Mainframe Software Engineer

Lloyds Banking Group; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK bank seeks a skilled mainframe engineer with expertise in COBOL, CICS, and DB2. The ideal candidate will lead engineering teams, modernise the mainframe environment, and actively contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture. Experience with Java or Python, along with traditional and modern toolsets, is essential. Competitive benefits include a generous pension scheme and flexible holidays.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Discounted shopping benefits

30 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate with non-technical and senior stakeholders.
• Hands-on engineering experience in maintaining mission-critical applications.
• A strong vision for modernising the mainframe environment.

Skills

Interpersonal and communications skills

Mainframe engineering experience

Software engineering background

Expert understanding of COBOL, CICS, and DB2

Experience with Java or Python

Tools

ISPF

IBM & BMC tools

Endevor

GIT

VSCode

Job description

Role Overview

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we're committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

• Outstanding interpersonal and communications skills with ability to communicate and engage with non-technical and senior stakeholders
• Experience in leading mainframe engineering teams, acting as subject matter expert.
• Hands on Software Engineering background with experience in maintaining mission critical mainframe applications
• Experience working with both traditional and modern toolsets (ISPF, IBM & BMC tools, Endevor, GIT, VSCode)
• An expert understanding of COBOL, CICS and DB2
• An excellent understanding of mainframe architecture and a vision for modernising the mainframe environment
• Passionate about driving a modern and inclusive culture
• Able to listen, reflect and respect the views of others as well as being able to communicate your own opinion but you're not strongly tied to it
• A growth mindset, who encourages, mentor and motivates the teams around you
• A desire to exploit LBG's investment in mainframe technology and deliver solutions using modern toolsets and languages.
• Ability to contribute to defining objectives to continuously improve and measure metrics
• Experience of Java or Python programming languages.

Benefits

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies