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Job Summary

Job Description

The successful applicant will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing applications developed in COBOL, ensuring high system availability, and resolving production incidents in a timely manner.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide production support for COBOL-based applications, including issue investigation and resolution.
• Analyze and troubleshoot system problems, providing timely and efficient fixes.
• Participate in root cause analysis and implement long-term solutions to recurring issues.
• Enhance and maintain legacy COBOL applications to meet evolving business requirements.
• Work collaboratively with QA, analysts, and other developers to deliver robust solutions.
• This position includes 24/7 standby responsibilities on a rotational basis

Key critical skills required:

• Cobol Programmer, at least 5 years' experience (Mainframe)
• JCL skills required, at least 5 years' experience
• Intermediate to Expert level experience in IMS & DB2 Databases
• TSO/ISPF, ISPW, Code Pipeline is required. Easytrieve will be an added advantage
• Experience in supporting and troubleshooting production environments.
• Familiarity with batch and real-time processing.
• Knowledge of change control (SNOW) and version management tools
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Education

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised