Victor Malinga
Norkem Park
Summary
Proficient Cobol Developer with strengths in backend and frontend systems. Delivers high-quality code through unit testing and user acceptance testing support. Engages with stakeholders to understand requirements and drive innovative solutions, particularly in Cash management ,Branch ,ATM systems and home loan systems.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Cobol Developer
FNB
Kempton Park
02.2014 - Current
- Development unit testing, testing support once the code is in UAT.
- The current role has 13 years experience' as a lead developer for ICMS(Industry Cash management logistics). I also work on branch and ATMs systems. We do development on enquiry, deposit and withdrawal. ATMS developments include acquiring, issuing, setting up network messages, request, response messages, key exchange, switches to BankServe for different countries. We do batch support and callout. I am in a hogan environment but I have also worked with DB2 and CIS environment in home loan systems.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
- Achieved service time and quality targets.
- Engaged with customers to better understand needs and deliver excellent service.
- Identified issues, analysed information and provided solutions to problems.
- I am Cobol, C, CICS and DB2 developer with strong analytical skills. I am very innovative and have an integrated understanding of back and front-end system.
- I have done accounting 3 and understand financial transaction/branch accounting for Branch, ATM and Cash in transit systems, GL processing.
- I have worked with ISO processing for Acquiring and issuing ATM transactions.
- I have experience in home loans systems - Application, registration, account maintenance and assessor systems
- I have done various courses in accounting, auditing, tax and management accounting and mathematics.
- I have experience hogan
- Portfolios: Branch, ATM and Cash
- Current projects: 1) ICMS Host to Host and Discrepancies 2) Ghana EMV migration
- Environment: Hogan
Lead System Engineer
Wipro
04.2012 - 01.2014
- Environment Support
- Root Cause Analysis
- Environment Co-ordination
- Batch Support
- Change Management
- Online Environment Support
- Callout
- Contracting to Standard Bank
- Portfolios: Home Loans & Vehicle and asset Finance
Senior System Builder
ABSA
04.2007 - 07.2013
- Development
- Implementation
- Production Support
- Courses: Software configuration, Baking101, IMS101, Agile, Software Testing
Programmer
Strate
01.2006 - 12.2006
- System Analysis
- Development
- Implementation
- Documentation of vision documents
- Jading with the users to find Specification requirements
- Projects: Money Market, Strate Fees
Analyst Programmer
Standard Bank
09.1998 - 12.2005
- System Analysis(Small Work Request)
- Development
- Implementation
- Documentation of vision documents
- Liaising with the users to find Specification requirements
- Attending to queries from business
- Attending project meetings in the mornings
- Technical Support
- Coding in Cobol
- Testing and debugging
- Impact Analysis
- Implementation
- Documentation
- Ensure that the start and end of day are successfully – (Ensuring that all the transactions and queues associated with these two processes are up and running)
- Strate and JSE queues
- MQ messages
- I have been exposed to share trading and share settlement
- Corporate actions
- Projects: Money Market, Money Market fees
- Involvement: Attending to queries from business, Attending project meetings in the mornings, Technical Support, Coding in Cobol, Testing and debugging, Impact Analysis, Implementation, Documentation, Ensure that the start and end of day are successfully – (Ensuring that all the transactions and queues associated with these two processes are up and running), Strate and JSE queues, MQ messages, I have been exposed to share trading and share settlement, Corporate actions
Actuarial assistant
Sanlam Head office
10.1993 - 01.1998
- Calculation of policy values and supplying quotations Which are not available on the system. This involves Providing the value of proceeds payable on death, Disability or retirement and providing manual Calculation for policy conversion and cession Values.
- Achievement: chosen as the top Achiever for in January 1996
- Reason for leaving: wanted to study programming
Clerk
Southern Life Association
07.1992 - 09.1993
- Audited policies and ensured alterations and quotations aligned with product specifications.
- Left position to pursue a more professional role to develop skills in applied mathematics for practical problem-solving.
Education
Bachelor of accounting Science - Accounting, Auditing, Management Accounting
University of south africa
06-2026
High school or equivalent -
Tembisa High
Johannesburg, GP01-1986
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Chemistry
University of Durban-westville
Pretoria, GPStructured Programming - Concepts of Data Processing, Design, Cobol, Practicals
Luso-Zakheni
Entry Level Diploma - Concepts of Data Processing, Design, Cobol, Practicals
SKILLS
Skills
- Problem resolution
- Client engagement
- Team collaboration
- Technical documentation
- Problem-solving
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Financial reporting
- Communication skills
- File Aid
- Creating/Amending online test messges with file Aid
- Interpreting ISO messages and byte maps
- C programming
- JCL utilies - ICEMAN,
Language Proficiency
Zulu
Beginner
A1
Zulu
Advanced
C1
Afrikaans
Elementary
A2
sotho
Elementary
A2
Accomplishments
- Certificate of merit award for outstanding work in applied mathematics.
- Group IT recognition award for going an extra mile on projects.
Custom
- Sello Langa, Senior Developer, FNB, 0763091979
- Doctor Mashaba, Developer, FNB, 0790519188
- Lindelewe Myeza , Developer, FNB, 0734382547
Personal Information
ID Number: 670125539080
Timeline
Cobol Developer
FNB
02.2014 - Current
Lead System Engineer
Wipro
04.2012 - 01.2014
Senior System Builder
ABSA
04.2007 - 07.2013
Programmer
Strate
01.2006 - 12.2006
Analyst Programmer
Standard Bank
09.1998 - 12.2005
Actuarial assistant
Sanlam Head office
10.1993 - 01.1998
Clerk
Southern Life Association
07.1992 - 09.1993
Bachelor of accounting Science - Accounting, Auditing, Management Accounting
University of south africa
High school or equivalent -
Tembisa High
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Chemistry
University of Durban-westville
Structured Programming - Concepts of Data Processing, Design, Cobol, Practicals
Luso-Zakheni
Entry Level Diploma - Concepts of Data Processing, Design, Cobol, Practicals
SKILLS