We are searching for a Cobol software engineer

This position is based at our friendly office in Warsaw and you will join our Static & Market Data Team within Wealth Management & Trading. The team consists of software engineers, business analysts and a team architect reporting to the development manager. The team supplies the data foundation for various key systems.

The Cobol software engineer role offers the possibility of being a central part of ensuring data validity, daily maintenance as well as secure and stabile operations. Collaboration with several third-party vendors is also a part of the business life. At BEC, we prefer to collaborate often in the office, but we also keep the opportunity to work remotely up to eight days per month. Your direct manager will be Henrik Hermann.

Primary task and responsibilities include:

• Mainframe development and processing using COBOL.
• Developing new features & correcting errors
• Monitoring and actively reacting to alerts and warnings in relation to mainframe systems
• Participate in the design, coding, testing and documentation
• Maintaining and improving existing solutions
• Comply to regulation and standards
• Collaborate with IT and business specialists to rapidly develop and deliver solutions that meet changing business needs
• Together with the team working on achieving the team goals

To succeed you will have: 

• At least few years of experience in mainframe development and various languages such as Cobol, CICS, DB2, JCL, SQL from the financial sector, telecom, pharma, or similar
• Ability to communicate with colleagues and stakeholders outside the team to develop the best solutions
• To be self-driven, proactive and don’t be shy to express your opinion
• To be adaptive towards change, curious to learn and understand the business objectives
• To be a team player with focus on working together as a team
• Analytical skills and ability to develop innovative solutions
• To master English at a high level both in writing and orally working in teams in Denmark and Poland

It’s nice-to-have:

• Experience with agile/scrum methodologies and a demonstrated ability to contribute to an agile development environment.
• Experience with Git/BitBucket, JIRA, API, Java, Jenkins.
• Experience in mainframe development and various languages such as IDz/TSO, PL/1

be your best self with BEC’s Benefits!

We offer a diverse range of benefits for our employees. Here are just a few of them.

• Flexible working hours
• Mental health support
• Free lunch at the office
• Professional development
• Referral bonus up to PLN 10,000
• PLN 600 on a benefit platform a month
• Passion clubs and social events (Tennis, salsa dancing, board games, family picnics and more!)

What does the recruitment process look like?

1. Send us your CV: We want to get to know you
2. Screening call: Let’s chat and see if we’re a match
3. Technical test: Show off your knowledge!
4. Meet our talent partner and technical expert: Learn more about the job, BEC Poland, and tell us more about your skills and experience.
5. Meet your future manager and team: See who you’ll be working closely with.

Time to sign the contract: We’re ready to welcome you to BEC!

If you have any questions related to the position, please contact Anna Barcińska (anna.barcinska@bec.dk), Talent Attraction Partner.

Make us aware of your talent  

We are an equal opportunities employer. We hire top talent regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, and age. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply. See our full list of vacancies at https://www.bec.dk/en/vacancies/

You can also learn more about BEC by browsing our company culture book: wearebec.pdf