Vice President, Mainframe Engineer I

Vice President, Mainframe Engineer I

At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world’s financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets.

Every day around the globe, our 50,000+ employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.

We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators and for creating an inclusive workplace.

Through our unique ideas and talents, together we help make money work for the world. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about.

We’re seeking a future team member in the role of Vice President, Mainframe Engineer I to join our Issuers Services Engineering Group (Government Debt Solutions) .

This role is in Pittsburgh, PA- HYBRID 2-3 days onsite required.

We are seeking a highly skilled Mainframe Engineer with expertise in both batch and online mainframe technologies to join our dynamic team.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in developing, testing and maintaining applications in IBM z / OS environment, production support, and mainframe migration related activities.

The primary focus of this role is to ensure the quality and reliability of our mainframe applications and be part of the transition towards future platform upgrades.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways :

• Will be supporting maintenance of critical mainframe applications in production, enhancements, new development projects and migration related activities.
• Reviews, analyzes, and modifies IBM z / OS systems including coding, testing, debugging and installing for a large-scale mainframe system.
• Maintains and develops on-line and batch application programs.
• Works with project members to develop specifications, diagrams and flowcharts.
• In-depth knowledge of the software development life cycle including systems design, database systems, networking, operating systems, programming techniques, and technical documentation.
• Works under general supervision; typically reports to a project leader or manager.
• The successful candidate will lead the technical design, development, integration, testing, installation, documentation, and maintenance of highly complex business applications.
• Strong system design, software engineering, problem solving, analytical and research skills.

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following :

• In depth knowledge of IBM Mainframe z / OS environment with current hands on development, coding experience
• Must have knowledge of programming languages COBOL, CICS
• Bachelor's degree in computer science engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required 5-7 years of experience in software development required;

experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.

• Job holder must have understanding interdependencies and business impact of future IT plans.
• S / he must have prior lead experience selecting and implementing vendor-specific methodologies and prior consulting experience with structured methodologies.
• Extensive experience with developing and supporting mainframe applications required.
• Job holder must have broad experience with multi-platform development tools and toolkits.
• Experience with various file systems VSAM / FLAT / GDG
• Strong knowledge of JCL / TSO / ISPF
• Knowledge of job scheduling (ESP, Control-M)
• Understanding of DB2 database system
• Experience with RPG II is a big plus
• Strong in CICS with knowledge of BMS map editing, CICS tables and transactions
• Ability to use various third party tools like INSYNC, SyncSort for data extraction, manipulation and load of VSAM
• Should be able to run and analyze test jobs for various testing needs of QA / UAT teams
• Hands on experience with Endevor
• Familiarity with ETL, file transmissions mechanisms, NDM is a plus
• Must be a self starter and able to research, identify a problem and solution
• Must have good communication skills, interaction with UAT and business teams
• Experience with large financial applications integrated in a distributed setup with various modern technologies
• Experience with COBOL reengineering and re-platforming of mainframe applications

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards :

• America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2024
• World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2024
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Corporate Equality Index, 100% score, 2023-2024 · Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability : IN 100% score, 2023-2024
• Most Just Companies , Just Capital and CNBC, 2024
• Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Top performing company for Sustainability, 2024
• Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI), 2023

Our Benefits and Rewards :

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy.

We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities / Females / Individuals With Disabilities / Protected Veterans.

Our ambition is to build the best global team one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve and to empower our team to do their best work.

We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.