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

JPMorgan Chase•Jersey City, NJ

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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 stability
Demonstrated expertise in Broker Dealer Post Trade functions, specifically Regulatory Reporting, Stock Record, and Statements & Confirms. Experience in Stock Plan Administration.
Demonstrated experience in project management, including planning, execution, and delivery of technology initiatives.
Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop technical teams.
Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

Nice To Haves

Experience in the financial services industry, with a strong preference for post-trade processing.
Experience with additional mainframe tools and technologies.
Exposure to non-mainframe programming languages or platforms (such as Java, .NET, Python, etc.) is a plus, but not required.
Prior experience in people management or team leadership roles.

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