Service Delivery Center, Senior Mainframe Engineer

EY • Raleigh, NC

7d • $67,000 - $155,300

About The Position

As a Technology Service Delivery Senior in EY’s US-based Service Delivery Center, you will work on project teams delivering technology projects and managed services for financial services clients. You will design, build or configure, test, analyze, deliver, and support technology solutions. The role is hands-on and delivery-focused, developing and maintaining high-volume, business-critical production platforms using mainframe technologies across batch and online environments, and spans the full application lifecycle. It requires flexibility in a fast-paced, changing environment, including adapting to shifting priorities and learning new technologies. Travel of up to 30% is required.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of relevant software development experience for business-critical, enterprise-wide applications.
• Hands-on mainframe development experience with COBOL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, JCL, IBM Utilities, FileAID, Endevor, SQL, debuggers, schedulers, and IOMs.
• Ability to perform detailed analysis for maintenance and enhancement projects in batch and online environments.
• Experience designing, deploying, and supporting software releases in production environments.
• Strong data security skills and a thorough unit, functional, and regression testing discipline.
• Experience handling high-severity or critical production issues and identifying root causes.
• Strong documentation skills.
• Comfort working in Agile environments and collaborating with business and technical stakeholders.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• BS/BA or advanced degree, or equivalent experience (listed as preferred).
• Experience with COBOL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, and JCL.
• Experience with IBM Utilities, FileAID, Endevor, and SQL.
• Experience with debuggers, schedulers, and IOMs.
• Experience with COBOL/native stored procedures.
• Experience with mainframe modernization and hybrid mainframe-cloud integration scenarios.
• Financial brokerage domain knowledge.
• Intellectual curiosity, a passion for improving things, self-starting ability, quick learning, and a strong theoretical and practical computer science background.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed analysis for maintenance and enhancement projects in batch and online environments.
• Design, deploy, and support software releases into production.
• Identify problem root causes and implement technical design solutions, including responding to high-severity or critical production issues.
• Own assigned workstreams independently from design through production support, with clear documentation.
• Execute thorough unit, functional, and regression testing and apply strong data security practices.
• Collaborate with business, systems, operations, and vendor teams.
• Mentor less-experienced team members where appropriate.
• Travel up to 30% of the time.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage.
• Pension and 401(k) plans.
• Paid time off options, including flexible vacation, designated paid holidays, winter and summer breaks, personal/family care, and other leaves of absence.
• Professional growth and training opportunities.
• Inclusive culture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed