Senior Developer

1 week ago

Pontefract, Wakefield, United Kingdom Next Full time £30,000 - £60,000 per year

Job Description
About the Role:
Please note: This is a 9 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave
We are looking for a talented Senior Mainframe Developer to join the Warehouse Tech team based in our South Elmsall office. The team develop and maintain the software applications that are used throughout Next's highly automated warehouse and distribution network.

Working across our UK and international warehouse estates, you'll help develop and support the systems to ensure they transform and stay robust so thousands of items of product can be picked, packed and dispatched daily.

This will involve everything from understanding and interpreting technical specifications, and turning them into working code, using a mix of technologies. Ideally, you will have solid experience in the full development life cycle, including requirements gathering, systems/ business analysis and technical development.

You'll work on different project streams that will support our UK and international operations, including looking at getting stock across the globe and continuing the evolution of our warehouse and distribution offering. You'll help provide development support to internal users, as well as offering out-of-hours cover.

You'll also use your expertise and experience to help us continually improve our processes and working practices, actively enabling the department to become as efficient and effective as it can be.

About you:
Essential Technical Skills

  • COBOL
  • CICS
  • JCL
  • IBM DB2

Desirable Technical Skills

  • SQL
  • Microsoft Azure DevOps
  • Natural
  • ADABAS
  • ZOS Connect

About Us
You know Next, but did you know we're a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We're the UK's 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we're the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it's now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world So we've gone global

About The Team

  • 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
  • Company performance based bonus
  • Sharesave scheme
  • On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
  • 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
  • Early VIP access to sale stock
  • Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
  • Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
  • Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
  • Free on-site parking
  • Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
  • Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
  • Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
  • Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
  • Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on and leave a voicemail.

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