Newcastle Building Society
Junior IBMi Software Developer
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Junior IBMi Software Developer
Salary Band: LC2 £34,703
Job Description
About the Role
As a Junior Software Developer, you'll play an important role in designing, developing and supporting our core banking platform to meet the evolving needs of Newcastle Building Society Group. Working in a collaborative and agile environment, you'll be involved throughout the full development lifecycle, from understanding business requirements and shaping technical solutions to coding, testing, implementation and ongoing support.
You'll work closely with colleagues across the business to analyse requirements, assess the impact of proposed changes and contribute to the design and specification of enhancements to our core banking platform. Combining strong technical expertise with a customer-focused mindset, you'll ensure solutions are delivered to a high standard, in line with agreed timescales, governance requirements and development best practices.
The role offers the opportunity to partner with project teams, squads and end users to gain a detailed understanding of business needs, helping to translate these into effective and scalable technical solutions. You'll also play a key part in identifying potential risks, resource requirements and any associated costs, ensuring proposed changes are fully assessed before implementation.
About You
We're looking for a motivated and inquisitive software professional who is passionate about technology and enjoys solving complex problems. You will bring a strong technical foundation, ideally supported by a degree in a relevant subject or equivalent experience, along with an eagerness to learn and develop within a collaborative environment.
You'll have experience working within a development team and be comfortable contributing to projects in Agile or Scrum-based environments. With strong analytical and problem-solving skills, you'll be able to assess requirements, identify effective solutions and understand the wider impact of technical change on systems, users and business processes.
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The ideal candidate will be well organised, capable of managing competing priorities and able to deliver high-quality work within agreed timescales. You'll also possess excellent communication skills, enabling you to work effectively with technical colleagues, project teams and business stakeholders alike.
A good understanding of software development principles, programming languages, frameworks and design patterns is essential. Experience of database and application technologies would be advantageous, while knowledge of the IBMi operating system would be beneficial. Exposure to financial services technology environments and an appreciation of working within a managed risk framework would also be advantageous.
About Us
The Newcastle Building Society Group comprises of Newcastle Building Society, Manchester Building Society, Newcastle Financial Advisers and Newcastle Strategic Solutions. Our purpose, connecting our communities with a better financial future inspires and directs our activities. As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.
We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.
What do you get in return?
As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:
- A 35 hour weekly contract
- 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service - pro rata)
- Bonus Scheme (paid annually) - On target 5%, up to 10% depending on performance
- Colleague mortgage scheme and access to our financial advisors
- Pension scheme – up to 9% employers’ contribution
- Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection
- Access to a range of wellbeing benefits, including medicash scheme
- Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Above statutory family leave entitlement - 3 months full pay, 3 months half pay regardless of gender or route to parenthood
- An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
- The option to buy and sell holidays
- Two paid volunteering days each year
- A broad range of learning and development opportunities
- Access to a range of high street and online discounts
- Access to a range of discounted/subsidised gym memberships nationwide
- A wide range of recognition initiatives to recognise and reward great performance
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Recognising there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we’re committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible, if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you. You can contact your Recruiter for this vacancy at dave.cowell@newcastle.co.uk
Company: Newcastle Strategic Solutions Limited
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