Cobol Developer - Japanese Bilingual

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.

Youll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, youll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

Your Role And Responsibilities

As a Software Developer youll participate in many aspects of the software development lifecycle, such as design, code implementation, testing, and support. You will create software that enables your clients hybrid-cloud and AI journeys.

Your Primary Responsibilities Include

• Responsible for designing, developing, maintaining, and optimizing applications running on IBM z/OS systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust and scalable solutions that support critical business operations.
• Develop, test, and maintain applications on IBM z/OS using COBOL, JCL, DB2, and other mainframe technologies.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical specifications
• Perform code reviews, debugging, and performance tuning of z/OS applications
• Collaborate with system analysts, QA testers, and operations teams to ensure seamless deployment and support
• Maintain documentation for programs, processes, and procedures
• Participate in incident resolution and root cause analysis for production issues
• Ensure compliance with security, audit, and regulatory standards
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• 2+ years of experience in z/OS application development (COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, CICS)
• Strong understanding of mainframe architecture and batch/online processing
• Familiarity with version control tools and change management processes
• Ability to write efficient, maintainable, and well-documented code
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
• Amenable to work on a client dictated shift (day, mid, night).
• Open to work on any of IBM locations (Quezon City or Cebu).
  
  

• Experience with REXX, IMS, or Assembler is a plus
• Exposure to Agile methodologies and DevOps practices
• Knowledge of performance monitoring tools and techniques
• Familiarity with integration between mainframe and distributed systems
• JLPT N1-N3 Certification