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Overview Capita Regulated Services is building a talent pool for upcoming specialist fixed term contract opportunities within our Life & Pensions business area. With numerous projects and increases in client demand linked to change activity anticipated from summer 2026, we're keen to connect with experienced Developers in the UK, ideally with experience in the FCA Regulated Life & Pensions sector, to support the delivery of these projects. Specifically, we will be seeking • C# Developers • Mainframe Analyst Developers (incl. IBM Mainframe, Cobol, JCL, DB2, CICS and Microfocus Cobol) • VB6 Developers Responsibilities The primary purpose of the role will be to deliver, support and maintain quality software solutions covering a range of policy administration and ancillary systems, assisting in change work to provide product support to fix or assist in the resolution of complex of high severity problems. Use functional documents and high level designs to produce signed off Detailed Technical Specs subjected to full review process. Work with team leader to provide estimates for the plan and allocation of work. Produce signed off specifications for development work. Ensure all work is delivered to plan and written to team standards. Peer review of work & sign off where required. Keep documents up to date and consistent with plan. Assist Project Managers, Team manager to deliver projects on time and to spec. Provide walkthroughs, demos to business to satisfaction. Provide support to other teams in a timely manner. Support other team members by actively participating and resolving issues. Provide input into review of test strategies & scenarios documented by testers. Remain fully aware of the progress of the project from Detailed Technical Spec through to implementation. Fix or assist in the fix of complex or high severity problems in a timely manner, labelling code correctly and closing Change Requests. Monitor system performance post implementation and in production. Build effective relationship with business by maintaining regular contact with business users through the full project life cycle or with regard to production issues. Build effective relationship with technical team members by making yourself available for enquiries and advice and by ensuring that they are aware of project goals. Qualifications Significant experience of either C#, VB6 or IBM Mainframe alongside Oracle SQL and Linux Shell or Java scripts. Additional skills out of the following would be desirable: VB6/VBA, PL/SQL, MS ADO, Macro4 Products, Business Objects, Visual Studio ISIS Papyrus, Oracle tools (APEX, Forms etc.), Web Services, PVCS Version Manager, CA Sort, Selcopy, Microfocus Workbench, and Dialog. Skills in Life & Pensions Product Knowledge and experience (Healthcare, Annuities, Bonds) and Payment Processing would be a distinct advantage. Designing and coding application programs; performing testing for developed applications. Conducting analyses of organizational needs and goals for the development and implementation of application systems. Reviewing, analysing, and modifying programming systems, including encoding, testing, debugging and installing for a large scale system. Ensuring the operating efficiency of existing application systems. Maintaining records for the documentation of systems development and revisions. Strong problem solving & diagnostic capability. Strong communicator with business & technical stakeholders at all levels. Collaborative working style. Ability to support large scale transformation or modernisation programmes. Benefits A competitive salary. Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme. 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology. Opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, with support from a large network of experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you. Location & Contract Location: Manchester - Churchgate House, United Kingdom. Time Type: Full time. Contract Type: Fixed Term. Equal Opportunities Capita is an equal opportunity and disability confident employer. We're committed to providing an inclusive, barrier free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. We particularly welcome applications from people who are from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds. Access to Work can help candidates with a physical or mental health condition or disability to get support in the hiring process, including communication support at interviews such as a British Sign Language interpreter.

Join us at Barclays as a Mainframe DB2 System Specialist, where you'll help build and maintain resilient infrastructure platforms supporting vital applications and data systems. Apply cutting-edge engineering and automation to ensure reliability, scalability, and security across our core technologies. To be successful as a Mainframe DB2 System Specialist, you should have experience with: Experienced in the installation, maintenance, and upgrade of the IBM DB2 product and of DB2 related products (DB2 CA, DB2 connect, Data Studio,etc). Excellent understanding of Mainframe operating system tools: - TSO, JCL, REXX,SQL etc. Several years practical experience working as a DB2 Systems Programmer. Strong understanding of system performance and monitoring techniques. Some other highly valued skills may include: Experience with Dev Ops tooling e.g. VS Code, Db2 Developer extensions etc. Experience with z/OSMF. Experience with Broadcom and IBM Db2 tools. Experience with Db2 internal and RACF Security. You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. This role is based in Knutsford (preferred)/Glasgow. Purpose of the role To build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, using hardware, software, networks, and cloud computing platforms as required with the aim of ensuring that the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure. Ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response. Accountabilities Build Engineering: Development, delivery, and maintenance of high-quality infrastructure solutions to fulfil business requirements ensuring measurable reliability, performance, availability, and ease of use. Including the identification of the appropriate technologies and solutions to meet business, optimisation, and resourcing requirements. Incident Management: Monitoring of IT infrastructure and system performance to measure, identify, address, and resolve any potential issues, vulnerabilities, or outages. Use of data to drive down mean time to resolution. Automation: Development and implementation of automated tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention, utilising software scripting/coding disciplines. Security: Implementation of a secure configuration and measures to protect infrastructure against cyber-attacks, vulnerabilities, and other security threats, including protection of hardware, software, and data from unauthorised access. Teamwork: Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, architects, and other engineers to define IT Infrastructure requirements, devise solutions, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives via a data driven approach. Learning: Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth. Assistant Vice President Expectations To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others. OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.