Cobol Programmer

Responsibilities

• Must have experience on Life Admin Systems/ Life Insurance, Annuity products
• Min 7+ years of experience in development of policy administration system (COBOL)
• Min 5+ years of experience in development/maintenance and Support projects of Mainframe preferably Cobol & DB2.
• Min 5+ yrs of experience in SQL
• Must have good knowledge of Policy Administration System design and architecture
• Must have hand-on experience of Insurance Policy Admin system Migration/Conversion project
• Must be aware of new technologies and market updates with respect to Life and Annuity business
• Participate in project planning sessions with project managers, business analysts and team members to analyze business requirements and design the proposed IT solution.
• Participate in design reviews and provide input to the design recommendations and provide input to information/ data flow, and understand and comply to Project Life Cycle Methodology in all planning steps.
• Adhere to IT Control Policies throughout design, development and testing and incorporate Corporate Architectural Standards into application design specifications.
• Document High Level and Low Level technical specifications.
• Good communication, problem solving & interpersonal skills
• Having Life insurance certifications such as LOMA will be added advantage

Work Experience Requirements:

• 7yrs – 10yrs of experience in Mainframe Projects preferably in insurance domain.

Skills

Technical Skills

• COBOL/DB2/VSAM
• Meetings & Reviews , Reporting & Documentation
• Very well versed with tools and techniques for efficient project management and reporting.
• Proficiency in C# programming language, which will be considered an advantage.

Soft skills (Desired)

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Leadership skills
• Self-Motivated and ability to drive a large group.

Education Requirements

• B.TECH/MCA
• PMP/ITIL will be preferred