Software Engineer - Mainframe

Job description

  Salary
Competitive
·  Role area
Technology
·  Contract type
Permanent
·  Job reference
HRGCQ434444
·  Location
Milton Keynes
MK9 2NW
· 
Mainframe Software Engineer

Milton Keynes, UK

We are a technology focused retail company hiring Mainframe Software Engineers at our Central Milton Keynes location.

As a Software Engineer working in our mainframe team you will be working on software supporting all functional areas in our group, including product data, pricing, sales reporting, stock accounting and more. This underpins retail commercial functions across Sainsbury's group, which includes Argos, the 2nd biggest retail website in the UK.

Our mainframe software engineers develop mainframe functionality which is core to our business. In addition, our mainframe feeds data from and to our other platforms, including those in the cloud running in a microservice-based architecture receiving data via REST services and Apache Kafka, and you will be helping integrate that data in and out of the mainframe.

Typical Technologies in our stack for this role:

· Cobol

· CICS

· APS

· DB2/SQL

· Compuware tools such as Xpediter

What you'll be doing

· Working within an agile development team, you will be working with engineering managers and product owners, helping define and size backlog user stories for development on the mainframe platform

· Undertaking business as usual development on all aspects of engineering, from maintaining and enhancing older COBOL applications through to liaising with teams building new applications in a microservices architecture

· You will get the opportunity to contribute to strategic projects

· Contributing to efforts to define a best practice strategy for and working towards evaluation of continuous delivery techniques and automated testing on the mainframe

· Maintaining and monitoring quality of code, test procedures and delivery

We are looking for people with:

· Degree in computer science or other technical or academic training which includes exposure to programming

· Experience of Mainframe development in COBOL, using CICS, ideally with experience of the Compuware toolset

· It would be helpful if you have knowledge of modern dev ops practices, continuous integrationdelivery and Jenkins

· Experience of working with middleware/message queue environments, especially Kafka and/or IBM Websphere MQ

· Additionally, an understanding of distributed architectures based on Microservices would put you at an advantage in our recruitment and selection process

Working environment:

Flexible approach to working hours, including ability to work from home. Smart, recently refurbished office. Casual dress-code. Good social environment. Close to all the amenities and transport links in central Milton Keynes.

Key Benefits:

Generous performance-related Bonus scheme. Excellent pension. Sainsbury's Group discounts (Sainsburys/Argos/Habitat). Technical or managerial paths of progression. Sharesave Scheme. Share Purchase Plan. Childcare Vouchers. Season ticket loan. Ability to purchase up to 5 extra days holiday per year. Very competitive salary.

We know that candidates may be put off applying for a job unless they can tick every box. We also know that ‘normal' office hours aren't always doable, and while we can't accommodate every flexible working request we are happy to be asked. So if you are excited about working with us and think you can do much of what we are looking for but aren't sure if you are 100% there yet… why not apply and see how it goes?

Here at Sainsbury's Argos we're a proud equal opportunities employer that values diversity at every level of our business. Inclusion and Diversity are fundamental to our culture and values, fostering an innovative, collaborative and fast paced work environment that means we can build a better future for our colleagues and our customers. Everyone is welcome at Sainsbury's Argos. Want to find out more? Then visit our Diversity & Inclusion page on our Careers site – www.argos.careers/diversityandinclusion