Mainframe Lead Software Engineer
JPMorgan Chase1 day ago
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, troubleshoot, review, and debug secure, high-quality production software.
- Lead adoption and validation of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices for coding, code review, testing, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
- Identify and automate recurring issue remediation to improve operational stability.
- Lead vendor, startup, and internal technical evaluation sessions focused on architecture and applicability to existing systems.
- Plan and execute modernization initiatives migrating mainframe applications to cloud-native technologies.
- Deliver business objectives on the current mainframe platform.
- Lead, motivate, and mentor software engineers across varying experience levels.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute the product roadmap.
Requirements
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and at least five years of applied experience.
- At least seven years of technical experience with mainframe applications built using COBOL, VSAM, CICS, JCL, MQ, and TCP/IP messaging.
- Hands-on experience with system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
- Experience leading responsible adoption of AI-assisted software development tools and validating their outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
- Strong understanding of responsible AI practices, data sensitivity, secure input and output handling, resiliency, and security expectations.
- Proficiency across the Software Development Life Cycle and experience with application resiliency, security, and cloud-native technologies.
- Expertise in application, data, and infrastructure architecture, including scalability, high availability, performance, and disaster recovery patterns.
- Strong experience with xpeditor, ZEKE, File Aid, Changeman, and AbendAid.
- Experience successfully leading and mentoring software engineers.
- Preferred: experience with Java or other modern languages in an Agile environment on large implementations.
- Preferred: experience with AWS.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package with base salary determined by role, experience, skill set, and location; eligible roles may also receive commission or discretionary incentive compensation.
- Comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, and financial coaching.
- Equal opportunity employer with reasonable accommodation support for religious practices, mental health needs, and physical disabilities.
About JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase provides consumer and commercial banking, payments, credit card, wealth management, and corporate and investment banking services to individuals, businesses, institutions, and governments. The public company (NYSE: JPM) earns revenue from interest, fees, trading, and asset management across operations in more than 100 markets. Headquartered in New York City with roots dating to 1799, it serves retail customers and prominent corporate and government clients through brands including Chase and J.P. Morgan.