Chase ยท 2 weeks ago
Mainframe Lead Software Engineer - Cobol, CICS, DB2, VSAM
575 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ, 07310, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$152K/yr - $215K/yr
5+ years expChase is one of the oldest financial institutions, offering innovative financial solutions to a wide range of clients. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the design, development, and maintenance of complex mainframe applications, while also providing technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers.
BankingFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with any of these. Ability to think beyond routine; conventional approaches to build solutions; break down technical problems
Lead the design, development, and maintenance of complex mainframe applications using COBOL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, and related technologies
Oversee project planning, execution, and delivery, ensuring projects are completed on time and within scope
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers and team members
Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
Qualification
Required
Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
Advanced in one or more programming language(s) - Experience in software development, with a focus on mainframe technologies
Extensive experience in mainframe development, including proficiency in COBOL, CICS, DB2, and VSAM
Demonstrated experience in project management, including planning, execution, and delivery of technology initiatives
Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods. Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
Practical cloud native experience
Preferred
Experience in the financial services industry, with a strong preference for post-trade processing
Experience with additional mainframe tools and technologies
Exposure to non-mainframe programming languages or platforms (such as Java, .NET, Python, etc.) is a plus, but not required
Prior experience in people management or team leadership roles
Benefits
Comprehensive health care coverage
On-site health and wellness centers
A retirement savings plan
Backup childcare
Tuition reimbursement
Mental health support
Financial coaching
Company
Chase
Chase provides broad range of financial services. It is a sub-organization of JP Morgan Chase.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mike McDonnell
Managing Director, Head of Chase Travel Platform Product
Nicole Sanchez
Managing Director, Consumer Bank, GM and Product Executive, Growth Financial Products
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