Senior Principal Software Engineer - Automation Lead
Rocket Software
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Rocket Software in the United States is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to lead the Automation product line for hybrid cloud and mainframe environments. You will shape architecture, mentor global engineering teams, and partner with product management, sales, and customers to deliver secure, high‑performing workload automation solutions.
The role requires 10+ years of software engineering and strong background in z/OS, automation, and DevOps.
Qualifications
- 10+ years in software engineering with senior leadership
- Deep knowledge of automation, workload orchestration, and DevOps
- Experience architecting hybrid cloud and mainframe platforms
- Proficiency in z/Assembler (HLASM), z/OS, and modern languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go) and API design
- Hands-on CI/CD pipelines for modern mainframe software
- Strong security, observability, and performance focus
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain the automation solution architecture
- Direct requirements and backlog aligned to vision
- Assess technical debt and roadmap for enterprise-scale solutions
- Lead global engineering teams and mentor others
- Collaborate with Product Management, Sales, and Customer Engineering
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Job description
Rocket Software in the United States is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to lead the Automation product line for hybrid cloud and mainframe environments. You will shape architecture, mentor global engineering teams, and partner with product management, sales, and customers to deliver secure, high‑performing workload automation solutions.
The role requires 10+ years of software engineering and strong background in z/OS, automation, and DevOps.
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