Vice President, Mainframe Engineer II

About the role

Vice President, Mainframe Engineer

Responsibilities

• Provide application software development services or technical support in more complex situations.
• Perform requirements gathering and BRD/SRD preparation.
• Execute Software Development Life Cycle.
• Conduct reviews of the test Plan and test Data.
• Develop technical design, development, and documentation of cross-functional, multi-platform application systems.
• Analyze, define, and document requirements for data, workflow, and logical processes and interfaces with other systems.
• Ensure that expected application performance levels are achieved by coordinating, coding, testing, implementation, and documentation.
• Program well-designed, testable, efficient code.
• Develop flowcharts, layouts, and documentation to satisfy requirements and solutions.
• Maintain software functionality and currency (technical debt and gain).
• Actively participate in code reviews.
• Integrate software components into a fully functional software system.
• Apply security and privacy principles.
• Develop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing systems.
• Ensure software is updated with the latest features.
• Participate in deployment process following all change controls.
• Provide ongoing maintenance, support, and enhancements in existing systems and platforms.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Leverage existing products/functionality and promote reuse.
• Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices.
• Collaborate closely with all the other members of the team to take shared responsibility for the overall efforts that the team has committed to.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with data engineers, business users, project managers, and other engineers to achieve elegant solutions.
• Utilize local meetups to gain and share knowledge.
• Compile documentation written by more senior developers of all procedures used in the system.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required.
• 7-9 years of experience in software development required; experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.
• Minimum of Ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in the job offered or in a related occupation.
• Hands-on development experience & proficiency required in: COBOL, JCL, CICS, EZYTRIEVE, IBM DB2, VSAM, File transmissions NDM/SFTP, and Object-oriented Programming concepts.
• In-depth knowledge of IBM IDZ Mainframe emulation software and IDZGit software storage facility.
• In-depth knowledge of scheduling software’s used by the Bank in its batch processing such as ESP and ControlM.
• Managed the entire trade life cycle of financial product like Unit Investment Trust/Mutual fund or similar.
• Expertise in design patterns like Abstract Factory and Singleton to create reusable, resilient, efficient, and scalable software solutions.
• Integration of core and advanced concepts in data analytics within the financial services industry during the audit process using SSRS & other similar tools.
• Designing, publishing, managing, analyzing, and consuming micro-services.
• Providing standard, accessible digital service delivery empowering clients.

Qualifications

• Minimum of Ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in the job offered or in a related occupation.
• Hands-on development experience & proficiency required in: COBOL, JCL, CICS, EZYTRIEVE, IBM DB2, VSAM, File transmissions NDM/SFTP, and Object-oriented Programming concepts.
• In-depth knowledge of IBM IDZ Mainframe emulation software and IDZGit software storage facility.
• In-depth knowledge of scheduling software’s used by the Bank in its batch processing such as ESP and ControlM.
• Managed the entire trade life cycle of financial product like Unit Investment Trust/Mutual fund or similar.
• Expertise in design patterns like Abstract Factory and Singleton to create reusable, resilient, efficient, and scalable software solutions.
• Integration of core and advanced concepts in data analytics within the financial services industry during the audit process using SSRS & other similar tools.
• Designing, publishing, managing, analyzing, and consuming micro-services.
• Providing standard, accessible digital service delivery empowering clients.

Skills

• COBOL
• JCL
• CICS
• EZYTRIEVE
• IBM DB2
• VSAM
• File transmissions NDM/SFTP
• Object-oriented Programming concepts
• IBM IDZ Mainframe emulation software
• IDZGit software storage facility
• Scheduling software’s used by the Bank in its batch processing such as ESP and ControlM
• Data normalization
• Corrective actions to generate better execution plans for poorly performing DB2 SQL statements
• Security and privacy principles
• Software verification plans and quality assurance procedures
• Debugging and upgrading existing systems
• Continuous improvement recommendations
• Leveraging existing products/functionality and promoting reuse
• Collaboration with data engineers, business users, project managers, and other engineers
• Utilizing local meetups to gain and share knowledge
• Compiling documentation written by more senior developers of all procedures used in the system

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Flexible global resources and tools
• Health focus and personal resilience
• Financial goals support
• Generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time
• 401(k) plan eligibility
• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans
• Paid time off benefits, including vacation and sick time

Pay

The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting. Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award.

Schedule

Location: Pittsburgh, PA