Software Engineering Specialist(Java,Cobol)

Who are we?

Amdocs helps those who build the future to make it amazing. With our market-leading portfolio of software products and services, we unlock our customers’ innovative potential, empowering them to provide next-generation communication and media experiences for both the individual end user and enterprise customers. Our approximately 30,000 employees around the globe are here to accelerate service providers’ migration to the cloud, enable them to differentiate in the 5G era, and digitalize and automate their operations. Listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, Amdocs had revenue of $4.89 billion in fiscal 2023.

In one sentence

Responsible for the design, development, modification, debugging and/or maintenance of software systems. Works on specific modules, applications or technologies, and deals with sophisticated assignments during the software development process.

What will your job look like?

• Be accountable for and own specific modules within an application and provide technical support and guidance during solution design for new requirements, problem resolution for critical / complex issues while ensuring code is maintainable, scalable and supportable.
• Present demos of the software products to partners and internal/external customers, using technical knowledge to influence the direction and evolution of the product/solution.
• Investigate issues by reviewing/debugging code and providing fixes (analyzes and fixes bugs) and workarounds, will review changes for operability to maintain existing software solutions, will highlight risks and will help mitigate risks from technical aspects.
• Bring continuous improvements/efficiencies to the software or business processes by utilizing software engineering tools and various innovative techniques, and reusing existing solutions. By means of automation, reduces design complexity, reduces time to response, and simplifies the client/end-user experience.
• Represent/lead discussions related to product/application/modules/team (for example, leads technical design reviews). Establishes relationships with internal customers/partners

All you need is...

• The JAVA Specialist is part of Astadia Product Support team and works on complex problems of diverse scope where in-depth analysis of issues is required. Strong knowledge in Java technologies and debugging code of large applications is a must have. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise.

  Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  •    Learn the Astadia Conversion tools to perform mainframe transformations.
  •    Provide expert level Java knowledge and debugging.
  •    Provide expert level COBOL.
  •    Investigate complex issues faced by Factory team and provide solutions.
  •    Document requirements, use cases, system design and code.
  •    Participate in multiple concurrent projects to provide fixes on-time.
  •    Work closely with Factory team to achieve desired results.
  •    Mentor junior team members to improve their knowledge level
  •    Guide junior team members on any complex issues/tasks, review their work
  •    Thrive in an environment of collaboration and change.
  Education and Experience
  •    6+ years of experience with Core Java development, in complex environment like R&D
  •    2+ years of Development experience in COBOL
  •    A plus would be candidate with 5+ Years of Development experience using cutting edge development tools like Eclipse/VSCode, Profilers in Java.
  •    Certifications in any cloud technologies.
  •    BE in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
  Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
  •    Expert level in Java application technologies (JDBC,  ANT,  etc....).
  •    Knowledge of GIT and REST
  •    Expert level experience coding in Java
  •    Capable of code debugging, performing builds, and rollouts.
  •    Expert level Bash development.¬
  •    Basic level experience in mainframe COBOL
  •    In-depth understanding of Java OO concepts and data structures
  •    Experienced in unit testing, test-driven development, integration testing, and deployment using cloud technologies.
  •    Willing to learn Mainframe Technologies (COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2 etc)
  •    Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  •    Experience with Waterfall and Agile Development Methodologies.

Why you will love this job:

• The chance to serve as a specialist in software and technology.
• You will take an active role in technical mentoring within the team.
• We provide stellar benefits from health to dental to paid time off and parental leave!