Mainframe Lead Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.•Columbus, OH

18h

About The Position

As a Lead Software Engineer on JPMorganChase’s Consumer & Community Banking Mainframe team, you will contribute to an agile team that builds, enhances, and delivers secure, stable, and scalable technology products. You will develop critical technology solutions across technical areas and business functions in support of firm objectives. The role includes delivering business objectives on the current Mainframe platform and planning and executing modernization initiatives to migrate from Mainframe to cloud-native technologies. You will lead and motivate software engineers and collaborate with a cross-functional team to deliver the product roadmap.

Requirements

Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and at least 5 years of applied experience.
Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools, including setting team expectations for validating outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity, secure handling of inputs and outputs, and security and resiliency expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption.
Proficiency in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, application resiliency, and security.
Practical cloud-native experience.
Expertise in application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines.
Experience with architectural patterns for scalability, high availability, performance, and disaster recovery.
At least 7 years of technical experience with Mainframe applications built with COBOL, VSAM, CICS, JCL, MQ, and TCP/IP messaging.
Strong experience with Mainframe tools and utilities such as Xpeditor, ZEKE, File-AID, Changeman, and AbendAid.
Experience successfully leading and mentoring software engineers at varying levels.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Java or other modern languages in an Agile environment on large implementations.
Experience with AWS.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, troubleshoot, and deliver creative software solutions, including approaches beyond routine or conventional methods.
Develop secure, high-quality production code and review and debug code written by others.
Lead adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes; establish validation standards for security, peer review, and automated testing, and promote reuse of effective patterns.
Use Software Development Life Cycle tools and enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities to improve the value of automation.
Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate recurring remediation and improve application and system operational stability.
Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability to existing systems and information architecture.
Plan and execute Mainframe-to-cloud-native modernization initiatives.
Deliver business objectives on the current Mainframe platform.
Lead and motivate a team of software engineers.
Collaborate with a cross-functional team to execute the product roadmap.

Benefits

Competitive total rewards package, including base salary determined by role, experience, skill set, and location.
Eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation in cash and/or forfeitable equity.
Comprehensive health care coverage.
On-site health and wellness centers.
Retirement savings plan.
Backup childcare.
Tuition reimbursement.
Mental health support.
Financial coaching.

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