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    Developer / Senior Developer - Mainframe

    Leicester, United KingdomOn-SiteFull-time£42.1k – £55.4k / yearPosted 2mo ago
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    Job description

    • Weekly Contracted Hours: 36
    • Annual Salary: £42,100 - £55,400
    • Contract Type: Perm

    The Role:

    Let’s talk numbers. When it comes to UK retail, it’s hard to find a bigger name. We sell thousands of items an hour and are expanding our e-commerce business by the second. For anyone in Tech, this is the place to learn. To grow. And to thrive. 
    What You’ll Take On:

    The successful applicant will work on the development and support of our gift card systems, whilst helping maintain and support our other mainframe applications. The role involves all aspects of the development lifecycle and requires flexible and innovative individuals with a positive attitude. 

    Operating across more than 72 countries worldwide, Next and our Total Platform partners process transactions through a diverse range of payment methods, including gift cards, e-vouchers, credit & debit cards, ApplePay, Klarna, and PayPal. In the UK, we also provide various credit options, which are either developed completely in-house or powered by bespoke third-party software seamlessly integrated into our infrastructure. Ensuring our £2 billion platform remains secure, modern, and fit for purpose is the responsibility of our Payments & Credit Technology Team.

    You will provide analysis and programming skills in core languages, review and support the gathering of user requirements, and produce sustainable and efficient solutions following Agile methodologies. You will design, code, maintain and support business critical systems which are used 24/7, 365 days a year. You will develop in both a batch and online environment adhering to relevant standards and working closely with our user community to provide both technical and non-technical advice.

    You’ll be doing all this from our Leicestershire Head Office. A fast-paced, encouraging and supportive environment in which everyone brings an energy and a commitment to delivering for our customers and their own careers. Bring your energy. Play to your strengths. Make things bigger and better than before. Let’s Take It On.

    What You’ll Bring:

    You will have proven experience working in a Mainframe environment, with solid commercial experiences in the following:

    • COBOL/CICS COBOL
    • ADABAS
    • NATURAL
    • DB2 and SQL
    • JCL

     Desirable:

    • zOS connect
    • Websphere MQ
    • SOAP/REST APIs
    • XML
    • JSON
    • .NET
    • Microsoft Azure DevOps / TFS
    • Endevor (Software Change Manager)

    #LI-LE1 #LI-Hybrid

    About Us

    You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 80 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    Next is a multinational fashion retailer that operates a chain of clothing stores.

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