Vice President, Mainframe Engineer

BNY; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY is seeking a Vice President, Mainframe Engineer to join the Foundational Frameworks team in Pittsburgh, PA or Lake Mary, FL. This role focuses on developing, enhancing, and maintaining complex mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, DB2, SAS, and VSAM, with CMOD administration and DevOps collaboration across CI/CD pipelines.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of mainframe experience, strong problem-solving, and communication skills, plus familiarity with batch processing and L2/L3 production

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• 5+ years of experience supporting mainframe applications.
• Proficiency in COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM and SAS.
• Understanding of batch processing.
• Experience with GitLab, CI/CD or similar tools.
• Exposure to mainframe DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of REXX, Assembler.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and maintain mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, DB2, SAS, and VSAM.
• Participate in mainframe DevOps initiatives (GitLab, CI/CD, automated testing).
• Administer and maintain CMOD environments across development, testing, and production.
• Monitor platform health, performance, and availability.
• Provide L2/L3 support for production incidents and service requests.
• Support CMOD databases (DB2, Oracle, SQL Server) and integrations.

Skills

COBOL

JCL

DB2

VSAM

SAS

CMOD

GitLab CI/CD

Linux/Unix

SQL

Rexx

Assembler

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Tools

CMOD architecture

IBM utilities

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance - and this is what is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

We’re seeking a Vice President, Mainframe Engineer professional to join our Foundational Frameworks team in Pittsburgh, PA or Lake Mary, FL.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

• Develop, enhance, and maintain mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, DB2, SAS, and VSAM.
• Control-m scheduling system knowledge desirable.
• Other mainframe utility understanding, including: InSync, IBM utilities, SyncSort, compares, SDSF, DumpMaster.
• Experience with mainframe file structures including: PDS/E, Sequential and GDG.
• AFP coding is desirable.
• Assembler, Rexx and CList coding/understanding is a plus.
• Participate in mainframe DevOps initiatives (GitLab, CI/CD, automated testing).
• Administer and maintain IBM Content Manager OnDemand (CMOD) environments across development, testing, and production.
• Monitor platform health, performance, capacity, and availability.
• Perform upgrades, patching, and configuration management.
• Manage CMOD object servers, library servers, cache storage, and archival processes.
• Provide L2/L3 support for production incidents and service requests.
• Participate in on-call support rotations.
• Support integrations between CMOD and upstream/downstream applications.
• Support CMOD databases (DB2, Oracle, or SQL Server).
• Support audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure data retention policies are properly configured and enforced.
• Support disaster recovery testing and business continuity initiatives.

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:

• EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or a related field.
• EXPERIENCE - 5+ years of experience supporting mainframe applications.
• Proficiency in COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM and SAS.
• Understanding of batch processing.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Financial services industry experience.
• Familiarity with GitLab, CI/CD or other source control tools.
• Exposure to mainframe DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of REXX, Assembler.
• IBM CMOD architecture.
• Object Server and Library Server administration.
• Indexing and document retrieval processes.
• CMOD migration and upgrade procedures.
• Linux/Unix administration.
• SQL and relational databases (DB2, Oracle, SQL Server).

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at:

• BNY Newsroom
• BNY LinkedIn

Here’s a Few Of Our Recent Awards:

• America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
• World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
• "Most Just Companies", Just Capital and CNBC, 2025

Our Benefits And Rewards:

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

ABOUT US

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance - and this is what is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

ABOUT THE TEAM

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at BNY Newsroom & BNY LinkedIn

Compensation

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting.

Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, the employee will be in an "at will" position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.