Director, Data Platform (Mainframe Developer)

Soteria Reinsurance Ltd.; Durham, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Fidelity Investments in Durham, NC seeks a Director of Data Platform (Mainframe Developer) to lead modernization of critical recordkeeping platforms. You will mentor distributed teams, define roadmaps, and drive execution across mainframe, distributed, and cloud-based solutions.

You will bring 12+ years of software engineering, deep COBOL/CICS/DB2 expertise, and a track record of large-scale delivery, with strong stakeholder leadership and a commitment to engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field required.
• 12+ years of software engineering with mainframe development experience.
• Expertise in COBOL, CICS, DB2, and VSAM.
• Experience with cloud integration and API enablement is a plus.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and organizational leadership for globally distributed teams.
• Define modernization roadmaps and engineering standards.
• Drive platform evolution across mainframe, distributed, and cloud environments.
• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of engineering excellence.

Skills

Mainframe development

COBOL

CICS

DB2

JCL

VSAM

SQL

Java

RESTful services

Kafka

Redis

Informatica

Azure

Cloud integration

DevSecOps

SRE

Agile

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field

Tools

Informatica

Kafka

Redis

DB2 tools

Job description

## Director, Data Platform (Mainframe Developer)Apply: 100 New Millennium Way, Bldg 2, Durham NC: Full time: Posted 2 Days Ago: 2134523## ## Job Description:**Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.****The Role**As the **Director, Data Platform**, you blend deep expertise in mainframe development, enterprise data platforms, application modernization, and large-scale technology delivery with a passion for coaching, mentoring, and developing engineering talent. You are committed to modernizing critical recordkeeping platforms while maintaining the resiliency, stability, and performance required to support a global enterprise. In an agile structure, you will collaborate with Product Area Leaders, Architects, Engineering Leaders, and Data Platform teams to define strategic modernization roadmaps, establish engineering standards, and drive execution across mainframe, distributed, and cloud-based solutions. You are dedicated to helping teams evolve legacy platforms, adopt modern engineering practices, and deliver business outcomes through innovation, operational excellence, and technical leadership.**In addition, you:*** Bring passion to your work to inspire and motivate teams through large-scale transformation initiatives* Embody the firm's Leadership Principles and engineering culture* Foster a culture of engineering excellence, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement* Champion modernization efforts across mainframe, distributed, and cloud platforms* Promote resiliency, operational excellence, and customer-focused delivery* Develop and mentor engineering talent while supporting high-performing, globally distributed teams* Serve as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders on modernization strategy and platform evolution* Enjoy what you do!**The Expertise and Skills You Bring*** Bachelor's degree required in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field* 12 plus years of software engineering experience, including significant experience supporting and developing large-scale mainframe applications* Deep expertise with COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, and enterprise mainframe development practices* Strong experience designing, developing, and supporting mission-critical recordkeeping, transaction processing, and data management platforms* Hands-on experience with SQL in DB2 and Oracle environments* Experience driving application modernization initiatives, including API enablement, legacy transformation, cloud integration, and platform simplification* Experience with Java, RESTful services, and distributed application architectures preferred* Experience with ETL technologies, Informatica, data integration, and large-volume data processing* Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Azure, and cloud-native engineering practices is a bonus* Experience with event streaming technologies such as Kafka and low-latency data platforms such as Redis is a plus* Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies, DevSecOps practices, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles* Proven ability to influence engineering and technology strategy across multiple organizations and stakeholder groups* Strong stakeholder management, communication, and organizational leadership capabilities* Critical thinking skills and experience balancing modernization objectives with operational stability and risk management* Financial Services experience preferred**The Value You Deliver*** Provide technical and organizational leadership for globally distributed engineering teams responsible for critical business applications* Partner with Product, Architecture, Security, and Engineering leaders to deliver business solutions that align with strategic objectives and technology roadmaps* Establish engineering standards, architecture principles, and governance practices that promote scalability, resiliency, maintainability, and security* Lead modernization initiatives involving cloud integration, API enablement, application transformation, and data platform evolution* Drive adoption of modern engineering practices including Agile, DevSecOps, automation, observability, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)* Remove organizational and technical impediments that impact team effectiveness, delivery execution, and platform performance* Champion operational excellence through proactive risk management, system resiliency, performance optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives* Ensure platforms meet reliability, security, compliance, performance, scalability, and availability objectives* Communicate strategy, priorities, progress, risks, and outcomes effectively to senior leadership and executive stakeholders* Guide investment decisions and modernization priorities by balancing business value, technical debt reduction, platform stability, and long-term strategic outcomes* Build and develop a high-performing engineering organization through mentorship, coaching, talent development, and succession planning* Foster innovation and adoption of emerging technologies and modernization patterns that support the organization's long-term data platform and technology visionFidelity’s Onsite Working Model Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.