WoW Software Engineer - Host

NatWest Group; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

NatWest Group is seeking a Software Engineer in Chennai, India. You will design, build, and maintain mainframe solutions with COBOL, CICS, DB2, and modern APIs.

You’ll collaborate across cross-functional teams and drive secure, robust software from development to production. You will work in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment, employing Agile and DevOps practices to deliver high-quality code and rapid iterations.

Qualifications

• Experience in mainframe application development and modernization.
• SDLC experience for business-critical Tier 1 applications.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and maintain high-performance, secure, customer-centric software.
• Work in feature teams with engineers, architects and analysts across the platform.
• Deliver complex software rapidly with high quality and value.
• Manage full life cycle from requirements analysis to deployment and support.

Skills

Mainframe COBOL

CICS

JCL

DB2/VSAM

API integration

Web Services

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Agile methodologies

Endevor

Xpediter

Abend-AID

Tools

Endevor

Xpediter

Abend-AID

File Manager

DB2 tools

Job description

Join us as a Software Engineer

• This is an opportunity for a driven Software Engineer to take on an exciting new career challenge
• Day-to-day, you'll build a wide network of stakeholders of varying levels of seniority
• It’s a chance to hone your existing technical skills and advance your career
• We're offering this role at senior analyst level

What you'll do

In your new role, you’ll engineer and maintain innovative, customer centric, high performance, secure and robust solutions. You’ll be working within a feature team and using your extensive experience to engineer software, scripts and tools that are often complex, as well as liaising with other engineers, architects and business analysts across the platform.

You’ll also be:

• Producing complex and critical software rapidly and of high quality which adds value to the business
• Working in permanent teams who are responsible for the full life cycle, from initial development, through enhancement and maintenance to replacement or decommissioning
• Collaborating to optimise our software engineering capability
• Designing, producing, testing and implementing our working code
• Working across the life cycle, from requirements analysis and design, through coding to testing, deployment and operations

The skills you'll need

You’ll need a background in software engineering, software design, architecture, and an understanding of how your area of expertise supports our customers.

You’ll also need:

• Basic hands-on experience in Mainframe application development using COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2 and VSAM, with exposure to API integration, Web Services, and modernisation initiatives.
• Experience with mainframe development and support tools such as Endevor, Xpediter, Abend-AID, File Manager, and DB2 tools.
• Proven experience in the software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and production support for business-critical Tier 1 applications.
• Good understanding of Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban.
• Exposure to DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, source code management tools, and agile delivery methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate and resolve technical issues.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise workload, and meet agreed deadlines with a focus on producing high-quality code.
• Strong team-working and collaboration skills, with a focus on knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and fostering a positive engineering culture.