Job Description

Job Title: Cobol Developer

Department: Back Office Systems

About Business Line/Function

Back Office Systems Department manages and supports core applications used in daily operations, ensuring stability, evolution, and scalability of legacy and mainframe platforms, contributing to business continuity and transformation initiatives.

Position Purpose

As a Cobol Developer, you will design, develop, and maintain applications on mainframe environments, contributing to both new developments and enhancements of existing systems.

You will be involved in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), working in Agile or Waterfall frameworks, ensuring high-quality and reliable solutions aligned with business needs.

You will also leverage modern development practices, including AI-assisted tools, to improve productivity, code quality, and delivery efficiency, in compliance with BNP Paribas standards.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities
- Develop andmaintainCOBOL applications on mainframe systems
- Perform analysis, design, development, and testing activities




- Implement current features and enhancements
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues
- Ensure proper data flows between applications
- Contribute to system quality and performance improvement

Contributing Responsibilities
- Collaborate with local and international teams
- Participate in technical design and solution proposals
- Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing
- Support continuous improvement initiatives
- Participatingin code reviews and testing activities

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Technical Skills
- Skill 1 – COBOL programming (minimum 4 years)
- Skill 2 – Mainframe environment
- Skill 3 – JCL (Job Control Language)
- Skill 4 – DB2 and relational databases
- Skill5–Experience in implementation ofSOAP andREST Web Services
- Skill 6 - Working exposure to CICS
- Skill 7 - Working exposure to CICS
- Skill 8- Exposure to integrating file exchange tunnel

📌 Cobol Developer (India)
🏢 Bnp Paribas Bank
📍 India