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Senior Micro Focus COBOL and Python Developer

NTT DATA17 days ago
Hybrid
Brampton, ON
Senior Level

Top Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Flexible spending or health savings account
Life and AD&D insurance

About the role

At NTT DATA, we know that with the right people on board, anything is possible. The quality, integrity, and commitment of our employees have been key factors in our company's growth and market presence. By hiring the best people and helping them grow both professionally and personally, we ensure a bright future for NTT DATA and for the people who work here.

For more than 25 years, NTT DATA Services have focused on impacting the core of your business operations with industry-leading outsourcing services and automation. With our industry-specific platforms, we deliver continuous value addition, and innovation that will improve your business outcomes. Outsourcing is not just a method of gaining a one-time cost advantage, but an effective strategy for gaining and maintaining competitive advantages when executed as part of an overall sourcing strategy.

NTT DATA's Client is seeking a Senior Micro Focus COBOL and Python developer

Responsibilities:

  • Developing, maintaining, and enhancing enterprise applications using Micro Focus COBOL

  • Designing, coding, testing, and debugging COBOL programs based on business requirements

  • Working extensively with ISAM file systems for data storage, retrieval, and optimization

  • Build and maintain automation workflows using Python and R

  • Analyze business processes and identify automation opportunities

  • Integrate RPA solutions with APIs, databases, and third-party systems

  • Perform data extraction, transformation, and analysis using Python/R

  • Develop reusable components and frameworks for automation

  • Analyzing existing systems and proposing performance improvements and modernization strategies

  • Troubleshooting application issues and providing timely resolution in production and non-production environments

  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams including Business Analysts, QA, and Infrastructure teams

  • Participating in code reviews and ensuring adherence to development standards and best practices

  • Creating and maintaining technical documentation for programs, enhancements, and processes

  • Supporting system integration efforts and interfacing with external systems

  • Working in Agile/Scrum environments based on project needs

  • Providing knowledge transfer and mentoring junior developers when required

Requirements for This Role Include

  • 8+ years of hands-on experience in Micro Focus COBOL development

  • 8+ years of experience in Strong expertise in COBOL programming (procedural and structured programming concepts)

  • 8+ years of experience in Solid experience working in Unix/Linux environments5+ years of strong experience in RPA tools

  • Proficiency in Python programming

  • Experience with R programming for data analysis and automation

  • Strong knowledge of ISAM file handling and data processing

  • Good understanding of file-based systems

  • 5+ years of Experience in debugging, performance tuning, and production support

  • Understanding of system integration concepts and interfacing techniques

  • Familiarity with version control tools and development lifecycle processes

  • Added advantage: Working knowledge of C++

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

  • Strong collaboration skills to work effectively within cross-functional teams

  • High sense of ownership, accountability, and commitment to quality

  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

  • Capability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

About NTT DATA Services:

NTT DATA Services is a recognized leader in IT and business services, including cloud, data and applications, headquartered in Texas. As part of NTT DATA, a $30 billion trusted global innovator with a combined global reach of over 80 countries, we help clients transform through business and technology consulting, industry and digital solutions, applications development and management, managed edge-to-cloud infrastructure services, BPO, systems integration and global data centers. We are committed to our clients' long-term success. Visit nttdata.com or LinkedIn to learn more.

NTT DATA Services is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants without regarding to race, color, religion, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter so that we may connect you with the appropriate team.

This position is eligible for company benefits that will depend on the nature of the role offered. Company benefits may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending or health savings account, life, and AD&D insurance, short-and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally required benefits.

About NTT DATA

IT Services and IT Consulting
10,000+

NTT DATA – a part of NTT Group – is a trusted global innovator of IT and business services headquartered in Tokyo. We help clients transform through consulting, industry solutions, business process services, digital & IT modernization and managed services. NTT DATA enables them, as well as society, to move confidently into the digital future. We are committed to our clients’ long-term success and combine global reach with local client attention to serve them in over 50 countries around the globe.

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