Partnerdata – Mainframe Engineer (f/m/x)

Job Description:

Our team is part of the area Technology, Data and Innovation (TDI) Private Bank. Within TDI, Partnerdata is the central client reference data system in Germany. As a core banking system, many banking processes and applications are integrated and communicate via >2k interfaces. From a technical perspective, we maintain critical functionality on the mainframe, but build new solutions (REST services, Angular frontend, Big Data and GCP solutions and more). Next to the maintenance and the implementation of new CTB requirements, the content focus also lies on the regulatory and tax topics surrounding a partner/ client. We are looking for a mainframe engineer colleague to help us with day-to-day activities.

Your key responsibilities

• You are part of the development team, responsible for the functional analysis of epics and user stories in strong collaboration with all stakeholders (e.g. business units, operations, development team, Product Owner)

•  You are supporting the design and translation of high-level business requirements into software

• You are developing software components on mainframe and related environments, e.g. MQ, Liberty

•  You are supporting the extension of backend architecture, designing enhancements, and establishing best practices, in consideration of development standards

• You would also be needed in the GCP development of the application during the Cloud migration in the long term.

•  You would be supporting the product owner and subject matter experts for stabilising the application pre and postproduction, providing L3/L4 Support in case of incidents.

•  You are willing to work and code as part of an agile team actively, participate and contribute into the sprint activities and ceremonies after full introduction of agile working model on mainframe side.

Your skills and experience

• Knowledge of COBOL, DB2, JCL, OPC is must.

• Knowledge of Liberty, JAVA, GCP (e.g. Cloud SQL, Big Query) is an added advantage / candidate must have the willingness to learn.

• Basic technical capabilities and infrastructure knowledge (e.g. Cloud Technology and mainframe migration knowledge.)

• Experience with development process workflow SDLC, Change Management.

• Experience with tools across the Software development Lifecycle: Jira, Confluence etc.)

• Strong ability to manage unexpected events; control and deal with them quickly and efficiently. When confronted with a problem, you will need to collect information, analyse situation, point out solutions and apply them to solve perfectly in reasonable time.

• Experience with working together with Agile/SCRUM teams and their methods and tooling is added advantage, must have in the future.

• Knowledge in customer reference data, customer opening processes and preferably regulatory topics around know your customer processes is a bonus

• You enjoy working in a team setting in an independent and target-oriented way

• You demonstrate willingness to share your experience and explain your technical decisions to less experience engineers or non-technical colleagues

• You have very good English skills which allow you to communicate professionally, but also informally, with all team members

Well-being & Benefits

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

• Emotionally and mentally balanced: We support you in dealing with life crises, maintaining stability through illness, and maintaining good mental health. Benefit from initiatives such as counseling and support in difficult life situations and a culture where you can openly speak about mental health.

• Physically thriving: We support you managing your physical health by taking appropriate preventive measures and providing a workplace that helps you thrive. For example, discount in gyms, annual medical check up's, standing desks, ...

• Socially connected: We strongly believe in collaboration, inclusion and feeling connected to open up new perspectives and strengthen our self confidence and well being. Benefits vary from different types of paid and unpaid leave, hybrid model of remote working (for some positions …)

• Financially secure: We support you to meet personal financial goals during your active career and for the future. Benefit from meal allowance, pension contribution plans, banking services for employees, flex compensation program...

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.