COBOL Developer
This role supports the technical operations of the client assigned.
Location: Taguig City
Status: Active
# of Positions Available: 1
Job Description
- Conduct analysis on Business Requirements and prepares program specifications at the systems level for simple to minor systems or modules
- Develop or maintain, test and implement modules according to system specifications. Identify all possible scenarios and prepares tests for the systems under development.
- Executes test plan during development and system testing and provide user acceptance testing or other testing support as required to ensure that the system processing reflects user requirements / designs
- Provides post-implementation and production support for systems including analysis of production problems
- Performs implementation activities such as program promotions, installation of the system, training and tutorial for end users
- Performs development/update of the Users Manual, Systems Manual and Operations Manual
- Provides updates and status reports to the project manager during the course of a development and related support activities
- In charge of a system module. Identifies areas for improvement /enhancement on existing system module or on the entire system, and on new ones being developed
- Determines, analyzes, and transforms business requirements to produce design specifications at the system and programming levels
Job Qualifications/Requirements
- Required skills:
- 3 years or more in Cobol Programming, DB2, JCL, MVS/TSO and SQL/SPUFI
- Competent Systems Analysis and Design skills
- Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) major tasks and deliverables
- Preferred skills but NOT required:
- Production support experience
- ITIL
- Agile experience
- Soft skills:
- Decisiveness (Competent)
- Communication (Competent)
- Customer Service Orientation (Competent)
- Tolerance for Stress (Competent)
- Fast Cycle (Competent)
- Work Standards / Quality Orientation (Competent)
- Other requirements:
- College/University Degree, preferably in Computer Science, Engineering & Mathematics
- Background in Banking, Financial and Life Insurance business is a plus
- Applies competent programming skills in at least one of the supported Sun Life platforms
- Able to apply the development methodology used in Sun Life (Entry) foundational knowledge of Systems Development Life Cycles, its stages, major tasks and deliverables