Lead Product Engineer at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• Cobol Engineer (Cheques)
• The Core Banking Cheques Division within Everyday Banking Core Technology is looking for a Senior Cobol Developer with a Minimum 5-years mainframe application knowledge, solid analytical thinking trouble shooting and business writing skills. This role includes 24/7 Standby responsibilities

Job Description

The successful incumbent will Support the Cheques Applications Systems and should possess the following knowledge and experience:

• Apply critical thinking to contribute to all phases of quick problem solving and business request handling.
• Apply critical thinking to contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle & quickly produce well-organized, optimized, and documented source code to deliver high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications.
• Tune, enhance and maintain existing processes.

Key critical skills required:

• Cobol Programmer, at least 5 years' experience
• JCL skills required, at least 5 years' experience
• Experience in IMS Databases, TSO/ISPF, REST API, ISPW, Topaz is required. Easytrieve will be an added advantage

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology