Mainframe developer

Role Description

Deutsche Bank is actively renewing its digital channels and has started many strategic and challenging projects. Next to some major technological changes Deutsche Bank has decided to step into the Agile software development methodology in order to improve its agility and reduce time to market without scarifying quality

As a senior developer you will bring Java design and development skills to enforce the group of developers within a Squad.You will extensively make use and apply Continuous Integration tools and practices in the context of Deutsche Banks digitalization journey.

• Best in class leave policy
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under child care assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Flexible working arrangements
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

• The candidate will design and develop application code, implements technical solutions, and configures applications in response to business problems. To meet the requirements of the business, the candidate will actively participates in the design and architecture of the application or its components propose appropriate solution to use and promotes re-usability of existing components.
• The candidate will be part of the transformation program of the company and key to internalize the knowledge.
• The candidate should havedeep knowledge of systems and applications under their control to define their evolution, evaluate the impact of regulations or new business requirements, manage the changes and collaborate in the analysis and implementation of approved projects. Candidate will also participate in the application maintenance tasks.
• The candidates will work on applications based on mainframe technology (JCL/Cobol/Cics/DB2/MQ).

Your skills, experience, and qualification

Position Specific Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Senior Engineer will cover:

• Knowledge internalization
• Functional design, technical design and programming
• New projects, enhancements and maintenance of a specific for a set of applications
• IT Application Life Cycle standards are met in ongoing enhancements and maintenance
• Application changes are aligned with the application strategy
• Identification and management of risk and issues associated with the application
• Maximum operational availability and stability
• Cost efficiency

People Management

The candidates must have demonstrated proficiency in working with global and local teams, managing vendors and/or 3rd parties.

The candidates will be able to work in a collaborative environment, organized in scrum, therefore scrum master experience or scrum working is desirable.

Experience

4+ years in development and maintenance of banking business applications.

Education/ Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, IT or similar. Master recommended
• English proficiency required
• Experience and knowledge of banking business and its operations
• Knowledge and experience in systems and end-to-end processes related to financial agents and intermediaries
• Experience in JCL/Cobol/Cics/DB2/MQ analysis and programming is a must
• Experience in application solutions from technological perspective. Ability to understand key aspects of technical platforms and infrastructure, generate ideas and create effective solutions
• Solid knowledge of software engineering, design patterns and software architecture
• Development background and demonstrated experience as analyst / technical lead
• Experience on analysis of existing systems from high level architecture to application code review
• Experience with technical documentation, architectural diagram, components, flows, use cases
• Demonstrable DevOps-oriented mind-set
• Experience with testing/QA tools
• Person with solid technical knowledge and able to understand complex business processes and workflows
• Teamwork capacity with multidisciplinary teams
• Leadership and communication skills
• Ability to identify risks, resolve conflicts and plan tasks
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Knowledge of methodologies in applications development (e.g. Agile)
• Experience as scrum master and knowledge about the entire application development life cycle (planning, budget, approval, sourcing, monitoring and implementation) will be a plus