Business Unit: Technology Operations & Cyber Security
Location: UK Remote - Office visit 1/2 per annum if required
Contract type : Permanent, full time.
We manage the IBM Mainframe and Mid-Range estate for the bank which includes the performance of the hardware, upkeep of Operating Systems and maintenance of 3rd Party software. This management also encompasses CICS & MQ for connectivity and transactional processing for the related Applications, Treasury, Asset Management, and our Batch.
Configuration, installation, integration and maintenance of our CICS environments.
You will provide 2nd /3rd Line Support, offering support, guidance and a technical escalation point to ensure all issues are resolved in a timely manner.
Manage your own workload to meet the changing requirements of both production support and project delivery.
Provision of 24x7 on-call support for live service as well as project implementation.
A deep expertise and enduring curiosity in the operation of IBM CICS on z/OS.
It’s a bonus if you have but not essential
A good working knowledge of Core Banking Platforms and experience working in Financial Services environment
Recent experience of core modernisation and managing digital demands, as well as previous application development experience in CICS.
Experience and skills in other mainframe technologies, such as Cobol, z/OS SMP/E, Innovation Access Method, SYSB-II, cProf and Dynatrace.
Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more.
~ Up to five extra paid well-being days per year.
~20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt.
~ Market-leading pension.
~ Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance.
~ Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness.
We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin, so happy to talk flexible working with you.
We’re making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK’s best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we’re a workforce to be reckoned with, and we're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team careers@virginmoney.It’s important to note that there may be occasions where it’s not possible to interview all candidates declaring a disability who meet the essential criteria for the job. Now the legal bit
These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks – we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks.