Mainframe GDPS Engineer

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level. 

As a Software Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within the Card Services, you play a crucial role in an agile team dedicated to enhancing, building, and delivering reliable, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. As a key technical contributor, you will be responsible for implementing essential technology solutions across diverse technical domains, supporting various business functions to achieve the firm's objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy backend microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and Python.

• Architect and implement solutions on AWS, utilizing services like ECS, Lambda, S3, and RDS.

• Collaborate with Product, SRE, and Infrastructure teams to deliver robust solutions.

• Refactor/integrate/migrate legacy mainframe components (COBOL, Assembler) as needed.

• Ensure code quality through automated testing, code reviews, and CI/CD practices.

• Maintain API documentation and technical specifications.

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize system performance and reliability.

• Adhere to secure coding standards and compliance requirements (PCI/SOX)

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience

• Strong AWS cloud skills (IAM, ECS, Lambda, S3, RDS, CloudWatch). Proficiency in Java (8+), Spring Boot, Python (3.x).

• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability

• Proven experience as a Mainframe Developer with expertise in COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, CICS,MQ, and SQL

• In-depth knowledge of Payment Processing software, including TS2 Architecture and TS2 Options, with hands-on experience in a wide range of cardholder functionalities such as new credit card account setup, application processing, transaction posting, account cycling, statement generation, pricing, change-in-terms, and collections management.

• Experience with ChangeMan or similar version control tools. Knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases and caching solutions.

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Spinnaker, Terraform).

• Understanding of secure coding, logging, and monitoring best practices.

• Exposure to Mainframe technologies (COBOL, Assembler) is an advantage.

• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus. Demonstrated test coverage and code quality in previous roles.

• Proven track record of successful cloud deployments and system uptime. Evidence of compliance with security and regulatory standards. Agile/Scrum methodology experience and Excellent communication and documentation skills.