Senior Mainframe Engineer: COBOL, Java & Cloud (Azure/AWS)

Fidelity Investments; North Carolina; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Investments is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer to join the CVT team within Stock Plan Services.

The role focuses on critical systems on a global scale, leveraging a Mainframe and Distributed technology stack to ensure high availability and client satisfaction. The candidate should have 8+ years on mainframes (COBOL, DB2, CICS, JCL, MQ-Series, SQL, VSAM) and experience with performance tuning, Oracle DB triage, and job scheduling (Control-M).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or software engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience with mainframe platforms.
• Demonstrated support on a critical mainframe environment, using COBOL, DB2, CICS, JCL, MQ-Series, SQL, and VSAM files.
• Experience in mainframe performance tuning and capacity planning, including ways to reduce I/Os, CPU Time, MSUs, and MIPs, using Strobe, iStrobe, and Platinum Detector
• Experience in navigating in an Oracle database environment for triage purposes
• File format and comparison using File-AID; version management using Endeavor; debugging and unit testing using Intertest and Abend-AID; and job scheduling using Control-M
• Ability to learn new concepts and technologies to support day to day operations.
• Knowledge of ETL, Informatica, Java, Python, or other distributed languages is preferred.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience with monitoring systems such as CloudWatch, Datadog/Splunk, ELK stack
• Knowledge of financial services or equity compensation would be a plus.
• Demonstrate ability to form trusted working relationships with business unit stakeholders through collaboration and enhanced effective communications
• Analytical & detail orientated thought process with the ability to take methodical approach to activities such as problem resolution, designing and solutioning.

Responsibilities

• Provide critical systems and business support on a global team using a Mainframe & Distributed technology stack.
• Maintain high availability and client satisfaction as a core objective.
• Build and maintain collaborative global relationships with our partners in technology and support organizations.

Skills

Mainframe expertise

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical mindset

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

COBOL

DB2

CICS

JCL

MQ-Series

SQL

VSAM

Strobe

iStrobe

Platinum Detector

File-AID

Endeavor

Intertest

Abend-AID

Control-M

Oracle DB

Informatica

Java

Python

AWS

Azure

GCP

CloudWatch

Datadog

Splunk

ELK stack

Job description

Fidelity Investments is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer to join the CVT team within Stock Plan Services.

The role focuses on critical systems on a global scale, leveraging a Mainframe and Distributed technology stack to ensure high availability and client satisfaction. The candidate should have 8+ years on mainframes (COBOL, DB2, CICS, JCL, MQ-Series, SQL, VSAM) and experience with performance tuning, Oracle DB triage, and job scheduling (Control-M).