COBOL Developer

CONTEXT

Our client, a major player in its sector, is modernizing a sovereign identity program that supports the issuance of electronic identity cards to foreign diplomatic personnel. Behind the scenes, a central system must process sensitive transactions with reliability, auditability, and continuity. The eProtocol initiative is extending a COBOL-based core while keeping daily operations stable, and the team needs a COBOL Developer who can navigate a high-impact mission where every transaction carries diplomatic and civic significance.

ACTIVITIES

• Design, code, test, and maintain COBOL programs within a central transaction-processing system.
• Implement new transaction and management products for the eProtocol workflow.
• Analyze existing functionality and propose optimizations, adaptations, and safe refactoring where possible.
• Write and execute test scenarios, support acceptance phases, and troubleshoot production issues.
• Document changes and collaborate with business analysts, architects, and operations teams.
• Participate in the continuous improvement of development and release practices.

EXPECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

• Deliver reliable COBOL components that allow the eProtocol service to issue electronic identity cards accurately and securely.
• Reduce incident recurrence by improving existing transaction flows and documentation.
• Ensure continuity of a business-critical registry while enabling new features.
• Build trust with stakeholders through transparent testing and stable releases.

ENVIRONMENT

• COBOL development on a mainframe-class central system.
• Transaction processing and batch environments.
• Testing, versioning, and documentation tools used in a controlled public-sector delivery context.
• Collaboration with analysts, architects, support teams, and operational stakeholders.
• Methodologies focused on quality, security, traceability, and controlled change management.