COBOL & PL/SQL Engineer - Legacy Maintenance & Modernization Support

Key Responsibilities:

• Take full technical ownership of the existing COBOL-based application, including knowledge transition from current onsite developer.

• Perform application maintenance, production support, and enhancements on UNIX/Cobol/PLSQL stack.

• Analyze, debug, and resolve incidents and defects in coordination with onsite teams.

• Understand and document the business processes and functional workflows of the legacy application.

• Collaborate with client stakeholders to gain domain knowledge and establish strong working relationships.

• Provide technical inputs and support to the modernization or rewrite initiative (e.g., requirement mapping, system decomposition, data migration planning).

• Create and maintain technical documentation, including job flows, data mappings, and system dependencies.

• Suggest opportunities for performance optimization, simplification, and risk reduction in the legacy system.

• Participate in code reviews, quality checks, and operational readiness activities.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Core: PL/SQL and COBOL programming (Micro Focus/Mainframe to UNIX environment)

• Experience on handling modernization of legacy COBOL projects.

• Good knowledge in Java and Java script.

• Database: PL/SQL, Oracle

• OS/Environment: UNIX/Linux shell scripting, job scheduling (e.g., Cron, Control-M)

• Strong analytical and debugging skills across complex batch and transactional systems

• Experience in production support and incident resolution for critical business applications

• Hands-on experience in understanding and refactoring legacy code

• Good understanding of SDLC, ITSM, and change management processes

• Excellent communication and client engagement skills ability to build confidence with business users

• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision