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Location: Kuala Lumpur
Experience: 5-10 years+
Job Mode: Contract
Work Mode: On-site
Job Summary
COBOL Developer to support, maintain, and enhance legacy mainframe applications. Have strong experience in COBOL programming, mainframe environments, and batch/online processing.
Responsibilities & Duties
- Design, develop, test, and maintain COBOL programs on mainframe systems.
- Analyze existing programs to identify enhancements, bug fixes, and performance improvements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
- Perform batch job scheduling, execution, and monitoring.
- Support integration with external systems and databases.
- Ensure system stability, performance, and security through effective coding and testing practices.
- Provide production support, including troubleshooting and resolving issues in a timely manner.
- Prepare documentation and participate in code reviews.
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred.
- Proven experience with COBOL (COBOL, COBOL II), JCL, VSAM, and DB2 or other mainframe databases.
- Knowledge of batch and online processing.
- Familiarity with change management tools and job schedulers (e.g. Control-M).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
About Encora
Encora is the preferred digital engineering and modernization partner of some of the world's leading enterprises and digital native companies. With over 9,000 experts in 47+ offices and innovation labs worldwide, Encora's technology practices include Product Engineering & Development, Cloud Services, Quality Engineering, DevSecOps, Data & Analytics, Digital Experience, Cybersecurity, and AI & LLM Engineering.
At Encora, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and qualifications, and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality. 
