Hogan Mainframe Developer at FNB South Africa

The purpose of the role:

• The Hogan Mainframe Developer is responsible for designing, developing, maintaining, and supporting applications within the Hogan core banking environment. The role requires strong Hogan expertise, mainframe development experience, integration capabilities (z/OS Connect, MQ, TPIPE), and proficiency with secure file transfer mechanisms such as FTP and related protocols. The incumbent will ensure the stability, reliability, and continuous improvement of mission‑critical banking applications

Key Responsibilities:

Hogan System Development & Support

• Develop, enhance, and maintain applications within the Hogan suite (CIS, CAMS, IDS, ILP).
• Provide production support, incident resolution, and performance optimization.

Technical Analysis & Solution Design

• Analyze requirements and translate them into robust technical designs.
• Conduct impact assessments on Hogan modules, batch processes, and integrated systems.
• Offer SME expertise on Hogan structures, data layouts, and transaction workflows.

Mainframe, Integration & File Transfer Development

• Develop and support mainframe components using COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM.
• Design and maintain APIs using the z/OS Connect API framework.
• Configure and support IBM MQ messaging structures and queues.
• Manage and maintain TPIPE resources for IMS transactional message handling.
• Implement, automate, and troubleshoot file transfer methods such as FTP, SFTP  and other mainframe file movement protocols.
• Support integration, regression, and end‑to‑end testing.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with cross-functional teams including BA, QA, Architecture, Infrastructure, System owners and Operations.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to junior developers.
• Participate in technical design forums and project planning sessions.

Documentation & Compliance

• Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation.
• Ensure compliance with security, audit, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate documentation for APIs, MQ setups, file transfer configurations, and Hogan components.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience:

Essential

• 5-10 years hands-on experience with Hogan core banking systems.
• Strong knowledge of Hogan modules such as CAMS, CIS, IDS, HOGAN Batch.

Proficient in mainframe development:

• COBOL
• JCL
• DB2 / SQL
• VSAM
• Endevor (or similar version control)
• Experience developing and integrating APIs using z/OS Connect.
• Experience with IBM MQ (queues, channels, message flows).
• Working knowledge of TPIPE structures for IMS messaging.

Experience with file transfer technologies, including:

• FTP / FTPS / SFTP
• Mainframe dataset transfers (sequential, GDG, VSAM interactions)
• Experience supporting high‑availability systems in financial services.

Preferred

• Knowledge of REST/JSON integration patterns.
• Experience with DevOps pipelines (Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
• Background in banking domains such as deposits, lending, or customer information systems.
• Understanding of enterprise integration patterns and modernization initiatives.

Technical Competencies

• In-depth Hogan system expertise
• Strong mainframe development skills
• z/OS Connect API development
• MQ and TPIPE messaging proficiency
• File transfer protocols (FTP, SFTP)
• Strong analytical and diagnostic skills
• Batch and online processing optimization
• SDLC, Agile, and CI/CD exposure

End Date: April 6, 2026