Mainframe Software Engineer
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Job Location:
Nottingham - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
22 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Role: Mainframe Software Engineer
Contract: Permanent
Location: Nottingham
Recruitment Partner: Kershia Broughton
What youll be doing:
This is a great opportunity for you to join a small development team working on in-house applications for the likes of forecasting and replenishment and other in-store activities. Reporting into the Development Manager youll work closely across functional teams including contractors and offshore teams to agree on requirements preparing and implementing documentation and providing ad-hoc coding where required.
Key responsibilities:
What youll need to have (our must-haves):
It would be great if you also have:
Rewards designed for you:
A bit about us:
At Boots were proud to be an equal opportunity employer creating a place where everyone feels welcome supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included they thrive so were committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.
Whats next:
If you apply our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Be brilliant with Boots.
Keywords
Cobol TSO JCL DB2 SQL IBM OS ITIL SDLC
Contract: Permanent
Location: Nottingham
Recruitment Partner: Kershia Broughton
What youll be doing:
This is a great opportunity for you to join a small development team working on in-house applications for the likes of forecasting and replenishment and other in-store activities. Reporting into the Development Manager youll work closely across functional teams including contractors and offshore teams to agree on requirements preparing and implementing documentation and providing ad-hoc coding where required.
Key responsibilities:
- Working with colleagues across functional teams to agree on requirements and designs
- Producing detailed design documentation
- Supervising offshore work both development and testing
- Identifying test cases and creating test data
- Preparation of implementation documentation
- Supporting implementations (out of hours cover may be required)
- Analysing existing code to understand functionality
- Analysing scheduler information (applications jobs JCL etc) to understand data flows and interdependencies
- Ad-hoc coding and testing of programs when required
What youll need to have (our must-haves):
- 10 years of proven software development experience using Cobol TSO/ISPF JCL DB2 SQL
- Experience working on IBM z/OS
- Strong understanding of various software testing methodologies
- Excellent ability to explain technical concepts to appropriate audiences in non-technical terms
- Extensive experience maintaining and supporting software solutions
- Experience working with offshore development and test teams
- Experience working with the full software development lifecycle
- Hands on experience of source control such as Git
- Understanding of Project Management SDLC ITIL and Data Security & Compliance and other frameworks
- Ability to research alternative technical solutions build and test them and recommend their adoption e.g. use a sort in place of a file match program as a way to improve program run-time efficiency or reduce complexity
It would be great if you also have:
- Experience with DL1/IMS technology
- Knowledge of Easytrieve Plus
- Knowledge of Assembler
- Experience working on legacy systems
- Experience of ensuring stability of legacy systems during modernisation
- Understanding of Retail and Supply Chain systems
- Experience managing small teams of developers
Rewards designed for you:
- Boots Retirement Savings Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Generous employee discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
- Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday discounted gym membership life assurance activity passes and much more.
- Access to free 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health our Employee Assistance Programme.
A bit about us:
At Boots were proud to be an equal opportunity employer creating a place where everyone feels welcome supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included they thrive so were committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.
Whats next:
If you apply our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Be brilliant with Boots.
Keywords
Cobol TSO JCL DB2 SQL IBM OS ITIL SDLC
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Cobol
- Food Science
- Automation Testing
- Banking & Finance
- Computer Engineering
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