Senior Mainframe Developer (IBM, Cobol)- 7 to 10 Years- Chennai/Bangalore

Mainframe Developer

Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun. 

About the team -

It’s an amazing opportunity to join a talented team of functional and technical folks doing interesting work at the world’s largest global provider dedicated to financial s solutions!

What you will be doing -

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• Highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer with a strong background in IBM Mainframe technologies.
• Should have over 7 years of hands-on experience in mainframe development, particularly in COBOL, JCL, and VSAM, and a solid understanding of the banking domain.
• This role demands a detail-oriented professional who can contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of critical banking applications.
• Work closely with customers, business analysts and team members to understand business requirements that drive analysis and design of quality technical solutions ensuring alignment with business and IT strategies and complying with FIS architectural standards.

What you bring -

• Provides application software development services or technical support typically in a defined project.
• Develops program logic for new applications or analyzes and modifies logic in existing applications.
• Design and develop robust, scalable mainframe solutions by writing efficient COBOL programs and leveraging JCL and VSAM for data management.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of mainframe architecture, FIS systems (if applicable), and core banking operations.
• Maintains, tests and integrates application components.
• Makes recommendations towards the development of new code or reuse of existing code.
• Ensures system improvements are successfully implemented.
• Analyzes requirements and translates business requirements into product designs.
• Writes technical specifications and other forms of documentation.
• Suggests technical alternatives and improves/streamlines processes and systems.
• Completes project assignments and special projects commensurate with job expectations.
• Conducts planning, analysis and forecasting activities to plan projects and tasks.
• May participate in component and data architecture design, performance monitoring, product evaluation and buy vs. build recommendations.
• May provide leadership and/or guidance to other technical professionals.
• Perform other related duties as assigned, contributing to the overall success of the team and organization.

• A Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, computer science or other related discipline or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience.
• Knowledge of FIS products and services; in-depth knowledge of products and services in assigned line(s) of business.
• In-depth understanding of IBM Mainframe Application.
• Knowledge of financial services industry
• Knowledge of end-to-end systems development life cycles, e.g., waterfall, iterative and other modern approaches to software development
• Knowledge of standards relevant to the software industry , e.g., ISO, CMM, Six Sigma
• Knowledge of banking practices, regulations and operations within assigned line(s) of business.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills to technical and non-technical audiences of various levels in the organization, e.g., executive, management, individual contributors.
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, problem-solving, team and time management skills
• Ability to persuade and influence others on the best approach to take.
• Ability to estimate work effort for project sub-plans or small projects and ensure the project is successfully completed.
• Positive outlook, strong work ethic, and responsive to internal and external clients and contacts.
• Product Knowledge: IBM Mainframe
• Required Technical Skills: COBOL, JCL, VSAM
• Optional Skills (Good to Have): DYL280, Easytrieve, Sort Utility
• Domain Expertise: Banking.

What we offer you 

• A multifaceted job with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum of opportunities
• A broad range of professional education and personal development possibilities – FIS is your final career step!
• A competitive salary and benefits

A variety of career development tools, resources and opportunities

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