You will be successful in this role if you have:
Key Qualifications
The main technical skills that we require for this role would be experience within Application Support, ideally with strong mainframe skills such as COBOL development and tools. More specifically, knowledge of the following technologies would be required or advantageous:
COBOL
Experience of OS2200 Unisys mainframe technology.
DMS (hierarchical database)/RDMS (relational database) database experience
An understanding of Transaction Processing (TIP/HVTIP) or similar
Over and above the technical requirements for this role, we would expect the individual to be able to apply technical expertise within a service delivery environment and be comfortable to develop technical solutions without adversely impacting the operational effectiveness of the supported systems. You may have a good understanding of ITIL which provides you with the framework to achieving this.
Strong interpersonal skills are expected as you will be communicating regularly with our client. Any previous experience within Public Sector organisations would be welcomed.
You will be expected to participate in an out-of-hours on-call rota to provide 24x7 support of the applications
Important Information:
Candidates must be eligible for, and will be required to obtain and maintain, Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) clearance for this role. Eligibility requires continuous residence in the UK for a minimum of three years. This is a mandatory requirement and cannot be waived.