The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) · 2 weeks ago
Lead Mainframe Engineer (Cobol)
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
6+ years expThe Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets, committed to helping employees grow and succeed. The Lead Mainframe Engineer will be responsible for planning, documenting technical requirements, designing, developing, and testing software systems and applications, while collaborating with various teams to propose solutions for complex business problems.
FinanceFinancial ExchangesFinancial ServicesInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Act as a technical expert on one or more applications used by DTCC
Work with the Business System Analyst to ensure designs satisfy functional requirements
Partner with Infrastructure to identify and deploy optimal hosting environments
Tune application performance to eliminate and reduce issues
Research and evaluate technical solutions consistent with DTCC technology standards
Apply different software development methodologies dependent on project needs
Contribute expertise to the design of components or individual programs, and participate in the construction and functional testing
Support development teams, testing, troubleshooting, and production support
Create applications and construct unit test cases that ensure compliance with functional and non-functional requirements
Work with peers to mature ways of working, continuous integration, and continuous delivery
Aligns risk and control processes into day to day responsibilities to supervise and mitigate risk; calls out concerns appropriately
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 6 years of related experience
Develop and maintain COBOL programs for batch and online processing in CICS regions
Design and optimize DB2 SQL queries, stored procedures, and ensure compliance with DB2 standards and performance tuning guidelines
Implement IBM MQ messaging solutions for inter-system communication, ensuring secure and reliable message delivery
Perform JCL scripting for job scheduling and execution; troubleshoot abends and optimize batch performance
Ensure alignment to SDLC and release management processes, including change package creation and migration to production environments
Collaborate in Agile squads, provide estimates, participate in sprint planning, and deliver incremental value
Support production environments, including incident triage, root cause analysis, and resolution
Familiarity in using an enterprise job scheduler
Strong curiosity about using AI tools to improve efficiency and deliver high-quality software applications faster
Fosters a culture where integrity and clarity are expected
Knows the latest on changes their own specialist area and seeks out learning opportunities to ensure knowledge is up-to-date
Invests effort to individually mentor others
Builds collaborative teams across the organization
Communicates openly keeping everyone across the organization advised
Preferred
Bachelor's degree preferred and/or equivalent experience
Benefits
Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
Pension / Retirement benefits
Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
Company
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Frank La Salla
President, CEO and Director of DTCC
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Edward Cortes
Executive Director
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