Lead Software Engineer, EDI Modernization (Hybrid)

McLane Company, Inc; Temple (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Benefits

401(k) Profit Sharing

Tuition reimbursement

Pet insurance

Maternity/paternity leave

Job summary

McLane Company, Inc is seeking a Lead Engineer, Software to drive modernization of mission-critical EDI platforms powering a large-scale digital supply chain. You will own and evolve EDI ecosystems across mainframe, distributed, and cloud environments, ensuring reliability and security.

Hybrid role: report to office at least three days a week with preference for candidates near Austin or Temple, TX. Lead the technical team, mentor engineers, and partner across functions to deliver scalable,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of enterprise software engineering experience with deep EDI expertise.
• Strong hands-on experience with EDI X12, Sterling B2B Integrator, and IBM ITX.
• Proven experience with COBOL, DB2, and hybrid EDI architectures.
• Experience modernizing legacy EDI platforms and integrating with cloud and API-based systems.
• Strong understanding of secure file transfer, encryption, certificates, and key management.
• Ability to lead technically, influence architecture decisions, and partner cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical owner for enterprise EDI platforms supporting high-volume, business-critical integrations.
• Lead design, development, and delivery of EDI solutions across mainframe, distributed, and cloud environments.
• Drive modernization of COBOL-based EDI systems while maintaining production stability.
• Architect and implement EDI integrations using X12 transactions, Sterling B2B Integrator, and IBM ITX.
• Integrate EDI workflows with APIs and modern cloud-native services.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex production issues across EDI, databases, and integrations.
• Establish engineering best practices, CI/CD, observability, and secure integration patterns.
• Mentor engineers and raise overall EDI engineering maturity.

Skills

EDI expertise

leadership

cross-functional collaboration

cloud integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

EDI X12

Sterling B2B Integrator

IBM ITX

COBOL

DB2

Job description

McLane Company, Inc is seeking a Lead Engineer, Software to drive modernization of mission-critical EDI platforms powering a large-scale digital supply chain. You will own and evolve EDI ecosystems across mainframe, distributed, and cloud environments, ensuring reliability and security.

Hybrid role: report to office at least three days a week with preference for candidates near Austin or Temple, TX. Lead the technical team, mentor engineers, and partner across functions to deliver scalable,