Hybrid Mainframe Engineering Leader: Modernize & Automate

General Motors; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a seasoned Mainframe Software Engineering Manager to lead a team delivering and modernizing GM’s core mainframe applications that power our global operations.

You will mentor engineers, set roadmaps, and drive engineering excellence across Design to Launch, Source to Deliver, Make to Ship, and other value streams, balancing delivery with modernization in a hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years delivering and supporting mainframe solutions in a large enterprise environment.
• Strong technical background with mainframe technologies such as PL/I and/or COBOL, JCL, IMS (TM/DB), Db2, and scheduling solutions such as IWS and CA7.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience as a software engineering manager (2+ years) and/or technical lead (7+ years), including coaching, performance management, and team building.
• Proven track record leading cross-functional delivery efforts with multiple stakeholders (business, architecture, operations, vendors).
• Hands-on experience with modern software engineering practices: Agile delivery (Scrum or Kanban), incremental releases, code review, and automated testing.
• Practical experience with Git-based source control (preferably GitHub) and CI/CD tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar).
• Ability to operate in a hybrid environment where mainframe, distributed, and cloud applications must work together.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and align diverse stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field, or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of mainframe software engineers, creating a culture of inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Own end-to-end delivery for a portfolio of mainframe applications across the Design to Launch, Source to Deliver, Make to Ship, Vehicle Order to Deliver, Use to Service, and Record to Report value streams.
• Translate business priorities into a clear engineering roadmap and a well-maintained backlog, balancing new features, technical debt, and modernization work.
• Provide technical direction on mainframe design patterns, data models, performance tuning, and integration with surrounding systems.
• Drive consistent adoption of modern engineering practices on the mainframe, including: Git-based workflows (GitHub), branching and code review standards CI/CD automation for build, test, and deploy.
• Champion the thoughtful use of AI in the engineering lifecycle (e.g., code assist, test generation, defect analysis) to automate workflows and improve quality and speed.
• Partner with platform, SRE, and security teams to ensure availability, observability, compliance, and operational excellence for production systems.
• Use metrics (lead time, deployment frequency, change-failure rate, escaped defects, availability) to guide decisions and continuously improve how the team works.
• Represent the team in forums with product, business, and leadership stakeholders, clearly communicating status, risks, and trade-offs.

Skills

Mainframe

PL/I

COBOL

JCL

IMS/TM-DB

Db2

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

GitHub

Azure DevOps

CI/CD tooling

Job description

General Motors is seeking a seasoned Mainframe Software Engineering Manager to lead a team delivering and modernizing GM’s core mainframe applications that power our global operations.

You will mentor engineers, set roadmaps, and drive engineering excellence across Design to Launch, Source to Deliver, Make to Ship, and other value streams, balancing delivery with modernization in a hybrid environment.