6 months
29/07/2025 - 31/01/2026 Belgium
Requirements
Roles
  • Back-End Developer Senior
Languages
  • Dutch Professional working proficiency
  • French Professional working proficiency
  • English Professional working proficiency
Skills
  • Problem Solving & Autonomy Expert
  • Communication & Stakeholder Collaboration Expert
  • Reverse Engineering & Technical Documentation Expert
  • COBOL & Mainframe Programming Expertise Expert
  • Insurance Domain Knowledge (Group Life Preferred) Expert
Description

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IT Analyst – Developer

Job Description

Within the IT department of Athora Belgium, you will join the team of analysts/developers for Group Life Insurance applications.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain the back-end Group Life application on the mainframe.

  • Perform reverse engineering to generate technical and functional documentation.

  • Serve as a liaison between Business Analysts and users by explaining IT features and documenting them functionally.

  • Develop and manage BAU (Business-As-Usual) requests.

Your Profile

  • Fluent in French or Dutch, with a good command of the other national language.

  • A good knowledge of English is also required.

Mainframe Knowledge:

  • Programming languages: COBOL and/or Mantis

  • Databases: DB2 and IMS (DL1)

  • Transactional System: CICS

Business Knowledge:

  • At least some knowledge of Individual Life Insurance.

  • Knowledge of Group Life Insurance is a major asset.

Your Strengths:

  • Ability to work independently on all aspects of projects and BAU tasks in a mainframe environment.

  • Skilled in reverse engineering and documenting parts of applications.

  • Capable of interfacing with various stakeholders (functional analysts, project managers, testers, business analysts, users, etc.).

  • Strong communication skills with both internal and external contacts.

  • Good problem-solving abilities and a proactive attitude toward new tasks and challenges.

  • Pragmatic and results-oriented

  • Detail-oriented, with good organizational and critical thinking skills.

  • Able to balance detail with a big-picture view.