Hybrid Senior Software Engineer, RPG

at Target Group

• Job title: Senior Software Engineer, RPG
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: £45,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Newport, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Software Engineer developing solutions for the Financial Services and Technology sectors. Responsible for translating requirements into designs and implementing solutions with an emphasis on quality control.

Responsibilities

• Building solutions, creating features and deliverables according to user stories or technical designs.
• Create and amend programs in accordance with the design.
• Provide support for existing systems, carrying out investigative work and performing software changes to resolve issues.
• Plan, design and conduct tests of programs; correct errors and re-test to achieve an error free result.
• Execute and document all work in accordance with agreed standards.
• Take part in continual improvement discussions to consider better ways of achieving solutions or conducting processes.
• Support change brought about through Software Engineering activities, showing understanding, imagination and creativity.
• Estimate and plan work and advise manager of progress against activities and highlight issues.
• Responsible for the timely and accurate completion of activity diaries.

Requirements

• Good IBM i knowledge
• Good IO/S knowledge
• CL
• RPG/400
• RPG IV
• ILE
• Free Format
• SQL
• IBM i Stored Procedures
• MQ
• Query/400
• RADi
• Jira
• Confluence
• Rocket Aldon CMS for i

Benefits

• Competitive salary from £45,000 per annum, depending on experience
• 30 days holiday PLUS bank holidays *(That's right! 30 days from Day 1)*
• Hybrid Working Policy - 2 days a week in our Newport office
• Defined Pension Contribution Scheme (Employer matched up to 6%)
• Employee Discount Scheme, access to discounts and offers across 100s of leading retailers.
• Company Paid Private Medical Insurance (benefit in kind)
• Group Life Assurance
• Group Income Protection
• Annual Pay Review
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
• Help@Hand – Confidential access to health and wellbeing support to include Employee Assistance Program
• Free Flu Vaccinations, Eye Tests and employer contribution towards glasses
• Recognition Scheme
• Free Mortgage Advice and Support
• My Flex, our flexible benefits scheme gives colleagues access to additional benefits to supplement their core package. My Flex can save colleagues money by taking advantage of our corporate rates and also help spread the cost, through our monthly payroll deductions.
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Technology Buying Scheme (Salary Sacrifice)
• Critical Illness Cover
• Dental Insurance
• Gym Flex - discounted annual gym/health club memberships
• Taste Cards / Gourmet Cards
• RAC Breakdown Cover
• Charitable Payroll Giving
• Cycle to work Scheme (Salary Sacrifice)
• Health Cash Plan