Quality assure program specifications and code.
* Investigate and manage complex incidents.
* Coordinate team or release activities.
* Create and demonstrate prototypes/screen designs.
* Provide input to governance and status reports.
* Peer reviewing code changes completed by developers.
* Tech skills: Cobol, SQL, UNIX. Nice to have: some Java.
Key Skills Required:
* Excellent written and oral communication skills.
* Learning ability, including integrating information and the ability to judge and evaluate.
* The capacity to connect, including teamwork, presentation skills, networking skills, and empathy.
* The capacity to structure, including planning, organizing, and simplifying information.
* Sound grasp of the fundamentals of financial systems/banking/insurance/investments, etc.
* Experience working on engagements with complex technologies and architectures.
* Knowledge/experience of delivery methodologies, application development lifecycle, and delivery models.
* Technical skills to determine the optimum solution using the correct blend of technologies to meet a set of defined requirements.
* Analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Experience with Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid Methodologies.
Apply today in confidence for more details.
Seniority Level:
Mid-Senior level
Employment Type:
Contract
Job Function:
Information Technology
Industries:
Staffing and Recruiting
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