Lead Mainframe Engineer - AI-Driven & Cloud-Ready

JPMorganChase; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Columbus to drive delivery of trusted financial technology on the Mainframe and cloud-native platforms. You will lead a team of engineers, design secure, scalable solutions, and push modernization initiatives while applying AI-assisted practices to improve code quality and velocity.

Responsibilities include mentoring junior staff, collaborating across functions, and ensuring alignment with the firm’s security and resiliency standards in a

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts with 5+ years hands-on experience.
• Experience leading effective use of AI-assisted development tools with responsibilities for validating AI outputs.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows and secure adoption practices.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle and agile methodologies.
• Cloud-native experience and practical knowledge of scalable architectures.
• 7+ years of mainframe experience with COBOL, VSAM, CICS, JCL, MQ and TCP/IP messaging.
• Experience mentoring junior software engineers and leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and troubleshoots with non-routine approaches.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews peers’ work.
• Drives AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality and delivery speed.
• Uses SDLC tools and automation capabilities to increase value of automation.
• Identifies and automates recurring issues to improve stability of applications.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams on architectural designs.
• Plan and execute modernization initiatives to migrate from Mainframe to cloud-native tech.
• Deliver business objectives on the current Mainframe platform.
• Lead and motivate a team of software engineers.
• Collaborate on a cross-functional team to execute the product roadmap.

Skills

AI-assisted tools

Mainframe expertise

Cloud modernization

Software architecture

Agile & CI/CD

Mentoring teams

Java/AWS

Tools

XP Editor

ZEKE

FileAID

Changeman

AbendAid

CICS

JCL

MQ

AWS

Job description

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Columbus to drive delivery of trusted financial technology on the Mainframe and cloud-native platforms. You will lead a team of engineers, design secure, scalable solutions, and push modernization initiatives while applying AI-assisted practices to improve code quality and velocity.

Responsibilities include mentoring junior staff, collaborating across functions, and ensuring alignment with the firm’s security and resiliency standards in a