Senior Software Engineer

RDT; Aarhus; On-site; DKK 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

RDT is seeking a Senior Software Developer for Payroll and Finance Platforms to join our team in Denmark. The role focuses on developing services for a complex mainframe-based platform used in public sector payroll and finance operations.

You will collaborate with teams in Denmark and Poland to maintain, test, and improve solutions. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with DB2 and Cobol, strong analytical skills, and experience supporting mission-critical systems with effective

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to navigate a complex technical domain.
• Hands on experience with DB2 and Cobol.
• Experience maintaining and supporting business critical or mainframe based platforms, including incident resolution; effective communication with a wide range of stakeholders, including developers, support teams and business colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Develop new services in close collaboration with fellow developers on the team and beyond
• Maintain a highly complex platform and resolve incidents as they arise
• Ensure high quality in solutions through reviews and testing
• Identify and reduce technical debt to support continuous platform improvement
• Challenge existing ways of working and help optimise processes and methods
• Apply hands on knowledge of and experience with DB2 and Cobol

Skills

Analytical skills

Mainframe platforms

Incident resolution

Effective communication

International collaboration

English proficiency

Tools

DB2

Cobol

Job description

Senior Software Developer – Payroll and Finance Platforms

Our client develops and operates business critical solutions within Payroll, Finance, HR Administration, Organisation and Management Information for municipalities and regions across Denmark, supporting the continued digitalisation of the Danish welfare system.

The Payroll and Finance team is responsible for a highly complex, business critical platform (largely running on mainframe, DB2 and Cobol) that ensures public sector employees are paid correctly and on time. The team collaborates across Denmark and Poland.

Tasks

• Develop new services in close collaboration with fellow developers on the team and beyond
• Maintain a highly complex platform and resolve incidents as they arise
• Ensure high quality in solutions through reviews and testing
• Identify and reduce technical debt to support continuous platform improvement
• Challenge existing ways of working and help optimise processes and methods
• Apply hands on knowledge of and experience with DB2 and Cobol

Requirements

Must have

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to navigate a complex technical domain
• Hands on experience with DB2 and Cobol
• Experience maintaining and supporting business critical or mainframe based platforms, including incident resolutionEffective communication with a wide range of stakeholders, including developers, support teams and business colleagues
• Experience collaborating in an international setup, fluent in English (spoken and written)

Nice to have

• Experience within payroll, HR administration, finance systems or the public sector
• Experience identifying and reducing technical debt in legacy platforms
• Experience working in distributed teams across multiple countries
• Complex systems analysis and troubleshooting