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Cobol Developer.

Software Engineering & Dev Full-Time

Cobol Developer: our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role:A COBOL developer is needed to maintain a legacy banking platform that processes millions of daily transactions and supports settlement and client account positions.
  • The Person:The person will translate business needs into technical specs, develop and maintain legacy COBOL code, build unit and integration test suites, support acceptance testing, and document changes while managing version control.
  • Requirements:The ideal candidate has 4+ years of relevant professional experience, expertise in Microfocus COBOL, familiarity with PowerHouse (4GL) and/or Eloquence (Marxmeier), and hands-on experience with DevOps tools and Git version-control.

About the role

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Overview:</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">One of the biggest banks in the European Union is seeking a Cobol Developer to help the team that is developing a system that is a vital legacy platform that processes several million of daily transactions, enabling settlement and delivery of client instructions on the UK market and maintaining accurate client</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‑</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">account positions. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What will you do?</span></strong></p><ul><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Translate business needs into clear technical specs and develop/maintain legacy COBOL code.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">Use AI<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‑</span><span lang="EN-US">assisted tools to understand, refactor, and safely modify impacted components.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">Build and keep unit/integration test suites; support acceptance<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‑</span><span lang="EN-US">test planning and execution.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">Support the team in adopting modern tooling &ndash; introduce AI<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‑</span><span lang="EN-US">driven data validation, CI/CD pipelines, and advanced monitoring to enhance system security and performance.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">Document changes, manage version control, and ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards.</li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What are we looking for?</span></strong></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">4+ years of relevant professional experience</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Expertise in Microfocus COBOL </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Familiarity with PowerHouse (4GL) and/or Eloquence (Marxmeier) technologies.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Hands</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‑</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">on experience with DevOps tools (e.g., Ansible, ToolChain) and Git version</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‑</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">control.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Background in the financial sector.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Experience working in Agile environments </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Fluent in English.</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What can you expect from us?</span></strong></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A permanent job contract for a long term project;</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Tech equipment + SIM Card + personal smartphone;</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">Health and Life Insurance;</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Social events and team buildings;</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The commitment of letting you grow with us, and be rewarded accordingly;</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A dynamic and young team that will be always there to support you;</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Training in the latest technologies;</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Coffee, fruits, snacks and a warm welcoming when you pass by the office.</span></li></ul>

Published September 23, 2026
Location Lisboa, Portugal
Job Type Full-Time