COBOL Trainer – Freelance

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🇩🇪 Germany – Remote

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📋 Description

• Design and deliver interactive, hands-on training sessions • Teach technical fundamentals of COBOL, including syntax, data structures, program flow and debugging • Introduce participants to classic COBOL applications in banking, insurance or public administration • Provide training on COBOL integration with DB2, VSAM, CICS, batch processing and interfaces to modern systems • Guide participants through exercises, deep dives and a practical final project • Assess and provide feedback on participants’ project work • Offer mentorship and coaching for real-world COBOL project scenarios • Deliver a structured academy program preparing future COBOL developers for careers in banking, insurance and public sector environments • Deliver full-time training from 8 February through 30 April; attend an on-site launch event in Sweden on 11 January 2027

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on professional experience in IBM Z / z/OS mainframe environments, particularly in systems programming, infrastructure operations or system administration • Strong hands-on experience with COBOL programming and mainframe technologies • Solid understanding of core business processes, ideally in banking, financial services or insurance (BFSI) • Experience in high-availability and highly regulated enterprise environments, with an understanding of compliance requirements, auditability and mission-critical system availability • Practical experience with legacy system integration, batch processing and databases, particularly DB2 and VSAM • Proven track record as a trainer, coach or enablement professional in IT or legacy technology environments • Ability to explain and present complex technical topics in a clear, structured and practical manner • Additional knowledge of JCL, CICS, DB2 and modern interfaces is an advantage • Confidence in delivering remote training sessions using digital collaboration tools • Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken

🏖️ Benefits

• Attractive freelance daily rates depending on experience • Fully remote work from any location during the training period • Remote training delivery using digital collaboration tools

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