Senior IBMi Cobol Developer, International Corporate Branches Technology team

Job ID: 31413

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 a skilled and experienced Senior IBMi/AS400 Cobol Developer to join International Corporate Branches Technology (ICBT). You will play a critical role in maintaining the backbone of our banking systems used in our branches in New York, London and Shanghai where we support large Corporate customers.

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

Meet the International Corporate Branches Technology (ICBT) team. Our role is to support large Corporate Customers in United States, United Kingdom and China. Our main offering is web-based Netbank International but we also provide different IT solutions, including core banking, payment management and central systems to three international branches operating independently within Nordea's ecosystem. 

What you'll be doing

Main responsibilities in this role:

• Create, enhance and support applications utilizing Cobol programming language
• Partner effectively as a member of an agile team and ART framework 
• Engage and coordinate with diverse internal and external stakeholders 
• Identify, diagnose and resolve technical challenges in current applications 
• Enhance application efficiency while maintaining high code quality standards

Who you are

This is the right role for you if you value Collaboration, Ownership, Passion, and Courage - the principles that define our culture and drive our collective success. 

Your background and skills include: 

• 10+ years of experience with IBMi/AS400/Cobol/DB2(Application Development and support)
• Ability to document, present and implement new integrations
• Ability to set high standards in the area, contribute to creation of detailed design
• Excellent communication and coordination skills
• Experience working with different vendors and vendor systems

It would be ideal if you also have experience with:

• Lifecycle Manager IBMi Edition (LMi)
• Reading old code in RPG language
• WebSphere Application Server for IBMi (WAS) 
• Java & Spring Framework

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 17/11/2025. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Ali Cevirici.

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.