Experienced COBOL Developer – in Payment Execution
Workplace: Stockholm, Sverige
Expires: August 29, 2025
Join Swedbank to develop the next generation payments platform as an experienced COBOL Developer. Work within a cross-functional agile team handling backend services and integrations on the mainframe, with full operational responsibilities including on-call duties. Drive personal and professional growth within a supportive, inclusive, and collaborative culture in the evolving payments market.
Main requirements:
  • Solid experience with IBM Mainframe and COBOL development
  • Curious, driven, analytical problem solver comfortable with complex tasks and unpaved areas
  • Experience in banking or similar business environments considered a merit
  • Team player with collaboration and communication skills
  • Experience working according to agile principles
  • Experience with Mainframe Cobol/compiler, DB2, IBM Filemanager, z/OS, FaultAnalyzer, CMN Changeman (Librarian), MQ, IMS, OPC Scheduler, XML/PureXML, JCL
Responsibilities:
  • Analyze, design, develop, test, and maintain backend services and integrations within payments
  • Develop, run, and maintain services on Mainframe
  • Participate in cross-functional agile team planning, backlog prioritization, and feature delivery following SAFe
  • Assume full operational responsibility for owned services including maintenance, changes, incident handling
  • Participate in on-call duties
  • Develop self, team, and release train through knowledge sharing and continuous learning
Required hard skills:
  • IBM Mainframe
  • COBOL programming
  • DB2 database
  • IBM Filemanager
  • z/OS operating system
  • FaultAnalyzer
  • CMN Changeman (Librarian)
  • MQ
  • IMS
  • OPC Scheduler
  • XML/PureXML
  • JCL
Soft skills:
  • Curiosity
  • Drive
  • Analytical problem solving
  • Teamwork
  • Collaboration
  • Communication skills
  • Agile mindset
Coding languages:
  • COBOL
  • JCL
  • XML
Frameworks:
  • SAFe Agile
Operating systems:
  • IBM z/OS
Natural languages:
  • English (Proficient)
  • Swedish (Working knowledge)
Cultural skills:
  • Agile methodology
  • Cross-functional teamwork
  • Inclusive workplace