Chief IT Infrastructure Specialist, Mainframe Managed Services Organisation

Job ID: 3939

Welcome to Group Technology, where we pride ourselves on engineering solutions and direct Nordea’s transformation by providing a holistic technological view and structured understanding of the bank, and its surrounding environment to enable the Customer Vision and the Business Strategy. We are looking for Candidate who would you like to be part of a team in Nordea, and Contribute to Maintain, develop and optimize our Mainframe Infrastructure environment to be the best Mainframe environment in Nordic

Nordea is a place where traditions meet tomorrow. We're not just a bank, we're a tech employer on a mission to evolve finance securely and responsibly. Together, we impact millions of people’s daily lives by ensuring they can access our solutions anytime, anywhere, while safeguarding their personal data and wealth. Join us in making an impact on the banking industry.

About our team

You will join team Mainframe Managed Services Organisation, who  are  responsible of optimize the Nordea Mainframe, governance of our supplier,  Finance follow-up on Mainframe budget, compliance of the Mainframe, Make sure Mainframe is cost efficiency, Communication to our stakeholder.

Main responsibilities in this role: 

• Work as member of a dedicated Mainframe team 
• Analysing the current use of mainframe software in the bank 
• Defining, assessing and designing the alternatives and the new solutions to replace the existing
• Planning and executing migrations to the new target solution
• Modernize the Mainframe platform  

Who you are

This is the right role for you if have a technical background. We expect you will have previous experience in on IBM Mainframe environment from other large companies, working as a Mainframe SME, System programmer or architect.

Your background and skills include:

• Knowledge & experience on working with IBM zOS
  
• Knowledge of Endevor configuration
  
• Experience on cross-platform communications
  
• Knowledge of mainframe and midrange scripting languages
  
• Knowledge of mainframe Unix System Service
  

It would be ideal if you also: 

• Knowledge of mainframe SDLC, CICD and VSCode
• Understanding of midrange tools and integration with mainframe
• Mainframe infrastructure (transaction managers, databases, queue systems, CICS, IMS, ...)

What we offer

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in how we work and how we make decisions – and that we imagine you share with us.

People are driven by many different factors. For some, it’s to take their career to the next level. For others, it’s to break new ground within their area of expertise – in other words, with us, you will always move forward.

A culture that fosters performance and growth in one of the largest Nordic banks, offering various opportunities to evolve, develop and learn from brilliant colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a vibrant working environment.

Hybrid working model – we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the freedom of flexibility.

Diversity and inclusion are a natural part of our daily work. We know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable one. We genuinely believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us stronger together. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within our community e.g. we have signed the European Diversity Charters in the countries where we operate to show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

​Submit your application no later than 10/07/2026. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Jan Michael Christensen at jan.michael.christensen@nordea.com.

We enable dreams and aspirations for a greater good.

We build relationships. We add a personal touch to everything we do – when advising our customers, collaborating with colleagues, and meeting our potential candidates.

We learn and develop. We take pride in being experts and thinking ahead. We use our expertise to meet our customers’ needs, from the simplest to the most complex. We bring a growth mindset to our work that enables us to focus on a broader perspective in our daily challenges.

We lead change. We are responsible and aware of the impact of our decisions, both for our customers and for our local and global communities. Mindful of our responsibility towards current and future generations, we have made sustainability an integrated part of our business strategy.

We are Nordea. We have a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies and our values are deeply rooted in these open, progressive and collaborative societies. As one of the biggest employers in the Nordics, Poland and Estonia, you have excellent opportunities to evolve, develop and move forward with us. Studies show that members of underrepresented communities don’t apply for jobs unless they tick all the qualification boxes. If this is part of why you hesitate to apply, we would like you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think.