At ASB, we're all about doing what we can to help our customers get "One Step Ahead" by giving them the tools they need to manage their lives and plans for their families and future. Our products don't just serve ads or stream movies - they underpin our economy and touch people's lives.
If you've always wanted to apply your skills to a large-scale Kiwi success story, then today is your lucky day - as we are on the lookout for a Software Consultant (Cobol & Integration) to join our Transactional Banking Platform.
The Transactional Banking Platform is the heart of the bank providing all the batch and online/real-time transactional services. Within our platform we have several squads maintaining and supporting our Core Banking services.
About the role:
We are seeking a technical lead with specialised experience in Core Banking to be part of our team creating APIs to integrate our Core Banking platform with the rest of the bank's systems.
You will be maintaining our legacy applications and APIs while ensuring the platform is enhanced and designed to be future-fit-ready and aligned with the needs of our Transformation journey.
Key Responsibilities:
Design and Technical Accountability
- Help deliver enterprise-scale programmes of work, all the way to production, helping manage technical risks and impediments.
- Provide guidance and thought leadership across the squads, facilitating effective and innovative design solutions
- Oversee design aspects to ensure a cohesive integration of new technologies and methodologies within existing systems and alignment to our Transformation journey.
Technical Expertise in Core Banking
- Demonstrate technical knowledge in Core Banking technologies, including but not limited to COBOL-74, BL/Source, WFL, API integration.
- Design, develop and maintain secure, robust solutions focusing on system scalability, reliability and optimal performance.
- Ability to consider the critical nature of roles, permissions and claims in the API landscape
- Provide guidance on design and implementation of enterprise integration patterns - across legacy and modern application stacks like the Azure ecosystem.
- Provide technical expertise and knowledge to support solution delivery based on a solid understanding of key environments in which ASB's software is deployed and used.
- Understand decisions around what features should be built in line with the needs of the customer. Consider the cost of deployment, upgrades, configuration and documentation during the design and implementation of a feature, and work to keep these costs down.
Core Banking Leadership
- Mentor team members, foster a learning environment that encourages knowledge sharing and professional growth
- Lead initiatives and champion ways to optimise engineering efficiency and support effectiveness in delivery through application of continuous process improvements, CICD, and our Engineering Practice Principles such as automation and simplification.
- Act as a subject matter expert (SME) in Core Banking and enterprise integration landscape, providing insights and knowledge on current trends, technologies and regulatory requirements
- Cultivate a positive platform culture, aimed at innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Demonstrates thought leadership through drawing on experience, analysing the present and illuminating the future to create a comprehensive, unique and impactful view of their area of expertise.
About you:
We'll value your proven technical skills, initiative, problem solving abilities and technical leadership as we look for you to help technically lead the core engineering team.
We are looking for an individual that will take ownership of our technical solutions, drive continuous change for ASB, the squad and customers to ensure we are delivering best possible outcomes. Be a big picture thinker and visionary. Be a great mentor building your legacy. We are looking for a mix of some advanced technical skills, Including:
- 5+ years of Software Engineering experience
- 5+ years of Detailed Design experience
- 8+ years of Analysis experience
- Designing systems from Business Specifications
- Confident communicator, able to carry out group training and knowledge sharing
- Strong analytical thinker
- Advocate for Agile methodologies to deliver value incrementally
- Experience in API, integration, or engineering governance roles
- A proven ability to assist stakeholders to create and refine user stories for an agile squad
- Strong technical documentation skills
Experience in
- COBOL-74 or equivalent
- BL/Source and XGEN
- WFL - Unisys Job-Control Language
- XGEN
- Unisys / ClearPath / MCP (or similar mainframe environment) (required)
- Effectively understanding Cobol transactions and the nuances of API integration
About ASB:
ASB's sense of who we are and what we stand for is grounded in our values. They guide our business in our day-to-day interactions with our team, customers and community. They are what makes ASB - ASB.
Along with our interactions, values guide our actions and conduct, making ASB a safe and inclusive environment for both our people and our customers. They show that we care, are passionate and courageous, and that we act with integrity. Most importantly they unite us - because they are ASB.
We offer a flexible and supportive work environment and offer an open and inclusive culture; a place where we welcome and value your individuality, ideas and goals.
If we've nailed our pitch and this role sounds like it might be the one for you then please click "apply"… we'd love to hear from you!
To be considered, all applications need to be via our on-line career channels and will be treated with confidentiality.
