Lead Product Engineer at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• The Cheques Team, within Core Banking (a division of Everyday Banking), is seeking a seasoned Senior Cobol Support Engineer. This role requires a flexible individual who is willing to take on a standby rotation once a month for one week.

Job Description

Cobol Engineer (Cheques Support)

• The Core Banking Division is looking for a Senior Cobol Developer to join our Everyday Banking Core Technology Support team. The successful applicant will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing applications developed in COBOL, ensuring high system availability, and resolving production incidents in a timely manner.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide production support for COBOL-based applications, including issue investigation and resolution.
• Analyze and troubleshoot system problems, providing timely and efficient fixes.
• Participate in root cause analysis and implement long-term solutions to recurring issues.
• Enhance and maintain legacy COBOL applications to meet evolving business requirements.
• Work collaboratively with QA, business analysts, and other developers to deliver robust solutions.
• This position includes 24/7 standby responsibilities on a rotational basis

Key critical skills required:

• Cobol Programmer, at least 5 years' experience (Mainframe)
• JCL skills required, at least 5 years' experience
• Intermediate to Expert level experience in IMS & DB2 Databases
• TSO/ISPF, ISPW, Code Pipeline is required. Easytrieve will be an added advantage
• Experience in supporting and troubleshooting production environments.
• Familiarity with batch and real-time processing.
• Knowledge of change control (SNOW) and version management tools
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

End Date: September 7, 2025