Application Engineer

Navy Federal•Pensacola, FL

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Application Engineer researches, evaluates, designs, implements, and maintains system and product solutions using engineering principles, providing technical direction and support for projects and infrastructure. The role develops expert knowledge of evolving IT engineering technologies, competition, concepts, and trends, and leads complex projects or workstreams with limited supervision. It provides technical leadership for end-to-end solutions and leads delivery of cloud and mainframe computing services. The position supports Consumer Lending cloud migration and platform modernization, including cloud-based integration patterns, scalable application architecture, event-driven systems, microservices, and CI/CD pipelines. It also designs, implements, automates, administers, and maintains highly available z/OS applications and platform solutions, integrating mainframe systems with cloud, distributed, and vendor platforms. The engineer provides Level 3 development support and may participate in an on-call rotation as required. The position is based at one of the listed locations in Vienna or Winchester, Virginia, or Pensacola, Florida. The stated schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

Requirements

8–10 years of experience as a cloud or integration engineer in a complex enterprise environment.
Hands-on experience with Java, Spring, MuleSoft, RESTful APIs, OAuth 2.0, message brokers, and REST API service development.
Hands-on experience with mainframe technologies such as JCL, REXX, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, CICS, Db2, IMS, JES2/JES3, MQ, TCP/IP, and z/OS UNIX System Services (USS/OMVS).
Experience with IBM System Automation for z/OS and IBM NetView, including administration, configuration, policy-driven automation, automation tables, message automation, command lists, event processing, resource dependencies, and automation routines.
Proficiency in cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP, especially managed integration services such as Azure Functions, Logic Apps, API Management, and Event Grid.
Experience integrating mainframe applications and automation with cloud, distributed, monitoring, event management, IT service management, and API-based solutions.
Experience deploying and maintaining production systems.
Experience supporting highly available mainframe production systems, including recovery, restart, health monitoring, workload scheduling, batch processing, and self-healing automation.
Knowledge of Parallel Sysplex environments, IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS/TWS/ZWS), and cross-system automation concepts.
Advanced organizational, planning, and time-management skills.
Advanced ability to exercise initiative and good judgment in making sound decisions.
Expert database and presentation software skills.
Expert research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Expert verbal and written communication skills.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information technology, or an equivalent combination of training, education, and experience.
Experience engineering, supporting, or integrating applications in complex enterprise mainframe environments, including IBM z/OS and z/Series platforms.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related degree.
Experience designing, implementing, and supporting cloud and cloud-native LOS and LMS systems.
Exposure to Databricks or other data lake platforms.
Business domain experience in consumer and business lending origination, servicing, and delivery.
AI experience.
Experience and knowledge of relational databases, data modeling, and ETL tools.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership to aligned agile teams within the agile release train and contribute to SAFe ceremonies and artifacts.
Establish and lead project teams; develop project plans, scope, schedules, costs, and communications; manage resources, timelines, deadlines, quality, risks, issues, and changes; and ensure successful implementation.
Design and implement cloud-based integration patterns using tools such as MuleSoft, Kafka, and Azure Integration Services.
Design and maintain scalable architecture, code application solutions, integrate changes with NFCU and vendor systems, and implement vendor SaaS solutions.
Support the Consumer Lending cloud migration and platform modernization roadmap.
Collaborate with platform architects to define and implement event-driven architectures, microservices, and CI/CD pipelines.
Collaborate with mainframe platform and application engineers on automation, orchestration, recovery, restart, monitoring, and operational support patterns across z/OS subsystems and middleware.
Document new system components and modifications to existing components.
Design and implement highly available mainframe application and platform solutions in accordance with Navy Federal standards, including integration patterns connecting mainframe, cloud, distributed, and vendor systems.
Partner with technology teams to identify and reengineer processes as applications and services onboard to or integrate with the mainframe platform.
Develop, maintain, and debug mainframe programs, jobs, and procedures as needed.
Analyze, modify, and create COBOL, JCL, SORT, Assembler, REXX, and DB2 code using Changeman.
Use mainframe/TSO debugging tools, including FileAid, $avers, JCLPLUS, and Omegamon, to provide technical support and resolve issues involving mainframe components.
Create or modify job schedules using ESP and create change tickets, DTAs, and ServiceNow tickets as needed.
Develop and maintain mainframe technical documentation, including system diagrams, automation definitions, operational procedures, dependencies, and recovery processes.
Ensure the security and integrity of system and product solutions and compliance with Navy Federal, industry engineering, and information security principles and practices.
Perform engineering tasks and assignments supporting business needs, including technology research, procurement, deployment, and configuration for new and modified systems.
Lead automation and orchestration of repeatable mainframe administration and application support tasks to improve reliability, reusability, and operational efficiency.
Provide technical leadership in architecture and development of information technology solutions.
Present clear, organized, concise information to varied audiences through different media to support effective business decisions.
Provide Level 3 development-tier support, troubleshooting and resolving application and solution incidents, including mainframe availability, performance, batch, middleware, automation, and production incidents.
Participate in an on-call rotation as required to support highly available mainframe and integrated application services.
Provide input on estimates and delivery timeline recommendations, including staffing needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.