Lead Mainframe Engineer - AI-Driven Cloud Migration

JPMorgan Chase; Ohio; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Ohio seeks a Lead Software Engineer within the Consumer & Community Banking Mainframe team to drive secure, scalable technology and deliver trusted market-leading products.

You will lead a skilled agile team, guide modernization from mainframe to cloud-native solutions, and champion AI-assisted development to improve quality, speed, and resilience. Collaboration across functions is essential.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
• 5+ years of applied software development experience.
• Experience leading AI-assisted software development tools.
• Strong understanding of secure, resilient software delivery.
• Proficient across the Software Development Life Cycle and Agile practices.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and troubleshooting across domains.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews peers.
• Leads AI-assisted engineering adoption to improve quality and speed.
• Plans modernization initiatives to migrate from Mainframe to cloud-native tech.
• Delivers business objectives on the Mainframe platform.
• Leads and mentors junior software engineers.
• Collaborates on cross-functional teams to execute the product roadmap.

Skills

AI-assisted development

Cloud-native engineering

Mainframe modernization

Team leadership

Agile methodologies

Secure coding

Code review & debugging

Education

Software engineering training or certification

Tools

xpeditor

ZEKE

File Aid

Changeman

AbendAid

COBOL

VSAM

CICS

JCL

MQ

Job description

JPMorgan Chase in Ohio seeks a Lead Software Engineer within the Consumer & Community Banking Mainframe team to drive secure, scalable technology and deliver trusted market-leading products.

You will lead a skilled agile team, guide modernization from mainframe to cloud-native solutions, and champion AI-assisted development to improve quality, speed, and resilience. Collaboration across functions is essential.