Mainframe - Developer
About BarclaysBarclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.Risk and Control ObjectiveEnsure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.
Working FlexiblyWe're committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers and clients needs. Whether you have family commitments or you're a career, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life.
If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager.
Introduction:- A Mainframe application engineer (Fungible / T-Shaped) - to work in Mainframe Development, Design and Engineering Testing (System Testing).
- Mainframe Application Engineer role requires an experienced, high calibre mainframe engineer with good functional and technical engineering skills / product knowledge to work with business stakeholders and key suppliers to deliver change as per the requirements and to integrate them in the bank's infrastructure to agreed time, quality and cost parameters
- An engineer will carry out Application Design, Development and Testing related activities. The person will need to understand the functional/ business domain in question and have the technical skills required to do Design, Development and Testing that includes Test automation.
- Require Mainframe Knowledge/Expertise in IBM Z-Series Mainframe, COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, IMS and VSAM. Mainframe Hogan and Mainframe DevOps knowledge will be additional advantage
What will you be doingFollowing are key activities expected from the role
- Responsible for component technical delivery (Design / Build / Test / Implementation) of projects within agreed timescales, High Quality and budgets
- Participate in project requirement gathering / component impact assessment
- Develop and maintain effective stakeholder relationships - Liaise with technical delivery managers, leads keeping them updated on release progress against milestones, risks, issues and finances
- Collaborate with the application support / service teams to ensure smooth transition of applications into their BAU environments
- Ensuring that all changes are designed, developed, tested and implemented using defined best practices
- Strong interpersonal and written/oral communications skills
What we're looking for:- Graduate with Technical background.
- Experience in Mainframe Application Design / Development/ Testing.
- Good understanding of Tools (Debugging / performance) is required.
- Sound logical reasoning & design methodology is desirable
- Ability to explore new age technology improvement / automation / DevOps toolchain is desirable
Skills that will help you in the role:- Ability to explore new age technology improvement / automation / DevOps toolchain is desirable
Where will you be workingBe More at BarclaysAt Barclays, each day is about being more - as a professional, and as a person. Be More @ Barclays represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It's the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.
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