Principal Mainframe Software Engineer

Fidelity Financial Services

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Westlake, TX
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About Fidelity Financial Services

Fidelity Investments is one of the largest financial services companies in the world, offering brokerage services, mutual funds, retirement planning, wealth management, and life insurance to individuals and institutions. Industry: Financial Services & Investment Management

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TL;DR · Principal Mainframe Software Engineer

Principal Mainframe Software Engineer joins the Stock Plan Services Development team to provide technical leadership for a globally distributed team focused on improving equity compensation applications. This role involves translating divisional initiatives into business solutions by developing complex software applications on a mainframe platform within a Z/OS environment. The engineer will perform as a full stack member in an Agile team, handling requirements gathering, architecture design, and end-to-end testing for scalable systems. Key responsibilities include performance tuning, capacity planning, and resolving technical roadblocks across multiple technologies. The candidate must possess expertise in COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL, VSAM, MQ-Series, and SQL. Additional tools include File-AID, Endeavor, Intertest, Abend-AID, and Control-M. The role addresses the specific business problem of managing and optimizing stock plan services within a mainframe infrastructure.

What you'll do

  • Develop complex stock plan services software applications on a mainframe platform running under a Z/OS environment.
  • Lead an interactive team to implement scalable application architecture while ensuring conformance to established standards.
  • Perform mainframe performance tuning and capacity planning to reduce I/Os, CPU Time, MSUs, and MIPs.
  • Execute full-stack engineering tasks including requirements gathering, development, and end-to-end testing within an Agile framework.
  • Provide on-site and on-call support as a subject matter expert for cross-functional crisis management teams.
  • Resolve technical roadblocks across multiple technologies and recommend improvements to prevent recurring issues.
  • Plan and conduct system testing while ensuring the QA readiness of all software deliverables.
  • Create comprehensive documentation and project lifecycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field and 5 to experience in the role or as a technical lead.
  • Master's degree in a relevant technical field and 3 to experience in the role or as a technical lead.
  • Expertise in mainframe application development, automation, and support using COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL, VSAM, MQ-Series, and SQL.
  • Experience in mainframe performance tuning and capacity planning using tools like Strobe, iStrobe, and Platinum Detector.
  • Proficiency with File-AID, Endeavor, Intertest, Abend-AID, and Control-M.
  • Ability to perform as a full stack engineer within an Agile team including requirements gathering and end-to-end testing.
  • Experience leading teams to implement scalable application architecture while ensuring conformance to established standards.
  • Ability to provide technical leadership, resolve roadblocks, and act as a subject matter expert for cross-functional teams.

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