Position: Senior Mainframe Engineer
Location: Jacksonville, Florida [Remote]
Duration: Contract
Job ID: 181066
Job Overview: This Software Engineer Sr Lead role is a senior-level position focused on leading the design, development, and support of core retail banking deposit applications in a mainframe environment. The position requires deep expertise in IBM z/OS, JCL, CICS, TSO/ISPF, batch processing, and job scheduling, with a strong emphasis on production support, incident management, and strategic technical leadership. The engineer will work closely with stakeholders across technology and business teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and high-performing solutions, while also shaping standards, best practices, and long-term technology roadmaps.
Responsibilities: - Lead the design and development of IT applications and software programs, ensuring adherence to internal quality, reliability, and performance standards.
- Plan, coordinate, and execute complex software development initiatives to achieve project milestones with a high level of precision and efficiency.
- Apply expert-level knowledge of programming languages and coding principles to build efficient, maintainable, and scalable software solutions.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to investigate, understand, and translate user needs and business objectives into technical requirements and solutions.
- Conduct advanced debugging and use sophisticated tools and techniques to identify, analyze, and resolve complex software issues, improving overall system stability.
- Audit code for quality and performance, performing detailed reviews to ensure compliance with coding standards and to identify optimization opportunities.
- Contribute to the formulation of software development standards, long-term plans, and technology roadmaps aligned with organizational goals and industry best practices.
- Consult on critical technical decisions, providing actionable insights and recommendations throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Coordinate the development, programming, and configuration of end-user applications, systems software, databases, and related components.
- Ensure that responsibilities related to cloud computing design, planning, management, maintenance, and support are effectively executed where applicable.
- Shape strategic direction by addressing complex technical challenges and driving the development of innovative, precedent-setting solutions.
- Manage or significantly contribute to large-scale, long-term projects, investigations, and analyses to resolve undefined or ambiguous problems.
- Develop new applications and enhancements while serving as a key resource for communicating policies, standards, and best practices across the organization.
- Operate with a high degree of autonomy, managing resources across functions and driving technological advancement within the domain.
- Provide advanced production support for IM, ST, and additional Deposits applications in a mainframe environment.
- Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex production incidents and processing issues, ensuring timely restoration of services.
- Support batch processing, online systems, file transmissions, and application recovery procedures to maintain operational stability.
- Partner with clients, project teams, developers, and operations teams on implementations, enhancements, and issue resolution activities.
- Perform root cause analysis for recurring issues and drive corrective and preventive actions to reduce incident frequency and impact.
- Develop, maintain, and improve support, recovery, and operational documentation for assigned applications and processes.
- Participate in on-call support rotations and major incident response activities, providing leadership and technical expertise.
- Mentor team members, share knowledge, and serve as a subject matter expert for assigned applications and technologies.
Qualifications: - 7+ years of experience supporting banking or financial applications in a mainframe environment.
- Strong hands-on knowledge of IBM z/OS, JCL, CICS, TSO/ISPF, batch processing, and job scheduling tools.
- Proven experience with production support, incident management, and application recovery in mission-critical environments.
- Background in retail banking deposits, savings accounts, or core banking systems; prior experience with FIS is a strong plus.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and perform detailed root cause analysis.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on stability, performance, and risk mitigation.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while collaborating across cross-functional teams.
- Experience leading or mentoring other engineers and contributing to technical standards and best practices.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, production-focused environment with on-call and major incident responsibilities.
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Pay Range: $70/hr - $80/hr
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