Manager Software Engineering

DXC Technology Company; South Carolina; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

DXC Technology is seeking a highly experienced Mainframe Technical Lead with deep expertise in WMA/Vantage products and Life Insurance systems to provide advanced production support and technical leadership for mission-critical applications.

The role includes designing, developing, testing, and maintaining mainframe applications, coordinating deployments, mentoring teams, and driving performance improvements across complex mainframe environments.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of deep expertise in WMA/Vantage products and Life Insurance systems.
• Strong COBOL/JCL/DB2 knowledge on mainframe platforms.
• Life Insurance domain experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced production support for mission-critical Mainframe applications.
• Lead incident resolution and performance optimization for Mainframe-based applications.
• Design, develop, test, debug, and maintain complex Mainframe applications while adhering to standards.
• Coordinate deployments, releases, and production installations with minimal business impact.
• Mentor and lead development and support teams; conduct code reviews and walkthroughs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to drive project outcomes.

Skills

COBOL

JCL

DB2

Mainframe tech

WMA/Vantage

Life Insurance

Job description

Job Description

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) helps global companies run their mission critical systems and operations while modernizing IT, optimizing data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private and hybrid clouds. The world's largest companies and public sector organizations trust DXC to deploy services across the Enterprise Technology Stack to drive new levels of performance, competitiveness, and customer experience. Learn more about how we deliver excellence for our customers and colleagues at DXC.com.

At DXC we use the power of technology to deliver mission critical IT Services that our customers need to modernize operations and drive innovation across their entire IT estate. We provide services across the Enterprise Technology Stack for business process outsourcing, insurance, analytics and engineering, applications, security, cloud, IT outsourcing, and modern workplace.

Our DXC Insurance Services help our customers optimize and transform operations, lower costs, increase agile new channels to growth. Our people, technology and best practices improve and automate highly complex business processes middle and back offices- while facilitating customer experience transformation.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Mainframe Technical Lead with deep expertise in WMA/Vantage products and Life Insurance systems to provide advanced production support and technical leadership for mission-critical applications. This role is central to ensuring the stability, performance, and continuous improvement of core insurance platforms that support critical business operations.

The successful candidate will serve as a senior technical authority, driving incident resolution, performance optimization, and application enhancements across complex Mainframe environments. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing, developing, testing, and maintaining Mainframe applications, analyzing business and technical requirements, and coordinating deployments and releases with minimal disruption to the business.

Beyond hands-on technical work, this role carries significant leadership responsibility-mentoring development and support teams, leading code reviews and technical walkthroughs, and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders to ensure successful project and production outcomes. This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned Mainframe professional to apply deep domain and technical expertise to high-impact, large-scale initiatives.

Essential Job Functions

• Provide advanced production support and troubleshooting for mission-critical Mainframe applications and environments.
• Lead technical support, incident resolution, and performance optimization for Mainframe-based applications.
• Design, develop, test, debug, and maintain complex Mainframe applications while adhering to established coding and quality standards.
• Analyze business and technical requirements and implement enhancements for complex application modules.
• Support and coordinate application deployments, releases, and production installations while ensuring minimal business impact.
• Analyze batch and online processing workflows and develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), runbooks, and operational documentation.
• Conduct and participate in technical reviews, code reviews, and walkthrough sessions to ensure solution quality and best practices.
• Plan, manage, and execute development activities in accordance with defined methodologies, processes, and governance standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, business stakeholders, and support organizations to drive successful project and production outcomes.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to development and support teams.

Basic Qualifications

• 20 to 25 years of overall IT experience, including 15+ years of deep expertise in WMA/Vantage products and Life Insurance systems.
• Strong technical proficiency in COBOL, JCL, DB2, and related Mainframe technologies.
• Life Insurance domain experience is strongly preferred.

Other Qualifications

• Expertise in Vantage/WMA product architecture and functionality.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and production support skills.
• Experience leading large-scale enhancement, modernization, and support initiatives in Mainframe environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We're committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

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DXC Technology Company (DXC) is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual o