Senior Mainframe Developer

• An opportunity to develop and support Mainframe applications

• A chance to shape and deliver the future of Mainframe applications at NFU Mutual

• Hybrid role with 80% homeworking and 20% in Stratford-upon-Avon

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Mainframe Developer to join our team at NFU Mutual, supporting and enhancing key systems that drive our Financial Services and General Insurance operations. This is a pivotal role that combines technical expertise with problem-solving and collaboration skills to maintain, evolve, and transition our legacy applications in line with business needs.

As a Senior Mainframe Developer, you will take a leading role in investigating and resolving system incidents, ensuring our systems meet Service Level Agreements and maintain business continuity. Collaborating with IT colleagues, service partners, project teams, and business stakeholders, you will deliver innovative and efficient solutions that meet evolving business needs. Your work will involve analysing and updating code to implement service and project requests, adhering to agreed timelines and industry standards.

You will also play a key part in system migration activities, contributing to the enhancement of internal processes and methods, and ensuring system documentation is clear and accurate. Your expertise will help shape the future of our legacy systems while delivering a high-quality service that supports business-critical functions. This varied role may occasionally require you to work outside of standard office hours to meet project deadlines or business requirements.

In this role, you will be responsible for diagnosing and resolving system incidents, as well as managing change requests to maintain system performance and reliability. You will liaise with various teams, including the Service Desk, Developers, Business Areas, and external service providers, to ensure smooth delivery of IT solutions and services. Additionally, you will consult with stakeholders on IT requirements for new business initiatives, ensuring solutions align with the Group IT Strategy.

You will review system designs, provide technical recommendations, and work collaboratively to deliver solutions that meet business and technical requirements. Configuring, developing, testing, and implementing technical changes will form a significant part of your work. You will also research and apply new tools and processes to continuously improve system quality and efficiency throughout the software development lifecycle.

About You

We are looking for an individual with a combination of technical expertise, problem-solving skills, attention to detail and a collaborative mindset. The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Proven knowledge and experience with Mainframe technologies.

• Extensive background in Mainframe application support and development.

• Experience with system migration and decommissioning activities

• Effective communication skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

To succeed in this role, you will need proven proficiency in a range of Mainframe technologies, tools, and programming languages. Essential technologies include z/OS, TSO/ISPF, DB2, CICS, IMS, and MQ, which form the backbone of our systems. Your programming expertise should encompass JCL, PL/1, Cobol, and EasyTrieve, enabling you to develop and maintain complex systems effectively. Additionally, experience with tools such as DfSort, OMC-Flash, CA-JobTrac, and CA-1 is crucial for managing and optimizing Mainframe operations.

Internally this role is known as Senior Developer.

At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.

We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:

Benefits and Rewards

• Salary - Up to £55,000 Dependant upon experience
• Annual bonus (up to 17.5% of salary)
• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs
• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
• Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance
• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year
• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.

Working at NFU Mutual

We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and we're one of only 60 companies across the globe to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2024 award, and one of only 2 companies to receive the award for the ninth consecutive year. We were also named in the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies List 2021, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023 and 2024.

We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.