The Bastion Development Team works on highly secure and reliable platform widely used in banking for core operations. The team comprises of two highly skilled developers deal with development work in AS400 environment, BAU work and support on call activities.

Please note this is a fixed term contract position for 12 months

The core purpose of the role is to facilitate the analysis, design and development for the Bank’s savings, lending and investments transactional banking system (Bastion). 

While maintaining a hands-on development role you will also collaborate with and lead a small team of RPG programmers. You will work closely with our Change Management and Testing teams, to redevelop and improve existing functionality in line with the Bank’s Strategy, and with out Support and Admin teams to ensure high levels of service.

Your responsibilities will include…

• Hands on development, maintenance and support of the Bastion banking application in line with industry best practice
• Supervising the team including day-to-day team activities, assigning resources, reporting progress, issue resolution and delegating where necessary
• Working with the architecture and Infrastructure teams to ensure the platform remains aligned to the capacity and strategic requirements of the bank
• Working with, and advising the project teams and our business to evolve business requirements into designs and solutions
• Working with Admin and Support teams to ensure continuity of service.
• Being the primary contact for Bastion development, communicating effectively with business users and senior stakeholders
• Ensuring timely delivery of developments in order to meet project goals and deadlines
• Taking responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the technical documentation associated with Bastion developments
• Line managing and coaching direct reports, including all aspects of performance management, development, conduct, sickness management, appraisals, employee administration and recruitment
• Work on Incidents, service requests, problem records and change requests within SLA

• Travelling between the Chatham and Wolverhampton sites from time to time

We offer a base salary depending on experience of £65,000 - £70,000 and a competitive benefits package including:

• Discretionary annual bonus opportunity of up to 15%
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension (8% employer 5% employee)
• Life Assurance (4x salary) plus Group Income Protection
• Access to Private Medical Insurance and Medical Cash Plan
• Additional benefits such as Hybrid working, Cycle Purchase scheme, Technology Purchase scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Holiday purchase / sell schemes, Employee Perk Portals, Payroll giving and Save as you Earn scheme

Please use this link to see the fantastic benefits available at OSB: OSB Careers 

At OSB Group, we understand how much our people bring to our organisation, which is why we try our best to give back too! Our Purpose is to help our customers, colleagues and communities prosper and we are on a transformation journey to become ‘the bank of the future’.

Our commitment to professional development, flexible working, and employee well-being fosters a dynamic and supportive workplace.

We are looking for talented individuals who have the experience and knowledge set out below:

• Previous work experience as a Senior Analyst or Programmer using RPG Programming Language working in Financial Services
• Experience troubleshooting application issues by analysing application/data/interfaces
• Line management experience is essential
• Strong knowledge of RPG programming language and of the AS400 environment

If this sounds like you, please apply now! For internal applications please visit the internal careers page to apply.

Still on the fence? Hear from our team or explore our process: OSB Careers

Shortlisted candidates will go through a personalised recruitment process, that is relevant and conversational – inclusive any individual reasonable support required. We want to bring out the best in you!

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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Research tells us that those from marginalised groups feel like they need to meet 100% of the criteria to apply. Here at OSB, we are committed to inclusivity and understand the value different experiences and perspectives can bring, so please don’t feel like you need to check every box to apply for a role internally.

We champion diversity at all levels, with Board-level Diversity Champions tracking our progress. We are proud to be signed up to the Women in Finance Charter to actively support the growth and development of senior women in our sector and are dedicated to treating all our employees and job applicants equally, opposed to discrimination on any grounds.