Software Engineer Cobol – Mechelen

Project overview

Introduction

IT-Planet is the HR specialist for flexible and temporary staffing in IT. We handle IT projects for various top 100 clients throughout Flanders and Brussels in the following IT domains: Application Development, Infrastructure Services & Software Testing. With 15 years of experience, we can perfectly meet your individual needs. With us, you can grow and learn, in short, flourish in your job. Sounds good? We currently have 180 great colleagues on projects. To further strengthen our team, we are currently looking for a Software Engineer Cobol (m/f/x) to work with our client in Mechelen.

Function

• This position can be filled with either a permanent contract (employee status) or a freelance contract
• Duration: Long term
• Region: Mechelen
• Fulltime

Responsibilities

Job Requirements

Offer

What comes with it

You will be compensated according to your tasks, knowledge, and competencies. We carefully put together a motivating salary package including an attractive fringe benefits package with group and hospitalization insurance, meal vouchers, eco-cheques, an annual budget for the purchase of personal IT equipment, etc. We also offer you a company car with a charging or fuel card.

What really matters

You and your personal wishes and needs are central to us. Through personal follow-up and contacts, we strive together for your desired career. We offer you the growth opportunities and challenges you aspire to, and guide you through a professional training and development policy. We consider work-life balance important, and in this context, we also offer flexibility. Additionally, we organize many great events annually to which you are always invited! We also attend some festivals as sponsors each year.

All of the above, and much more, ensures that we win the Great Place to Work award year after year!

Freelance? Don't hesitate to contact us for a tailor-made proposal. And yes, as a freelancer, you can also benefit from training and events through IT-Planet!

Information

Interested? Send your CV and possibly your cover letter to Hannah or call us.

• Developing Cobol programs within an internal B2B software package
• Working on projects involving invoicing, article data, article prices, and customer management
• Developing, testing, and implementing solutions
• Integrating applications with other systems and platforms
• Analyzing and resolving incidents and technical problems and monitoring processes in collaboration with the helpdesk
• Participating in integrations between a COBOL-based system and supply chain applications (PL1 and Java)
• Working in an environment with Red Hat Linux (VMware), Oracle 11 database, ACUCOBOL 85, EasyMap, Java SDK, Apache Ant (HTTP/SOAP XML) and IBM WebSphere Application Server
• At least 5 years of experience as a Cobol Software Engineer
• Experience with Oracle databases is a plus
• Analytical, solution-oriented, and eager to learn
• Communicative and team-oriented
• Good knowledge of Dutch and English, French is a plus

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Duration: Lange termijn
• Location: Mechelen, BE
• Languages: Dutch, English, French