Mainframe Software Engineer I

FIS•US GA CMH ONE RIVERFRONT, GA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

FIS is hiring a Mainframe Software Engineer I for its Columbus, Georgia office. The role follows a hybrid model of up to three days in the office, and candidates must currently live locally. The engineer will work on an Agile Scrum team to design and deliver software products and capabilities iteratively, contributing throughout the software development life cycle. The team includes business, technical, and testing members and works closely with client counterparts. The position includes ongoing learning about FIS-TSYS and TS2 and applying Agile practices to the team's work. The engineer helps define and verify requirements, document solutions and systems, develop and support code, and contribute to testing and validation. They also help uphold application standards and controls, address code deficiencies, and advocate for development priorities while coordinating scope and timelines with the product owner. Candidates must be legally authorized to work full-time without current or future immigration sponsorship; FIS is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business, or a related field; alternatively, a high school diploma with 2–4+ years of professional experience in coding, designing, developing, and analyzing data.
Typically 0–2+ years of relevant experience; the posting also describes a four-year degree with 0–2+ years of professional experience as a qualifying path.
Experience collaborating with developers, analysts, and product owners in a mixed team.
Ability to analyze problems, organize thoughts, and recommend approaches.
Experience with Agile/Scrum methodology and development of related project artifacts such as user stories and acceptance criteria.
Must currently live locally in the Columbus, Georgia area.
Must be legally authorized to work full-time without current or future immigration sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

IBM Rational Tools experience.
COBOL, IMS, and DB2 experience (highly preferred).
Java experience (desired).
Creative thinking, initiative, and interest in improving practices and making an impact.

Responsibilities

Work within an Agile Scrum team to design and iteratively deliver new products or capabilities.
Develop user stories, acceptance criteria, screen mock-ups, flow diagrams, and other artifacts describing proposed solutions.
Assist with gathering and verifying non-functional requirements; review architectures and designs; and support adherence to standards and strategies for validating requirements.
Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies and support Agile practices throughout the software development life cycle.
Maintain project and system documentation.
Advocate for development team priorities, challenge scope creep, and negotiate timelines with the product owner.
Design, create, and deliver moderately complex program specifications for code development and support across multiple projects or issues.
Analyze, modify, develop, and unit test complex code, and create concise application documentation.
Advise leadership on the design, development, and enforcement of business and infrastructure application standards, controls, procedures, and monitoring.
Perform and advise on testing and validation requirements, recommend corrective measures for complex code deficiencies, and provide systemic proposals.