Tandem Developer (SCOBOL / COBOL85)

Location: Remote  – anywhere  in India

Contract: Full-time, 2 years (104 weeks / 521 days)

About the Role

The client seeks an experienced Tandem Developer with strong expertise in SCOBOL and COBOL85 to join a dedicated development team supporting a long-standing enterprise system. The successful candidate will join a group of four developers working on the SOLD application, an in-house platform with over 40 years of operational history that underpins key dealing and accounting functions.

This role involves sustaining, enhancing, and modernizing a mission-critical system while ensuring stability across both intra-day and overnight processes. The developer will play a key role in maintaining the reliability and performance of the application while progressively introducing improvements aligned with modernization goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance programs written in SCOBOL and COBOL85 within a Tandem (HP NonStop) environment.
• Collaborate with the client’s internal technical and operations teams to ensure consistent system stability and performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, particularly around overnight batch processing.
• Participate in enhancement projects aimed at modernizing the existing application architecture.
• Work closely with other members of the development team to share knowledge and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.
• Support ongoing testing, deployment, and documentation activities to maintain system integrity and traceability.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven hands-on experience in SCOBOL and COBOL85 programming.
• Demonstrated experience working in a Tandem (HP NonStop) environment.
• Strong understanding of legacy system maintenance, data flows, and batch processing.
• Ability to work effectively within a distributed team supporting a long-established enterprise platform.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and an analytical approach to identifying and resolving issues.
• Strong communication skills and a proactive mindset when interacting with client stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting or modernizing financial systems.
• Familiarity with banking or accounting-related applications.
• Ability to work independently while managing complex technical requirements.

Engagement Details

• Contract Duration: 2 years (104 weeks / 521 days).
• Work Schedule: Full-time.
• Location: Remote (anywhere), ideally based in India.
• Onboarding: Preferred availability to attend the Pune office up to 2 days per week during the initial onboarding months to accelerate familiarization, after which the position will transition to fully remote (5 days per week).
• Interview Process: The client’s technical interview will include scenario-based questions designed to assess practical experience and problem-solving approaches within a Tandem development environment.

About the Client

The client is a global financial institution maintaining a complex, high-availability system landscape supporting trading and accounting operations. This engagement focuses on long-term system stability and gradual modernization, ensuring the continued reliability of key financial processes.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Tribes is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe diverse teams create stronger outcomes and a more innovative environment. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.