Lead Software Engineer

About the Role

Lead Software Engineer focused on mainframe and API‑driven web technologies. Provide design and development leadership to one or more application development teams and manage a team of local or outsourced software engineers to build and support business application solutions.

• Collaborate with development staff, including contract and offshore engineers, and business product owners.
• Perform design and analysis for deliverables; lead large team design sessions for system‑level architecture solutions.
• Serve as a subject‑matter expert for a wide range of areas, applications, and technologies; mentor team members in design and coding standards.
• Lead analysis and general architectural design across platforms toward end‑to‑end solutions.
• Lead development staff, including contract and offshore developers.
• Prepare presentations and lead development meetings.
• Recommend solutions that consider costs, business needs, and system impacts.
• Develop, test, implement, and document mainframe‑based solutions to address business requirements.
• Participate on committees or projects to define organization‑wide standards, processes, and guidelines.
• Stay current with advances in the field and rapidly adopt new technologies to support the environment and contribute to project deliverables.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, math, engineering, or related field, or equivalent education/experience.
• Five years of experience in mainframe technologies – COBOL, JCL, Ezytrieve, Rexx, and CICS.
• Advanced proficiency in WMIA, Vantage‑One, and Distribution Support System (DSS) administrative platforms.
• Experience with schedulers/SCM/debug tools:
  Control‑M, Endevor/Changeman, Xpeditor, Abend‑Aid, File Manager, IDCAMS, ICETOOL/SORT.
• Three years of experience in database design techniques and philosophies in DB2, VSAM, and Oracle.
• Familiarity with designing, implementing, and maintaining REST/JSON APIs that front CICS programs/transactions via z/OS Connect EE.
• Hands‑on ITIL/ITSM experience (Incident, Problem, Change, Request, Knowledge).
• Experience optimizing batch processing cycles to meet or exceed nightly, month‑end, and quarter‑end SLA commitments.
• Advanced understanding of software development and research tools.
• Attention to detail and results‑oriented mindset with a strong customer focus.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and technical communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize workload to meet tight deadlines.

• Experience working on legacy migration and transformation initiatives.
• Development experience using Micro Focus Enterprise Developer or Visual COBOL IDE.
• Familiarity with DB2 and VSAM performance optimization.
• Exposure to enterprise production environments, including batch processing, database‑driven applications, and monitoring/alerting tools.
• Experience contributing to root‑cause analysis, runbooks, and operational improvements.
• Familiarity with ITSM tools, monitoring platforms, and on‑call support in a 24×7 production environment.
• Technology or platform certifications.
• Knowledge of insurance and annuity business concepts.

Hybrid – office environment (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays). Work outside normal business hours may be required. Occasional travel.

The salary range for this position is $110,000 to $140,000 annually, based on qualifications, experience, geography, work location, and operational needs. The position is eligible for an annual bonus per the company bonus plan. The company does not sponsor work visas. Relocation assistance is not provided for this position.