Vice President, Mainframe Engineer II

BNY; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

BNY is seeking a Vice President, Mainframe Engineer for our Asset Servicing team located in Pittsburgh, PA. This role involves complex software development, maintaining high application performance, and collaborating across teams.

Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in a related field and over 10 years of extensive experience in COBOL, JCL, and financial services. We value diversity and are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

• 7-9 years of experience in software development required.
• 10 years of progressively responsible experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• Experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide application software development services in complex situations.
• Perform requirements gathering and execute Software Development Life Cycle.
• Conduct reviews of the test plan and test data.
• Perform technical design, development, and documentation.
• Ensure application performance levels are achieved.
• Develop flowcharts, layouts, and documentation.
• Integrate software components into a functional system.
• Develop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures.
• Maintain existing systems and provide ongoing support.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with data engineers and project managers.

Skills

COBOL

JCL

CICS

EZYTRIEVE

IBM DB2

VSAM

NDM/SFTP file transmissions

Object-oriented Programming concepts

Database normalization

DB2 SQL performance optimization

ESP and ControlM scheduling software

Financial product trade lifecycle management

SSRS and data analytics

Micro-services design

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science engineering or related discipline

Job description

Vice President, Mainframe Engineer

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.

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President, Mainframe Engineer to join our Asset Servicing team. This role is located in Pittsburgh, PA.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide application software development services or technical support in more complex situations.
• Perform requirements gathering and BRD/SRD preparation. Execute Software Development Life Cycle.
• Conduct reviews of the test plan and test data.
• Perform technical design, development, and documentation of cross-functional, multi‑platform application systems. Analyze, define, and document requirements for data, workflow, and logical processes and interfaces with other systems.
• Ensure that expected application performance levels are achieved by coordinating, coding, testing, implementation, and documentation.
• Program well-designed, testable, efficient code. Develop flowcharts, layouts, and documentation to satisfy requirements and solutions. Maintain software functionality and currency (technical debt and gain). Actively participate in code reviews.
• Integrate software components into a fully functional software system. Apply security and privacy principles.
• Develop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures. Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing systems. Ensure software is updated with the latest features.
• Participate in deployment process following all change controls. Provide ongoing maintenance, support, and enhancements in existing systems and platforms. Provide recommendations for continuous improvement. Leverage existing products/functionality and promote reuse.
• Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices. Collaborate closely with all the other members of the team to take shared responsibility for the overall efforts that the team has committed to. Collaborate cross‑functionally with data engineers, business users, project managers, and other engineers to achieve elegant solutions. Utilize local meetups to gain and share knowledge. Compile documentation written by more senior developers of all procedures used in the system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required; 7-9 years of experience in software development required; experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.
• Minimum of Ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in the job offered or in a related occupation.
• Hands‑on development experience & proficiency required in:
  • 10+ years of extensive experience in technologies such as COBOL, JCL, CICS, EZYTRIEVE, IBM DB2, VSAM, file transmissions NDM/SFTP, and Object‑oriented Programming concepts.
  • In‑depth knowledge of IBM IDZ Mainframe emulation software and IDZGit software storage facility.
  • Database normalization (efficiently organizing data in a database and eliminating redundant data).
  • Implementing corrective actions to generate better execution plans for poorly performing DB2 SQL statements.
  • In‑depth knowledge of scheduling software’s used by the Bank in its batch processing such as ESP and ControlM.
  • Managed the entire trade life cycle of financial product like Unit Investment Trust/Mutual fund or similar.
  • Apply application knowledge to exercise the ability to expediently diagnose and address application issues to maintain client service level agreements.
  • Expertise in design patterns like Abstract Factory and Singleton to create reusable, resilient, efficient, and scalable software solutions.
  • Integration of core and advanced concepts in data analytics within the financial services industry during the audit process using SSRS & other similar tools.
  • Designing, publishing, managing, analyzing, and consuming micro‑services.
  • Providing standard, accessible digital service delivery empowering clients.

Equity & Diversity Statement

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

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Total rewards may include an annual discretionary incentive award, eligibility for a 401(k) plan, and participation in company‑sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and eligible dependents. Eligible employees may also receive benefits such as vacation and sick time, paid volunteer time, and other paid time off. Details of participation will be provided upon offer of employment.

Position Status

This position is currently open.