z/OS Systems Programmer

z/OS Systems Programmer Halifax, England

Lloyds Banking Group
Full Time Halifax, England 61641 - 68490 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

End Date
Wednesday 05 July 2023
Salary Range
£61,641 - £68,490

Agile Working Options
Hybrid Working
Job Description Summary
As a z/OS Systems Programmer on the zSeries Mainframe you'll be the technical authority for this area, this is a hands-on role where you’ll configure and maintain products and services according to Group standards and policies (and to agreed service levels) and will assist with the delivery of projects within z/OS environments – this includes out of hours. Additionally, you’ll provide technical support (including incident and problem resolution for systems and processes in complex environments)
Job Description
IBM z/OS Systems Programmer - CIO
Location: Halifax based with flexibility to work from home 2-3 days per week
Salary & Benefits: £61,641 - £70,446 GBP base salary, plus annual personal bonus, 15% employer pension contribution (when you put in 6%), 4% flexible cash pot, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays.
We also offer flexible working hours, agile working practices, regular home working and plenty of overtime opportunities.
Who are Lloyds Banking Group?
Lloyds Banking Group is the UK's leading digital bank and biggest mobile bank with nearly 14 million active online customers across our three main brands - including Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland.
We're investing £3bn in our future - across platforms, people and data capabilities to truly become the best bank for customers, with unparalleled growth into areas such as Data Science, AI and Robotics. We're building the bank of the future, and we need your help.
About the team
We are on a mission to build the bank of the future, and we need your help to do it! Continuing our extensive transformation programme, we're redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Our technology, our culture, and our mind-set is changing to craft a true engineering-led organisation.
It's the role of our Chief Information Office (CIO) to provide the backbone infrastructure upon which this bank operates.
And with 789 software systems and 26,000 servers we’re servicing 80,000 colleagues, 30m+ customers and over 14m+ online users you can be confident our IT professionals have sizeable and exciting challenges every single day.
About the role
As a z/OS Systems Programmer on the IBM z Mainframe you'll be part of the technical authority for this area, this is a hands-on role where you’ll configure and maintain products and services according to Group standards and policies (and to agreed service levels) and will assist with the delivery of projects within z/OS environments – this includes out of hours.
Additionally, you’ll provide technical support (including incident and problem resolution for systems and processes in complex environments)
Principle Accountabilities include but are not limited to:
  • Support and implement changes to the z/OS & z/VM estate within LBG as required.
  • Resolution of incidents and problems across the LBG estate in line with LBG KPI’s.
  • Represent z/OS support team in WAR room/conference calls with incident management and technical teams in order to restore service.
  • Support testing cycles providing feedback to test managers on results
  • Provide 24x7 support and provide support for projects and team workload as required.
  • Work effectively with the wider IBM Z (Database, Middleware, Storage, Performance & Capacity) towers in order to run the smooth transition of projects into live service.
  • Provide consultancy skills to Application teams as required.
Who we're looking for...
Key Capabilities/ Knowledge:
  • Experience of performance tuning and diagnosis.
  • Proven ability to work with key partners and communicate technical issues and concepts in a manner appropriate for the audience.
  • Highly motivated and supportive/teammate with a strong delivery ethic, willing to work unsociable hours when required and at short notice to support incidents and delivery of key projects.
  • Proven ability to recognise and drive through service improvements related to products and processes across the z/OS & z/VM Platforms.
  • Manage the Sign-off that solution/service is fit for Production environment as part of Gateway, working effectively with the project teams to ensure an efficient handover to support.
  • Competent z/OS, z/VM & hardware/infrastructure configuration, knowledge & experience on the IBM Z Mainframe
  • Delivery experience ideally operating in varied IT environments or companies
  • Demonstrable experience of commercial and organisational awareness and working with 3rd Parties.
  • Experienced in the installation, configuration and support of IBM and 3rd party software products.
Personal skills we look for when we meet you include good interpersonal skills, ability to build good working relationships, logical & creative thinking skills. Being able to articulate the benefits or the work we do.
More than anything you'll bring passion, can do attitude and an open mind to help us develop new ways of doing things, whilst developing your own skills and experience.
We're committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, and to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit. We're proud of the industry recognition we have received including Stonewall Top 100 Employer, Top 50 Employer for Women and Top 30 Employer for Working Families.
We're an equal opportunity employer and deeply value diversity within our organisation.
Together we make it possible!
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

z/OS Systems Programmer
Lloyds Banking Group

www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/careers
London, United Kingdom
Charlie Nunn
Unknown / Non-Applicable
10000+ Employees
Company - Public
Banking & Lending
Finance
1695
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