Mainframe Senior Lead Software Engineer - Cobol, CICS, DB2, VSAM

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Commercial & Investment Technology in Mainframe technology team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way.

Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

This role combines hands-on mainframe development with project leadership and people management responsibilities.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Broker Dealer Post Trade functions-including Regulatory Reporting, Stock Record, and Statements & Confirms.

You will drive the delivery of high-impact solutions, mentor team members, and ensure alignment with business objectives in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.

Job responsibilities


* Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors


* Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others


* Lead the design, development, and maintenance of complex mainframe applications using COBOL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, and related technologies.


* Serve as a subject matter expert in Broker Dealer Post Trade functions, including Regulatory Reporting, Stock Record, and Statements & Confirms.


* Oversee and contribute to projects related to Stock Plan Administration systems and processes.


* Oversee project planning, execution, and delivery, ensuring projects are completed on time and within scope.


* Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes


* Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle


* Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies


* Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills


* 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.


* Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational st...