Mainframe Lead Software Engineer

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Consumer & Community Banking Card 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. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities

 

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
• Works collaboratively with Product Owner and the team to deliver new code using the most efficient design solution approach
• Performs Database design and development utilizing IMS DB, DB2, DB2 SQL, IBM Websphere MQ Messaging and stored procedures
• Estimates and plans JIRA stories and document task
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and respect

 

 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

 

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Advanced Experience (7 years) in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with IBM-Z/OS Mainframe applications
• Experience with Mainframe development suite, COBOL, JCL, CICS,  MQ, VSAM with primary focus on real-time processes and experience with batch, CICS Main view, REXX, CLIST 
• Proficient in FTP/NDM/File-Mover, CA-7, IBM Utilities, Intertest, File Aid, TSO/ISPF/SDSF, File Manager, Changeman, SORT 
• Experience with debug tools like Xpediter
• Strong Database design and development skills in IMS DB, DB2, DB2 SQL and Stored Procedures
• Experience with IBM WebSphere MQ messaging solution
• Understanding of architecture and design across all systems
• Experience estimating and planning JIRA stories (Documentation)
• Passionate about building an innovative culture

  Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills 

• Exposure to distributed Technologies (Java, Kafka, Rest Web Service, XML)
• Familiarity with AWS
• Experience in a very large Financial Services technology environment

  

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs. 

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions.  We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process. 

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin,