Mainframe Software Engineer

Role: Mainframe Software Engineer

Location: Fully Remote

Duration: Long Term Contract

Top Required Skills

• 7+ years' experience working on large, enterprise level programs/projects, with experience working within the Financial Services industry.
• Minimum of 7 years' mainframe development experience in design, analysis, and coding, working with CICS, JCL, MVS, VSAM, and mainframe change management tools.
• Knowledge of File Transfer protocols, (FTP, SFTP).
• Mainframe Deposit applications
• Cobol CICS, CICS Web Services, CICS Transaction Gateway and/or experience with mainframe MuleSoft API middleware integration

Requirements:

We are looking for a Minimum of 7 years' mainframe development experience in design, analysis, and coding, working with CICS, JCL, MVS, VSAM, and mainframe change management tools. Must be proficient in the environment listed above.

• Mainframe Deposit applications
• Cobol CICS, CICS Web Services, CICS Transaction Gateway and/or experience with mainframe MuleSoft API middleware integration

I would prefer someone with PEP+ / ACH experience.

Job Summary:

• The Software Engineer III is responsible for ongoing support for enterprise legacy Core applications including Deposits, Payments, and CIF applications to meet business line requirements for regulatory, enhancements, new integrations and/or reporting needs. This is a hands-on position that requires strong collaboration skills to work with the existing development team, business line, cross functional teams, and vendors to ensure successful outcomes.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for assisting with the development and implementation of software for enterprise applications.
• Proficient and dedicated to writing reliable, testable, maintainable, and performant code.
• Work cross-functionally with product teams, project managers, business analysts, stakeholders, and other engineering teams to create fast, intuitive, stable, and easy to use software to meet the needs of the organization and our members.
• Collects data related to user requests and determines scope, time estimates, and system impacts.
• Inspects business and programming specifications, coding, test plans, documentation, and implementation plans for accuracy.
• Perform assigned programming tasks according to established company, department, and project standards and in authorized programming language(s).
• Designs, creates, and executes system integrated test plans to validate application functionality.
• Performs code reviews, code merges, and design reviews with peers.
• Implement new features, troubleshoot bugs, and assist in the support of production incidents.
• Responsible for following Incident Management and SDLC policy.

Job Requirements:

• 7+ years' experience working on large, enterprise level programs/projects, with experience working within the Financial Services industry.
• Minimum of 7 years' mainframe development experience in design, analysis, and coding, working with CICS, JCL, MVS, VSAM, and mainframe change management tools.
• Knowledge of File Transfer protocols, (FTP, SFTP).
• Experience with the Agile framework including Agile tools such as Jira/Confluence.
• Proven ability to define and solve complex business problems, leveraging best in class technical solutions. Must have strong analytical skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively coach, train and mentor other engineers and help them solve technical challenges.
• Strong experience working between multiple projects simultaneously, with varied degrees of complexity and duration.
• Must be able to confidently interact with technical, non-technical, and management staff.
• Collaborative and team player attitude with excellent communication skills both written and oral.
• Prefer bachelor's degree and 7+ years of IT experience in an enterprise setting.
• Must be able to speak English fluently.