Principal Engineer - AI-Driven Automation for Hybrid Cloud

Rocket Software; Topeka (KS); Remote; USD 143,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited vacation

Health coverage

Life & disability insurance

401(k) & Roth match

Student debt support

Tuition & certificate reimbursement

Leadership training

Job summary

Rocket Software is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to lead as a visionary and hands-on technical leader for our Workload Automation solutions in the Infrastructure Modernization unit based in the United States. You will drive modernization across mainframe and hybrid cloud environments, shaping product direction and architecture.

You will collaborate with customers, engineering, sales, and product management to deliver robust, secure, and highly reliable automation platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with at least 5 years in principal or senior leadership roles.
• Deep knowledge of automation technologies and workload orchestration.
• Proven experience architecting scalable, resilient platforms for hybrid cloud and mainframe environments.
• Strong proficiency in z Assembler (HLASM), system diagnostics, and the z/OS architecture as well as modern programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go) and API design.
• Familiarity with observability platforms, security best practices, and performance optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to define technical vision and roadmap for enterprise-scale solutions.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain the automation solution architecture that demonstrates key capabilities and value that customers require today and tomorrow.
• Direct requirements and backlog maintenance to ensure alignment with vision and product direction.
• Evaluate and recommend key function and value streams to address future use cases and competitive differentiation.
• Lead technical debt assessment and resolution.
• Explore automation integration opportunities across Rocket and Partner ecosystems.

Skills

Automation orchestration

z/OS knowledge

Java/Python/Go

System observability

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE

Tools

z/Assembler HLASM

Job description

Rocket Software is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to lead as a visionary and hands-on technical leader for our Workload Automation solutions in the Infrastructure Modernization unit based in the United States. You will drive modernization across mainframe and hybrid cloud environments, shaping product direction and architecture.

You will collaborate with customers, engineering, sales, and product management to deliver robust, secure, and highly reliable automation platforms.