Hybrid Senior Software Engineer – Cobol

Posted 2 months ago

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About the role

  • Senior Software Engineer specializing in COBOL, driving fintech transformation and automation at FIS. Leading incident response and collaboration on software deployment and infrastructure management.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain monitoring and alerting solutions for infrastructure, application performance, and user experience
  • Implement automation tools and processes for routine tasks, scalable infrastructure, and seamless deployments
  • Ensure reliability, availability, and performance of applications and services, minimizing downtime and optimizing response times
  • Lead incident response, including identification, triage, resolution, and post-incident analysis
  • Conduct capacity planning, performance tuning, and resource optimization in collaboration with development and operations
  • Collaborate with security teams to implement best practices, perform vulnerability assessments, and ensure compliance
  • Manage deployment pipelines, release processes, and configuration management for consistent, reliable deployments
  • Identify and drive improvements in reliability, performance, and efficiency through data and root cause analysis
  • Create and maintain documentation, runbooks, and knowledge base articles, promoting knowledge sharing
  • Develop and test disaster recovery plans, backup strategies, and failover mechanisms
  • Collaborate with development, QA, DevOps, and product teams to align on reliability goals and incident response
  • Participate in on-call rotations, providing 24/7 support for critical incidents and coordinating resolution and follow-up

Requirements

  • 4+ years of hands-on experience in software development roles using Unisys COBOL, SQL, Embedded SQL, COBOL, JCL, CL, DDS, DDL, BMS, CICS, JES, HTML
  • 3+ years working on large-scale, client-facing, enterprise production software
  • Strong English communication and collaboration skills
  • Proficiency in modern development architectures (web, API), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible)
  • Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog, New Relic, Splunk, SumoLogic, ELK Stack)
  • Skilled in incident management (response, triage, RCA, post-mortem) and troubleshooting complex technical issues
  • Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash) and automation tools
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps)
  • Familiarity with Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Real User Monitoring (RUM) tools
  • Commitment to continuous learning, adaptability, and operational excellence
  • Proficiency in multiple programming languages: C#, Java, Python, JavaScript, Visual Basic, SQL+, Oracle PLSQL
  • Experience building FinTech, payment, or banking systems, including API design and third-party integration
  • Familiarity with Agile environments, especially with bi-monthly production releases
  • Knowledge of FIS products/services and the broader Financial Services Industry
  • Experience with development tools: V7.4, Eclipse, Visual Studio, Azure DevOps, MDCMS, Git, Microsoft Office (Visio, RDi, X Analysis, Hawkeye, CheckMarx)
  • Understanding of OS/400 and Windows 11 operating systems

Benefits

  • A voice in the future of fintech
  • Continuous learning and development
  • Collaborative work environment
  • Opportunities to give back
  • Competitive salary and benefits

Job title

Senior Software Engineer – Cobol

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$106,800 - $179,430 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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