Software Engineer III- Mainframe

Truist Bank•Atlanta, GA

16h

About The Position

This position involves delivering technically complex solutions and providing system integration support for all project work. The Software Engineer III will consult and partner with business product owners to understand goals and offer solutions during the design phase. Key responsibilities include designing, developing, enhancing, and maintaining mainframe banking applications using COBOL, JCL, and CICS, while adhering to enterprise architecture standards and regulatory requirements. The role also encompasses performing unit, integration, system, and functional testing, developing high-quality and secure code, participating in design reviews and maintenance, and working with DB2 (SQL) and VSAM for data processing. The engineer will utilize various mainframe tools and utilities, support change management and release activities, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and provide warranty and production support, including incident resolution and knowledge transfer.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and six to ten years of experience or equivalent education and software engineering training or experience.
In-depth knowledge in information systems and ability to identify, apply, and implement best practices.
Understanding of key business processes and competitive strategies related to the IT function.
Ability to plan and manage projects and solve complex problems by applying best practices.
Ability to provide direction and mentor less experienced teammates.
Ability to interpret and convey complex, difficult, or sensitive information.

Nice To Haves

Experience with core banking systems such as deposits, payments, lending, or customer information platforms.
Familiarity with banking regulatory and compliance standards and audit controls.
Exposure to performance tuning, batch scheduling optimization, and mainframe problem determination.
Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Deliver technically complex solutions.
Perform system integration support for all project work.
Consult and partner with the business product owners to understand the end goal and offer solutions and recommendations during the design.
Design, develop, enhance, and maintain mainframe banking applications using COBOL, JCL, and CICS, adhering to enterprise architecture standards and regulatory requirements.
Perform unit testing and support integration, system, and functional testing activities to ensure application stability and correctness.
Develop high-quality, secure, and efficient code in alignment with acceptance criteria, coding standards, and banking compliance guidelines.
Participate in software design reviews, implementation planning, and ongoing application maintenance.
Work with DB2 (SQL) and VSAM for transactional and batch data processing.
Utilize mainframe tools and utilities such as Changeman, DB2 SPUFI, CA ESP Scheduler, File-AID, and related diagnostic utilities.
Support change management and release activities, including code migrations, version control, and deployment validations.
Collaborate daily with business analysts, product owners, QA teams, and operations to scope requirements, deliver enhancements, and ensure operational readiness.
Provide warranty and production support, including incident resolution, root cause analysis, and defect remediation.
Perform knowledge transfer and documentation to enable efficient handoff to production support teams.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Accidental death and dismemberment
Tax-preferred savings accounts
401k plan
No less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment
10 sick days (also prorated)
Paid holidays
Defined benefit pension plan (depending on the position and division)
Restricted stock units (depending on the position and division)
Deferred compensation plan (depending on the position and division)