Engineering Manager (Mainframe)

We are looking for an enthusiastic Engineering Manager to work within our Consumer Information Business.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Credit & Verification Services on our technology transformation journey. Over the next five years we aim to scale our business. As part of our team you will collaborate with others who use Agile DevSecOps principles to deliver value.

As a member of the Affordability and Originations team you will be part of a delivery team. The products you will work with allow people to share their credit information with our clients receiving a market-leading score and a clear picture of eligibility and affordability of new credit. Providing accurate and up-to-date information is key in maintaining financial health for our consumers.

We have a complex estate with a foundation of IBM Mainframe technologies. With a predominantly COBOL-based CICS architecture controlled by ChangeMan. We also incorporate JCL WPS/SAS in batch environments and always keen to evaluate new features to see if we can take advantage of them.

This is a Nottingham based-hybrid role (40% in office) reporting to the Domain Engineering Director.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a cross-functional team (Environments Product Application Client Delivery) setting clear goals operating rhythms and quality standards.
• Drive end-to-end delivery (planning estimation execution risk management) across concurrent initiatives ensuring on-time outcomes.
• Establish engineering best practices (code quality testing release management observability) and continuous improvement.
• Foster a culture of accountability psychological safety and continuous learning.
• Oversee provisioning configuration and change control
• Guide design development and maintenance of core product applications in COBOL CICS JCL VSAM DB2
• Lead client onboarding customizations integrations and migrationsbalancing speed quality and risk

Qualifications :

• Experience managing engineers (and managers/tech leads) coaching performance management and career growth.
• Experience in mainframe software engineering (design performance and operations).
• Hands-on expertise with Unix Operating systems CICS Batch JCL COBOL (design debugging optimization) Excel VBA and macros SAS or WPS & Rexx
• Working knowledge of z/OS VSAM DB2 RACF and job schedulers (e.g. ControlM CA7).
• Experience running multi-team delivery (roadmaps dependencies risks and budgets).
• Excellent partner management and communication across engineering product compliance and client-facing functions.

Additional Useful skills:

• Unix Operating systems
• Excel VBA and macros
• SAS or WPS
• Rexx

Additional Information :

Benefits package includes:

• Great compensation package and discretionary bonus plan
• Core benefits include pension bupa healthcare sharesave scheme and more
• 25 days annual leave with 8 bank holidays and 3 volunteering days. You can purchase additional annual leave.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time