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About this Software Development Engineer (COBOL) role at Fiserv

Fiserv · Onsite · Berkeley Heights, New Jersey

Calling all innovators - find your future at Fiserv.

We're Fiserv, a global leader in Fintech and payments, and we move money and information in a way that moves the world. We connect financial institutions, corporations, merchants and consumers to one another millions of times a day - quickly, reliably, and securely. Any time you swipe your credit card, pay through a mobile app, or withdraw money from the bank, we're involved. If you want to make an impact on a global scale, come make a difference at Fiserv.

Job Title

Software Development Engineer (COBOL)

About Your Role

As a Software Engineer at Fiserv, you will help design, implement, and support mission-critical technology solutions that enable financial institutions and clients to operate efficiently and securely. Working within a collaborative team environment, you will leverage your technical expertise, analytical abilities, and creativity to maintain and enhance mainframe-based applications while supporting customer initiatives, product enhancements, and modernization efforts. 

What you’ll do:

  • Analyze, design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions within established standards and development practices
  • Collaborate with business and technical teams to evaluate customer requirements and recommend solutions that align with desired business outcomes
  • Plan and implement moderately complex technical solutions supporting client migrations, product upgrades, and related customer initiatives
  • Troubleshoot and resolve application, batch processing, and production issues while identifying opportunities for long-term improvements
  • Support multiple concurrent projects by creating detailed work plans, managing deliverables, and ensuring timely execution
  • Facilitate cross-functional teams through event planning, coordination, issue resolution, and successful project completion
  • Assist in training and mentoring new associates while contributing to a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence

Experience you’ll need to have:

  • 5+ years of experience in a technical environment with exposure to banking, financial services, or e-commerce applications
  • 3+ years of experience supporting application development, systems analysis, programming, debugging, and production support activities
  • 3+ years of experience utilizing JCL, TSO, File Manager, CA7 batch scheduling, or equivalent batch processing technologies
  • 2+ years of experience with DB2 COBOL programming and DB2 database structures 
  • 2+ years of experience writing and executing DB2 SQL using batch, QMF, Platinum, or similar tools 
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of education, work, and/or military experience

Experience that would be great to have:

  • Prior experience with banking, financial services, or e-commerce applications
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, and communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams

How you’ll work:

  • Fiserv emphasizes in-person collaboration to help you grow your career while shaping the future of fintech, this role is on-site Monday through Friday
  • This role requires flexibility to work some non-standard hours that includes nights and weekends on a rotational basis, with on-call expectations in the future
  • This role requires use of a computer and audio equipment

Sponsorship:

  • In order to be considered, you must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

Salary Range

$90,000.00 - $144,000.00

These pay ranges apply to employees in New Jersey and New York. Pay ranges for employees in other states may differ.

It is unlawful to discriminate against a prospective employee due to the individual's status as a veteran.

This position is not eligible for an annual incentive opportunity and is also not eligible to earn commissions.

Thank you for considering employment with Fiserv.  Please:

  • Apply using your legal name
  • Complete the step-by-step profile and attach your resume (either is acceptable, both are preferable).

Our commitment to Equal Opportunity:

Fiserv is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by law. 

If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation in completing a job application or otherwise participating in the overall hiring process, please contact [email protected]. Please note our AskHR representatives do not have visibility to your application status. Current associates who require a workplace accommodation should refer to Fiserv’s Disability Accommodation Policy for additional information.

Note to agencies:

Fiserv does not accept resume submissions from agencies outside of existing agreements. Please do not send resumes to Fiserv associates. Fiserv is not responsible for any fees associated with unsolicited resume submissions.

Warning about fake job posts:

Please be aware of fraudulent job postings that are not affiliated with Fiserv. Fraudulent job postings may be used by cyber criminals to target your personally identifiable information and/or to steal money or financial information. Any communications from a Fiserv representative will come from a legitimate Fiserv email address.

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How this Software Engineer salary compares

This role pays $117,000/yrbelow the typical range for Software Engineer roles.

$100,722 median $173,500 $257,825

Typical range $135,000–$215,000/yr, from 10,903 comparable Software Engineer listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See Software Engineer salary insights →

About Fiserv

There's a reason why Fiserv is the global leader in information management and electronic commerce systems for the financial services industry. It's our people. If you are a talented professional who gets excited by the challenge of helping Fiserv lead the transformation of financial services technology for our clients' benefit, we encourage you to explore career opportunities with Fiserv, where turning possibilities into realities is the norm.

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