Mainframe Lead Software Engineer

Aumni; Ohio; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

On-site wellness centers

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for the Consumer & Community Banking Mainframe team. You will lead an agile group delivering secure, scalable technology while modernizing from mainframe to cloud-native solutions.

You will mentor engineers, drive code quality and incident analysis, and collaborate across business units to achieve strategic objectives through modern software practices.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering; 5+ years of applied experience.
• Experience leading effective use of AI-assisted development tools with code review and testing.
• Strong understanding of secure, resilient engineering workflows and data handling.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and designs, solving complex problems beyond routine tasks.
• Develops secure production code and conducts code reviews and debugging.
• Drives AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality, speed, and reliability across the team.

Skills

Leadership

CI/CD

Agile software development

Secure coding practices

Mainframe modernization

AI-assisted engineering

Troubleshooting

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

xpeditor

ZEKE

File Aid

Changeman

AbendAid

Job description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible. As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Consumer & Community Banking Mainframe team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drivers team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Plan and execute on the modernization initiatives to migrate from Mainframe to cloud native technologies
• Deliver business objectives on the current Mainframe platform
• Leading and motivating a team of software engineers
• Collaborating on a cross-functional team to execute against product roadmap

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
  Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Practical cloud native experience
• Expertise in application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines
• Experience with Architectural patterns for Scalability, High Availability, Performance & Disaster Recovery
• 7+ years technical experience with mainframe based applications built with COBOL, VSAM, CICS, JCL, MQ along with TCP/IP messaging.
• Strong experience on mainframe tools and utilities like xpeditor, ZEKE, File Aid, Changeman and AbendAid
• Experience successfully leading and mentoring varying levels of junior Software Engineers

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with Java (or other modern languages) in an Agile environment on large implementations
• Experience with AWS

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We’re proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions - all while ranking first in customer satisfaction. Carry out critical tech solutions across multiple technical areas as an integral part of an agile team