IBM Mainframe Db2 and IMS System Programmer

JOB TITLE: IBM Mainframe Db2 and IMS System Programmer

SALARY: £70,929 - £78,810

LOCATION(S): Edinburgh

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time at our location listed above.

About this opportunity

As an IMS & Db2 Systems Programmer on the zSeries Mainframe you'll be part of a team who are 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 the teams' focus – this includes out of hours. Additionally, you’ll provide technical support (including incident and problem resolution for systems and processes in complex environments).

Key responsibilities

• Support and implement changes to our estate within Lloyds Banking Group as required.

• Resolve incidents and problems across the Lloyds Banking Group estate in line with key performance indicators.

• Represent our support team in WAR room/conference calls with incident management and technical teams, collaborating to restore service.

• Support testing cycles, providing feedback to test managers on results.

• Provide 24x7 support and support projects and team workload as needed.

• Work effectively with wider Mainframe teams to ensure a smooth transition of projects into live service.

• Provide consultancy skills to application teams as required.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data, and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too.

What skills you’ll need

• Experience in performance tuning and diagnosis.

• Proven ability to engage and communicate technical issues and concepts effectively with key partners.

• Highly motivated and dedicated to timely results, adaptable to urgent project needs.

• Determination to recognize and drive service improvements related to products and processes across the z/DB Platform.

• Confirm solutions/services fit for production in Gateway process, collaborate with project teams for smooth support handover.

• Expert knowledge of Db2 on the Mainframe.

• Strong delivery experience, ideally within complex IT environments or companies.

• Integrity and dedication in commercial and interpersonal awareness, particularly when working with third parties.

It would be great if you also had

• Knowledge of IMS on the Mainframe

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we’re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues with a disability (which may include long term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern. If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role. We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you’d like an adjustment to the recruitment process just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• Up to 30 days holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.