Mainframe Software Engineer I

Fidelity Information Services, LLC; Georgia; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Always-on learning and development

Collaborative work environment

Opportunities to give back

Voice in fintech’s future

Job summary

Fidelity Information Services, LLC in Columbus, GA seeks a software professional to join an Agile team. You will design, develop and validate new products within a collaborative, fast-paced environment, delivering iterative software solutions and maintaining project documentation.

The role emphasizes analysis, problem-solving, and creative thinking in a hybrid work setup with in-office collaboration required up to 3 days per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in CS, MIS, Business or related field.
• 0-2+ years of relevant engineering experience or degree.
• Four-year degree with 0-2+ years coding, designing and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Work in an agile scrum team to design and deliver new products iteratively.
• Develop user stories, acceptance criteria and screen mockups.
• Assist in verifying non-functional requirements and architecture reviews.
• Maintain project and system documentation.
• Negotiate timelines and challenge scope creep with product owners.

Skills

Agile/Scrum collaboration

Problem analysis

Creative thinking

Self-starter

Impact-oriented

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

IBM Rational Tools

Cobol

IMS

DB2

Java

Job description

Job Description

Position is only open to work in the Columbus, GA office. Candidates must currently live locally in the area to be considered. Candidates in Columbus will work a Hybrid work model of up to 3 days in office.

At this time, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States (or applicable country) on a full-time basis without the need for current or future immigration sponsorship.

As the world works and lives faster, FIS is leading the way. Our fintech solutions touch nearly every market, company and person on the planet. Our teams are inclusive and diverse. Our colleagues work together and celebrate together. If you want to advance the world of fintech, we’d like to ask you: Are you FIS?

On a day to day basis you will:

• Work within an agile scrum team to include a ScrumMaster, Product Owner, business analyst, test analysts, application developers and client counterparts to design and deliver new products or capabilities in an iterative, continuous fashion
• Develop detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, screen mock-ups, flow diagrams, etc. outlining the solution to be implemented
• Be accountable for assisting in the gathering and verification of non-functional requirements, review of architectures and designs, adherence to standards, and developing and implementing strategies for validating that the target requirements have been adequately addressed
• Be an active participant in all agile scrum ceremonies
• Be responsible for maintaining project and system documentation
• Be a strong advocate for the development team’s priorities and challenge and will push back on scope-creep and negotiate timelines with the product owner

You would be a particularly good fit if you:

• Are able to collaborate openly within a mixed team of developers, analysts and product owners
• Have the ability to analyze a problem, organize thoughts and recommend approaches
• Are a creative thinker, comfortable pushing the boundaries of standard industry practices
• Are a self-starter looking for responsibility and a place you can make an impact
• Like to innovate and make things around you better
• Are experienced in Agile/Scrum methodology, and the development of associated project artifacts (i.e., user stories, acceptance criteria).

Job Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

• Programmer duties and responsibilities as listed in job description, along with contributing to/ participating in and supporting Agile practices.
• Agile team of 5-7 people comprised of Business, Technical, and Testing team members, sitting in close proximity to each other, finding a balance between individual and team work. Aside from learning FIS-TSYSand TS2, which is ongoing for one’s entire time at FIS-TSYS, truly understanding and supporting what Agile means and how it drives the majority of what we do and how we do them.
• Participate in all phases of the softwaredevelopment life cycle utilizing Agile Scrum methodology in the creation of new softwareproducts.
• Design, create, and deliver moderately complex program specifications for code development and support on multiple projects/issues with a wide understanding of the application / database to better align interactions and technologies.
• Provide broad and in-depth knowledge of analysis, modification, and development of complex code/unit testing in order to develop concise application documentation.
• Advise leadership on the design, development and enforcement of business / infrastructure application standards to include associated controls, procedures and monitoring to ensure compliance and accuracy of data.
• Perform and advise on testing, validation requirements, and corrective measures for complex code deficiencies and provides systemic proposals

Job Specific Skills & Competencies

• Are able to collaborate openly within a mixed team of developers, analysts and product owners
• Have the ability to analyze a problem, organize thoughts and recommend approaches
• Are a creative thinker, comfortable pushing the boundaries of standard industry practices
• Are a self-starter looking for responsibility and a place you can make an impact
• Like to innovate and make things around you better
• Are experienced in Agile/Scrum methodology, and the development of associated project artifacts (i.e., user stories, acceptance criteria).

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Relevant Experience or Degree in: Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business or related field
• Typically Minimum0-2+ Years Relevant Exp
• Four-year college degree and 0-2+ years professional experience, or a high school diploma with 2-4+ years professional experience in coding, designing, developing and analyzing data

Preferred Qualifications

• Typically Minimum0-2+ Years Relevant Exp
• IBM Rational Tools a plus
• Cobol, IMS, & DB2 (Highly Preferred): Java (Desired)

What we offer you:

A career at FIS is more than just a job. It’s the change to shape the future of fintech. At FIS, we offer you:

• A voice in the future of fintech
• Always-on learning and development
• Collaborative work environment
• Opportunities to give back
• Competitive salary and benefits

Privacy Statement

FIS is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all personal information that we process in order to provide services to our clients. For specific information on how FIS protects personal information online, please see the Online Privacy Notice.

EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.