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As a 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. 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. The ideal candidate will drive the delivery of high-impact solutions, mentor team members, and ensure alignment with business objectives.
Job responsibilities
Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with any of these. Ability to think beyond routine; conventional approaches to build solutions; break down technical problemsLead the design, development, and maintenance of complex mainframe applications using COBOL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, and related technologies.Oversee project planning, execution, and delivery, ensuring projects are completed on time and within scope.Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers and team members.Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by othersIdentifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systemsLeads 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 architectureLeads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologiesAdds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respectRequired qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experienceHands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stabilityAdvanced 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.Demonstrated experience in project management, including planning, execution, and delivery of technology initiatives.Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods. Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life CycleAdvanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and SecurityDemonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.). In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systemsPractical cloud native experiencePreferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
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.