Mainframe Software Engineer Full Time

Lloyds Banking Group

Mainframe Software Engineer – Lloyds Banking GroupLondon (hybrid working pattern, 2 days per week in office & rest from home)

Salary & Benefits: £48-60K base salary

Who are Lloyds Banking Group?

We’re on a mission to build the bank of the future, and we need your help to do it.

We’re redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Our technology and our culture are changing to craft a true engineering-led organisation.

Become part of our diverse team, and making a difference to the lives of millions through our brands like Halifax, Bank of Scotland, Lloyds, and Scottish Widows (among others).

Our flat teams will encourage and empower you to make decisions, build positive relationships, and deliver a meaningful difference to our customers, colleagues, and communities.

Our mentors will nurture your talent and encourage you to further develop yourself and your career.

Where does this role sit?

The Customer Data Services (CDS) Lab looks after the customer data for the whole of Lloyds Banking Group. Our mission is to make this data available for the right purpose with the appropriate confidentiality and always ensuring a phenomenal engineering experience, performance, resilience, and integrity.

The systems we support, underpin almost everything we do. We maintain these systems with the highest standard, with an ambition to take ownership of the operational support 24/7 using SRE principles.

As a Mainframe Software EngineerYou’ll work on production systems, producing quality application code, collaborating with team members, whilst having the support of more senior engineers. There will be opportunities to work on your own initiatives, making a significant impact on projects, whilst being able to build your own skills.

You’ll get exposure to working with agile methodologies, delivering projects iteratively and contributing to the success of the team.

What we’re looking for:

• Hands on IBM Mainframe Software Engineering background with practical knowledge of COBOL, CICS, DB2 and experience working on critical production systems.

• An awareness of modern DevOps tooling (we use GIT, Jenkins, UCD, Compuware Topaz, VS Code)

• A growth mindset

• A keen curiosity about modernization and learning other languages (we plan to explore Java / Python / Golang)

• A familiarity with Agile principles

Additional Package:Annual personal bonus, 15% employer pension contribution (when you put in 6%), 4% flexible cash allowance, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays.

We’re very flexible employers and don’t stick to the normal 9-5, within reason you can work hours to suit your lifestyle.

We’re very family friendly as a company and have a great collection of smart, collaborative, and diverse teams for you to join.

Together we make it possible!