Middleware Integration Bus Technician

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Lloyds Banking Group is the UK's biggest Digital, Retail and Commercial bank seeking to help Britain prosper. And we're transforming our products and platforms with £3bn of investment to become the bank of the future.

So with 789 software systems and 26,000 servers we're servicing 80,000 colleagues, 30m+ customers and over 14m+ online users you can be confident our IT professionals have sizeable and interesting challenges every single day.

In this role you'll deliver highly complex technical support and project delivery (including incident and problem resolution) for systems and processes in IBM APP Connect Enterprise (abbreviated as IBM ACE, formerly known as IBM Integration Bus or WebSphere Message Broker) environments on z/Linux

The Integration Bus team require resource to work on important projects associated with the Bank's strategy across all business divisions such as Digital, Payments, Retail and Insurance, as well as technology and process service improvements.

Could you help us make this possible?

You'll install and maintain products and services according to Group standards and policies (and to agreed service levels) and will assist with the delivery of projects within Integration Bus environments - this includes out of hours. Additionally, you'll provide technical support (including incident and problem resolution for systems and processes in complex environments) - again this includes out of hours support.

You'll also:

Provide support of complex environments to tight timescales.

Help drive the strategy and design across the Integration Bus development and test estate.

Work closely with key Stakeholders, drive and deliver against the technology roadmap.

Enforce standardisation and assist with improvement initiatives in the team.

Work collaboratively across the wider Middleware teams to develop, promote and implement process initiatives.

Ensure processes and procedures are strictly adhered to

So what about you? You'll have experience with;

Integration Bus (IIB) v9/v10 / APP Connect Enterprise v11 administration - Linux or Mainframe (must have)

IBM Websphere Message Queue v8 / v9 administration - Linux or Mainframe (must have)

Operational experience on Linux / z/Linux OS systems (must have).

Operational experience using SQL - DB2/Oracle (must have)

Scripting experience - Shell (highly desirable)

Integration Bus IIB v9/v10 development skills (desirable)

Operational experience on mainframe z/OS (desirable).

Knowledge automated deployment and pipeline / workflow management, ( git, urban code etc) (desirable).

Diagnostic skills and an ability to analyse technical information from multiple sources, allowing the provision of highly effective solutions in complex environments (desirable).

Lloyds Bank is an equal opportunities employer. Female candidates and BAME applicants meeting the above criteria are warmly encouraged to apply.

As well as a competitive salary, this role offers:

Flex cash sum

30 days holiday (plus bank holidays)

A total reward package that offers discounted lifestyle, financial and protection benefits you can tailor to suit your lifestyle

We're dedicated to giving you opportunities and support to develop you both expertly and personally to optimise your potential.

As a new colleague, you'll join us on our journey to build a 21st century bank that reflects modern Britain, and craft an inclusive culture where all colleagues feel encouraged and valued.

We're committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, and to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit. We support the principles of agile working and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We're an equal opportunity employer and deeply value diversity within our organisation.

Together we make it possible.