COBOL Developer with iSeries experience for a private bank in Geneva

Posted 06 May 2025
LocationGeneva
Discipline IT
Reference46735

Job description

French speaking COBOL Developer with iSeries experience for a private bank in Geneva
Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote) | Fluent French required | Open to EU citizens currently eligible to work in Switzerland

About the role
Our client is a global IT consultancy providing long-term technology services to financial institutions across Europe. They are currently looking for an experienced COBOL Developer to support one of their clients, a respected private bank in Geneva. The bank runs critical operational processes on an iSeries (AS/400) platform and is currently preparing for a product replacement project.

This is a permanent position where you will be involved in the maintenance and evolution of legacy systems supporting key operational processes. You will also participate in a product replacement project and act as backup for the manager of the bank’s CTF product, requiring both technical expertise and functional insight.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and support the bank’s in-house solution built on iSeries (AS/400) using COBOL

  • Perform daily operational monitoring, including during certain public holidays

  • Provide backup support for the manager responsible for the CTF product

  • Adapt the interface to accommodate evolving functional and technical needs

  • Analyse the current interface and contribute to the future system replacement project

  • Support users and ensure stable day-to-day operations

Requirements

  • 6–10+ years of experience with iSeries (AS/400) and COBOL development

  • Proficient in COBOL/SQL, COBOL ILE, and CLP

  • Strong SQL and database management skills

  • Ability to understand and work with proprietary data exchange protocols

  • Fluent in French (spoken and written) – mandatory

  • EU citizenship and Swiss residency or willingness to relocate

  • Reliable, independent, and structured working style

Would be a plus

  • Experience with accounting-related systems or financial products

  • Previous experience working in the banking sector

  • Involvement in legacy-to-modern system transitions

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