Performance Engineer

This is what we offer you

• Gross monthly salary between EUR 4,292 and EUR 6,131 (scale 09) for a 36 hour week
• Thirteenth month's salary and 8% holiday allowance
• 11% Employee Benefit Budget
• EUR 1,400 development budget per year
• Hybrid working: balance between home and office work (possible for most roles)
• A pension, for which you can set the maximum amount of your personal contribution

Would you like to join a team that is front running in Performance testing? We are working on state of the art technologies and infrastructure components like CICS, DB2, RACF, MQ, DataPower, Azure DevOps all based on modern automation techniques.

You and your job

You will manage and operate (performance) testing for Rabobank applications that are running on or interacting with the mainframe. Availability, performance and security of services are operational priorities. 

Next to that you will be building and maintaining an efficient and automated test environment, explore new possibilities and translate the needs of Rabobank application teams into solutions that fit within the architectural requirements of our bank. You make a difference by future proofing our landscape, working closely together with our business, business architect(s) and other teams within the bank.

Practical Examples

• Day to day working on 100% availability and security of subsystems
• Supporting 24/7 test requirements of applications/services for our customers
• Align with colleagues to design solutions for complicated issues
• Discuss requirements and issues with vendors
• Be part of an engineering culture

Facts & Figures

• 36 to 40 hours per week
• Working within the GIS department with over 80 colleagues

Top 3 responsibilities

• (performance) testing for Rabobank applications that are running on or interacting with the mainframe.
• Take ownership of incidents/changes, improvements of the environment.
• Being a sparring partner for Product Owners, IT, Business and other stakeholders.

The technical context

You work in a complex environment where mainframe, distributed- and cloud technologies must be seamlessly integrated. Mainframe applications are typically written in COBOL and running with CICS and DB2. Management and development technology is partially cloud and on prem x86 based. Among the test and test performing tools we currently use are LoadRunner, Azure DevOps, GIT, VS-Code and Python.

Next to having a match with the talents below, it is crucial that you find pleasure and feel challenged in resolving complex issues.

You and your talent

• An HBO working and intellectual level
• A broad experience with the IT-landscape in both mainframe and distributed technologies 
• At least 3 years of experience in similar function (DevOps Engineer Z/OS)
• Practical experience with DB2, Azure DevOps, MQ, JCL, SQL, RACF, Urban Code Deploy, DataPower, VS-Code, Pipeline 2.0, CyberArk
• Relevant experience with Agile, Scrum, DevOps and financial services
• Broader knowledge/experience on mainframe, communication & messaging, testing, stubbing Linux, software architecture, security principles, interface concepts, risk management concepts, development- & test methods
• Not afraid to ‘get your hands dirty’ and become involved in complex analysis, solving urgent incidents and advise on implementation questions
• Good communicator: ability to talk to senior management, business experts as well as developers and other team members
• A pro-active mind-set, and you take ownership.
• Fluent in English and Dutch (preferable); speaking as well as writing

To be considered for this position, you must be located in the Netherlands or elsewhere in the EU and have the legal right to work in the Netherlands. We are unable to consider candidates requiring relocation from another country.

You and the job application process

• If you have any questions about the job content, please contact Esther Post, Tech Lead, via esther.post@rabobank.nl
• Dino Dzankovic, IT Recruiter, would be happy to answer any questions about the application procedure via email dino.dzankovic@rabobank.nl
• The application process includes obligatory screening. Based on the screening procedures in place at Rabobank, we assess whether new staff matches the high standards we pursue to work at Rabobank.
• The application process for this vacancy may include an individual assessment.
• Everyone is different, and it is exactly those differences that help us become an even better bank. That's why we want to know who you really are!
• You can find answers to the most frequently asked questions on rabobank.jobs/en/faq.