💼 Full-Time Position

COBOL Developer

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Mindworx Consulting and Academy
📍 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Location
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Posted
June 20, 2026
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Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Key Requirements (Non-Negotiable)

  • 5+ years COBOL development experience (recent, hands-on)

  • Strong experience in mainframe environments (IBM z/OS)

  • Proven experience with: COBOL / ACUCOBOL
    • Experience:
  • Experience working on Employee benefits, retirement funds, core transactional systems (banking, insurance, policy admin, payments)

  • Ability to analyse, maintain, and enhance existing legacy codebases and have strong troubleshooting and production support experience
    • Highly Advantageous:
  • Batch processing and high-volume transaction systems
    • Exposure to:
  • Modernisation/integration projects (API, .NET, Java, cloud)

  • Experience working in Agile delivery environments

  • Prior experience in financial services (banking or insurance)
    • Responsibilities:
  • Maintain and enhance COBOL-based systems supporting critical business functions

  • Anal...