Principal Software Engineer — Mainframe Modernization & Cloud

MainframeMaster; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health and life insurance

Pension / Retirement benefits

Paid Time Off and leaves of absence

Job summary

MainframeMaster is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lead the modernization of the Collateral Fund Management platform in Jersey City, United States. This role involves transforming legacy COBOL systems into modern cloud-based solutions while ensuring compliance with financial controls.

The successful candidate will have at least 8 years of experience in enterprise software engineering and expertise in Java, cloud platforms, and microservices architecture. DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid work model to encourage productivity and work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of related experience in enterprise software engineering.
• Demonstrated experience delivering large-scale technology solutions.
• Hands-on experience modernizing legacy systems into cloud-based architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of CFM modernization initiatives.
• Drive the transformation of legacy COBOL and mainframe processing.
• Provide architectural and design governance aligning with standards.

Skills

Java

COBOL

Spring Boot

microservices

AWS

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

Job description

MainframeMaster is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lead the modernization of the Collateral Fund Management platform in Jersey City, United States. This role involves transforming legacy COBOL systems into modern cloud-based solutions while ensuring compliance with financial controls.

The successful candidate will have at least 8 years of experience in enterprise software engineering and expertise in Java, cloud platforms, and microservices architecture. DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid work model to encourage productivity and work-life balance.