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This is a great opportunity for you to join a small development team working on in-house applications for the likes of forecasting and replenishment and other in-store activities. Reporting into the Development Manager, you'll work closely across functional teams, including contractors and offshore teams to agree on requirements, preparing and implementing documentation and providing ad-hoc coding where required.
Job Responsibility:
Working with colleagues across functional teams to agree on requirements and designs
Producing detailed design documentation
Supervising offshore work – both development and testing
Identifying test cases and creating test data
Preparation of implementation documentation
Supporting implementations (out of hours cover may be required)
Analysing existing code to understand functionality
Analysing scheduler information (applications, jobs, JCL etc) to understand data flows and interdependencies
Ad-hoc coding and testing of programs when required
Requirements:
10+ years of proven software development experience using Cobol, TSO/ISPF, JCL, DB2, SQL
Experience working on IBM z/OS
Strong understanding of various software testing methodologies
Excellent ability to explain technical concepts to appropriate audiences in non-technical terms
Extensive experience maintaining and supporting software solutions
Experience working with offshore development and test teams
Experience working with the full software development lifecycle
Hands on experience of source control such as Git
Understanding of Project Management, SDLC, ITIL and Data Security & Compliance and other frameworks
Ability to research alternative technical solutions, build and test them and recommend their adoption
Nice to have:
Experience with DL1/IMS technology
Knowledge of Easytrieve Plus
Knowledge of Assembler
Experience working on legacy systems
Experience of ensuring stability of legacy systems during modernisation
Understanding of Retail and Supply Chain systems
Experience managing small teams of developers
What we offer:
Boots Retirement Savings Plan
Discretionary annual bonus
Generous employee discounts
Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more
Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme