Cobol Developer

🚀 We’re Hiring | COBOL Developer 🚀

At Empa‑T, we believe that strong technology solutions are built through solid technical expertise, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

We are looking for an experienced COBOL Developer to join an international project within a complex and business-critical environment.

This role combines COBOL, TSO, VSAM, JCL, DB2, and CICS, offering the opportunity to work on the development, maintenance, and evolution of large-scale Mainframe applications.

🧡 About the Project

You will join an international technology team responsible for maintaining and evolving business-critical Mainframe applications.

As a COBOL Developer, you will contribute to the development, maintenance, and optimization of Mainframe solutions, working closely with technical and functional teams to ensure application stability, performance, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance applications using COBOL.
• Analyse existing Mainframe applications and implement technical improvements and new functionalities.
• Work with JCL for batch processing and job execution.
• Work with VSAM files and datasets.
• Develop and maintain solutions using DB2 databases.
• Work with CICS for online transaction processing.
• Use TSO within the Mainframe environment.
• Troubleshoot application issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Participate in technical analysis, testing, debugging, and deployment activities.
• Ensure code quality and compliance with development standards.
• Collaborate with functional analysts, developers, and other technical stakeholders.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement and stability of Mainframe applications.

Skills & Experience

• Professional experience in COBOL development within Mainframe environments.
• Hands-on experience with TSO.
• Good knowledge and practical experience with VSAM.
• Strong experience with JCL.
• Solid knowledge of DB2.
• Experience working with CICS.
• Good understanding of Mainframe development and batch processing environments.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to analyse and maintain existing/legacy applications.
• Experience working within international and multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of Endevor is a plus.
• Fluent French is mandatory.
• English communication skills are valued.

📍 Location

Portugal | Hybrid work (2x/week)

Why Empa‑T?

At Empa‑T, we value empathy, integrity, and collaboration.

We work on impactful international projects where technology and people go hand in hand. You'll have the opportunity to work on business-critical Mainframe applications, collaborate with experienced international teams, and contribute to the evolution and stability of complex technology environments.

🧡 Join us and bring your COBOL and Mainframe expertise to an international and technically challenging project.