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# Softwareentwickler Cobol

- **Company:** Mecklenburgische Versicherungsgruppe
- **Location:** Hannover, Germany (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Customer Information Control System (CICS), COBOL (Programming Language), IBM DB2, Eclipse (Software), IBM Mainframe, Mainframes, Virtual Storage Access Methods, Z/OS
- **Published:** July 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.xing.com/jobs/hannover-softwareentwickler-cobol-156197863

## About the Role

* praktische Erfahrungen im IBM Mainframe-Umfeld (Cobol, z/OS, DB2, CICS, VSAM etc.)
 * wünschenswert sind Branchenkenntnisse aus der Versicherungswirtschaft
 * idealerweise Kenntnisse in Java sowie Eclipse
 * selbstständiges und eigenverantwortliches Arbeiten
 * hohe Eigeninitiative und Verantwortungsbewusstsein
 * Kommunikations- und Teamkompetenz
 * Engagement

## Description

* Modernisierung von Mainframe-Legacy-Anwendungen im IBM-Mainframe-Umfeld (Cobol, z/OS)
 * Sicherstellung der anforderungsgerechten Weiterentwicklung von Mainframe-Anwendungen bis hin zu deren Ablösung und Integration in heterogene Umgebungen
 * Mitarbeit in Projekten - von der Anforderungsanalyse über das DV-technische Design bis hin zu Test und Realisierung
 * Übernahme der Verantwortung für die Freigabe von Mainframe-Releases
 * Fehleranalyse und -behebung im Mainframe-Umfeld
 * zentrale Ansprechperson (m/w/d) für verschiedene Fachbereiche im Unternehmen


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