COBOL Programmer

Description

Job Summary: We are seeking a COBOL Programmer to develop, evolve, and maintain key HR Access components within implementation, evolutionary, and corrective projects, with a focus on quality and performance. Key Highlights: 1. Real-world learning in live projects and demanding transactional environments 2. Autonomy and collaboration, valuing clean code and continuous improvement 3. Genuine hybrid work with two remote working days per week **About the Company** We are **Sopra HR Software**, a subsidiary of the Sopra Steria Group and the owner of HR Access — a solution used by 900 customers across more than 50 countries to manage their Human Resources processes. We are experts in payroll, personnel administration, talent management, and broader HR functions, promoting the application of new technologies to deliver an optimal employee experience. With us, organizations find their best ally for positive digital transformation, committing to our clients to fully leverage digital technology in building a responsible HR 3\.0. **Job Description*** **Join a great team!** **COBOL Programmer** As a **COBOL Programmer**, you will join our teams to **develop, evolve, and maintain** key components of **HR Access**. You will work on **implementation, evolutionary, and corrective projects**, focusing on quality, performance, and maintainability, always coordinated with other functional and technical areas. **Requirements** Do you enjoy technical challenges and are motivated by real business-evolution projects? In our team, you will participate in **evolutionary and corrective maintenance**, as well as **new development initiatives** with tangible impact. Prior knowledge of our current solution or experience in any specific industry is not required: here we value your ability to learn and your commitment to quality. **What we’re looking for:** * **Mandatory**: Proficiency in **COBOL, CICS, and DB2** * **Analyst experience**: **Desirable**, but **not mandatory**. * **Additional assets:** + Experience with **Unix** and **Unix scripting** (valuable). + **Micro Focus COBOL**, **unit testing**, and **quality best practices**. **Your responsibilities:** * Build and evolve COBOL components (batch/online), focusing on **maintainability, performance, and robustness**. * Collaborate with other technical and functional profiles to **design, estimate, and ensure software quality**, using **unit testing** and quality best practices. **Why this role may interest you:** * **Real-world learning** in live projects and demanding transactional environments * Equal emphasis on **autonomy and collaboration**: we value clean code and continuous improvement **Additional Information** * **Genuine hybrid work:** **Two remote working days per week**, enabling work-life balance without sacrificing teamwork or a strong in-person onboarding experience. * + **Tangible flexibility:** **Flexible working hours** and **early-finish Fridays**, **planned jointly with your team and clients**, so deliveries and your personal life go hand-in-hand. * **30 working days of vacation:** Truly disconnect. We want you to return energized… and with fresh ideas. * **Personalized benefits:** A **flexible social benefits system**, designed so you can choose what truly adds value for you. * **Continuous learning:** **Training** in technologies, methodologies, *soft skills*, and **languages**. You bring the curiosity; we provide the roadmap and resources. * **Career path:** A **common framework across the entire Sopra Steria Group**, helping you visualize your next step (and the one after) with aligned goals and expectations. * **Community and events:** **Multiple events throughout the year**, because **networking** and having fun also advance your career. We commit to respecting diversity, fostering an inclusive workplace, and implementing policies that support inclusion and promote social and cultural respect regarding gender, age, ability, sexual orientation, and religion — ensuring equal opportunities. We commit to respecting diversity, fostering an inclusive workplace, and implementing policies that support inclusion and promote social and cultural respect regarding gender, age, ability, sexual orientation, and religion — ensuring equal opportunities.