Lead Software Engineer, Hogan Mainframe

Jobtailor; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned software engineer to take full stack ownership and drive design for Hogan Umbrella systems. The role requires deep expertise in IMS DB, CICS, and related IBM utilities, with strong background in full stack development and operational reliability.

The candidate should be able to design, test, debug and document complex system software, provide technical consulting on projects, and mentor teams while aligning with security and compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Six to eight years of relevant experience.
• Ability to provide technical architectural direction input for Hogan systems processing.
• Provide strong technical support to the Hogan Umbrella development team.
• Strong Hogan Umbrella, Assembler, IMS DB skills; CICS skills; IBM/BMC utilities knowledge.
• Knowledge of GitLab, CD/CI pipelines, Java, Groovy, Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, operate and maintain products.
• Take full stack ownership by writing production-ready code.
• Ensure optimal design with architectural best practices for scalability, reliability and performance.
• Analyze failures, propose design changes and drive operational improvements.
• Prioritize customer experience in design and coding decisions.
• Incorporate feedback from code reviews to meet standards.
• Conduct code reviews to uphold engineering best practices and security.
• Ensure compliance and security best practices across product development.
• Contribute to innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Prioritize tasks, anticipate blockers and communicate delays early.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team leadership

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

GitLab

CD/CI pipelines

Groovy

Python

IMS DB

CICS

IBM Utilities

BMC Utilities

Job description

• Responsible for designing, developing, testing, operating and maintaining products
• Takes full stack ownership by consistently writing production-ready and testable code
• Consistently creates optimal design adhering to architectural best practices; considers scalability, reliability and performance of systems/contexts affected when defining technical designs
• Performs analysis on failures, propose design changes, and encourage operational improvements
• Makes sound design/coding decisions keeping customer experience in the forefront
• Takes feedback from code review and apply changes to meet standards
• Conducts code reviews to provide guidance on engineering best practices and compliance with development procedures
• Accountable for ensuring all aspects of product development follow compliance and security best practices
• Exhibits relentless focus in software reliability engineering standards embedded into development standards
• Embraces emerging technology opportunities and contributes to the best practices in support of the bank’s technology transformation
• Contributes to a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement
• Reviews tasks critically and ensures they are appropriately prioritized and sized for incremental delivery; anticipates and communicates blockers and delays before they require escalation

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
• Six to eight years of relevant experience
• Ability to provide technical architectural direction input for Hogan systems processing
• Provide strong technical support to the Hogan Umbrella development team
• Strong Hogan Umbrella, Assembler, IMS DB skills. CICS skills, IBM Utilities, BMC utilities.
• Knowledge of Tools like GitLab, CD/CI pipelines, Java, Groovy, Python.
• Open to work nonstandard work hours and workdays.
• Ability to design, build, test, debug and document system software and hardware solutions
• Ability to provide technical consulting on complex projects
• Ability to formulate and define specifications for complex operating system software and hardware
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven team leadership skills.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in full stack development, with a strong focus on Hogan Umbrella, Assembler, IMS DB, and CICS. Capable of providing technical architectural direction and ensuring compliance with security and operational best practices.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Hogan Umbrella
• Assembler
• IMS DB
• CICS
• Java

Hard Skills

• Full Stack Development
• Production-Ready Code
• System Software Design
• Debugging
• Technical Consulting

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication Skills
• Team Leadership
• Collaboration
• Problem Solving

Industry Keywords

• Software Reliability Engineering
• Compliance Best Practices
• Operational Improvements
• Architectural Best Practices
• Customer Experience

Tools & Technologies

• GitLab
• CD/CI Pipelines
• Groovy
• Python
• IBM Utilities
• BMC Utilities