Senior Cobol Developer, Assistant Vice President
State Street4 days ago
Base Salary
$100k - $168k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop, enhance, analyze, design, estimate, and implement COBOL software applications.
- Lead and manage development projects supporting existing and new functionality for the Investment Book of Records application suite.
- Architect high-end solutions and provide technical expertise on complex software issues.
- Coach and lead analysts and developers.
- Develop and unit test code to meet acceptance criteria and ensure complete testing coverage and documentation.
- Oversee test-plan creation and execution according to State Street’s Development Process Framework.
- Work on multiple complex projects with monthly release cycles and minimal supervision.
- Provide release-weekend support and leadership for production support activities.
- Assist SQA teams with user acceptance testing and resolve complex production issues.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science preferred.
- Minimum of 15 years of hands-on experience as a senior COBOL developer.
- Strong COBOL development experience, with Fujitsu NetCOBOL or Micro Focus COBOL experience desired.
- Strong SQL skills and experience with relational databases required; Sybase experience is a plus.
- Experience across the full software development lifecycle, including architecture, technical specifications, analysis, development, testing, UAT support, and production support.
- Experience testing software for elaborate business scenarios and ensuring release documentation and coverage are complete.
- MQ, UNIX, and UNIX shell scripting experience are a plus.
- Financial-industry experience and knowledge of trade flow and corporate actions are a plus.
- Strong verbal, written, interpersonal, collaboration, critical-thinking, problem-solving, multitasking, and project-management skills.
- Ability to work independently and within multi-location teams and adapt to guidelines and changing demands.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement with four days onsite and one day remote.
- Standard business hours aligned with project and stakeholder needs, generally 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
- Medical, dental, vision, basic life, long-term disability, and optional insurance coverage.
- Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, short-term disability, and family care responsibilities.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Eligibility for annual performance-based incentive awards and certain tax-advantaged savings plans.
- Inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and employee networks.
About State Street
State Street is a global custodian bank and asset manager serving institutional investors with investment servicing, fund accounting, trading/FX, data, and index/active strategies. Its products include State Street Global Advisors’ funds and ETFs, the Charles River Investment Management Solution, and the front-to-back State Street Alpha platform. Founded in 1792 and headquartered in Boston, the company is publicly traded on the NYSE (ticker: STT) and operates across major markets worldwide.