Cobol iSeries IT Staff Engineer

OneMain Financial • Evansville, IN

5d

About The Position

The Cobol iSeries IT Staff Engineer provides technical analysis, support, and programming for the department. The role leads solutioning with product teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions, coordinates cross-functional work and projects through completion, and communicates design trade-offs to teams and stakeholders. The engineer works with architects to define future application states and guide the team toward them, while driving adoption of new tools and capabilities and championing AI-enabled improvements to the software and product development life cycles.

The position performs complex application programming on iSeries using ILE COBOL, ILE CL, and DB2; leads system architecture and detailed solution design; and collaborates with engineers and cross-functional teams to develop scalable, extensible solutions. The engineer leads projects or programs from initiation through delivery and warranty, owns code quality and testing, participates in design and code reviews, and mentors and coaches team members, particularly junior developers. The role also calls for flexibility when priorities change and the ability to multitask.

OneMain Financial describes itself as a provider of responsible access to credit for nonprime customers, with personal loans, credit cards, and other products. The company highlights an inclusive culture, career development, community impact, and flexible work arrangements. It offers benefits to full-time and some part-time team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 10 years of experience, including at least 8 years of programming and 5 years of analysis.
• Complete SDLC project knowledge.
• Excellent communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Expertise in iSeries development, including ILE COBOL, ILE CL, C, and DB2.
• Knowledge of iSeries APIs, data queues, user queues, multithreading, journaling, and IBM iSeries library-based file systems.
• Deep understanding of interactive screen development.
• Experience with SQL and MQ Series.
• Experience incorporating AI tools into day-to-day work to improve efficiency and quality.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical analysis, support, and programming for the department.
• Lead solutioning discussions with product teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Take ownership of and coordinate cross-functional tasks, driving projects to completion.
• Communicate design-choice trade-offs to teams and stakeholders.
• Work with architects to define future application states and help the team evolve toward them.
• Innovate and drive adoption of new tools and capabilities.
• Champion AI-driven improvements to the software and product development life cycles.
• Perform complex application programming on iSeries using ILE COBOL, ILE CL, and DB2.
• Lead the definition of system architecture and detailed solution design that are scalable and extensible.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and other engineers or developers to evaluate alternatives and identify solutions.
• Lead projects or programs from initiation through delivery and warranty.
• Own code quality and perform testing.
• Participate in design and code reviews.
• Adapt to changing priorities and multitask as needed.
• Mentor and guide team members, including junior developers, through feedback, coaching, and encouragement to stretch their capabilities.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, vision, hearing, accident, hospital indemnity, and life insurance options.
• 401(k) matching up to 4%.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 10% share discount.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid time off: 15 vacation days per year plus 2 personal days, prorated based on start date.
• Paid sick leave as determined by state or local ordinance, prorated based on start date.
• Paid holidays: 7 days per year, based on start date.
• Paid volunteer time: 3 days per year, prorated based on start date.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior