RPG Developer

Job Introduction

Handelsbanken combines a long-established relationship banking model with secure, resilient, and customer-focused technology. Our technology teams enable the Bank’s decentralised way of working, delivering systems built for stability, trust, and long-term value.

We are on a multi-year technology and digital transformation journey to enhance customer experience and improve how colleagues work together. By modernising platforms, simplifying processes, and better connecting data and systems, we help relationship teams focus on customers and less on complexity.

Our decentralised culture extends to technology. Teams are trusted to take ownership, make informed decisions, and deliver sustainable, high-quality solutions. We value engineering excellence, pragmatic problem-solving, and strong collaboration across technology, business, and risk.

We offer technologists the opportunity to build lasting careers, deepen their expertise, and contribute to meaningful change. We look for people who care about quality, security, long-term impact, and who want to shape the future of a relationship-led bank.

We also recognise that flexibility can support people to perform at their best, and that it looks different for everyone. While arrangements will depend on the requirements of the role and the needs of the business, we are open to having a conversation around what flexibility could look like for you.

Check our Handelsbanken website for further information

The opportunity

We are looking for an RPG developer with technical knowledge around the IBMi operating system and the security setup there.

• Document requirements / user stories based on the solution architecture and business requirements
• Ensuring development is carried out according to the Bank’s IT Development Process and follows the RPG code standards
• Produce high quality, clean, testable and maintainable code
• Lead/participate in Show and Tell sessions with business and technical stakeholders
• Create training material / user guides for the application users
• Troubleshoot and debug code/programs
• Evaluate existing application to reprogram, update and add new Features
• Understand business requirements and how they translate into the UKBR application
• Collaborate with a team of IT professionals to set specifications for new UKBR development
• Writing high-quality code within deadlines
• Develop technical documents and instructions to accurately represent application design and code
• Support of IBIS outside of normal banking hours.

What We’re Looking For

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• In-depth knowledge of programming for IBMi operating system and platform using IBM Rational Developer
• In-depth knowledge of IBMi operating system and/or IBIS application will be appreciated
• Good understanding of authorities and security: subsystems: performance tuning: system API’s and SQL services specifically intended for systems management: journaling and recovery using journals.
• Ability to forensically diagnose issues using all available tools e,g, joblogs, journals, internal o/s log s etc
• In depth understanding of SQL and ability to fine tune SQL for performance and ease of maintenance. Understanding of Visual Explain would be an advantage.
• A desire to keep learning and to reach deeper into the operating system than the usual RPG developer would venture.
• Proven experience as RPG developer
• Thorough understanding of, and coding with, both “fixed” and “free format” RPG
• Ability to write efficient SQL, both standalone and embedded inside RPG code
• Modern coding techniques e.g., modules, service programs, activation groups etc.
• Experience in designing and building applications
• Excellent understanding of software design and programming principles.
• A team player with excellent communication skills
• Experience in Agile methodologies
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving capability
• Great attention to detail and time-management skills
• A desire to continually improve the service deliv ered to the business
• Experience in Citrix server admin and vulnerability management will be appreciated

Why join Handelsbanken

We want everyone at Handelsbanken to feel supported, motivated, and able to do great work. That’s why, alongside brilliant colleagues, meaningful work and training and development opportunities, we provide a variety of benefits designed with your wellbeing in mind.

In addition, there is a flexible benefits package with the key highlights detailed below.

Application next steps

Your journey with us begins once you have submitted your application. One of our Handelsbanken Talent Acquisition Partners will be reviewing your details and will later organise a phone conversation if your experience aligns with our requirements, we will extend an invitation for you to participate in an interview.

This advert will be live for a minimum of two weeks. However, please note that after the two weeks, the closing date could change at any time depending on the number of responses received.

The Bank is deeply committed to embedding good equality and diversity practice into all of our activities. This is so that we are an inclusive, welcoming and inspiring place to work that encourages everyone to apply, regardless of socio-economic background, age, disability, pregnancy and/or parental status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), veteran status, marital and civil partnership status, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.