Senior Mainframe Developer

Bring your ideas. Make history.

BNY Mellon offers an exciting array of future-forward careers at the intersection of business, finance, and technology. We are one of the world's top asset management and banking firms that manages trillions of dollars in assets, custody and/or administration. Known as the “bank of banks” - 97% of the world’s top banks work with us as we lead and serve our customers into the new era of digital.

With over 238 years of rich history and industry firsts, BNY Mellon has been built upon our proven ability to evolve, lead, and drive new ideas at every turn. Today, we’re approximately 50,000 employees across 35 countries with a culture that empowers you to grow, take risks, experiment and be yourself. This is what #LifeAtBNYMellon is all about.

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Mainframe Developer to join our Software Engineering team. This role is located in Pittsburgh, PA, and will work a hybrid schedule .

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

• The job holder participates in the technical design, development and implementation of application systems
• Designs and codes programs, creates test transactions and writes documentation that describes installation and operating procedures
• Utilizes standard procedures and techniques to write new programs of moderate complexity (programs involving match/merge processing, utilization of one-dimensional internal program tables)
• Understands and follows the Software Development Life Cycle
• Programming well-designed, testable, efficient code
• Analyze, design and develop tests and test-automation suites
• 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
• Execute full lifecycle software development
• Develop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing systems
• Ensure software is updated with 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 re-use
• 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
• Compiles documentation written by more senior developers of all procedures used in system
• Contributes to the achievement of team objectives

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

• Bachelor's degree in computer science engineering or a related discipline, or at least 5 years of equivalent work experience required
  • 0-3 years of experience in software development required
• Prior experience with using a specific application development toolkit and knowledge of a mainframe development language required (i.e. COBOL, DB2, CICS) Communications and organization skills; team work skills
• Experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus
• Background in z/OS Connect API creation highly preferred

At BNY Mellon, our inclusive culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards:

• Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies & Top 20 for Diversity and Inclusion
• Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI)
• Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion , Disability: IN – 100% score
• 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, Fast Company
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 100% score Corporate Equality Index
• CDP’s Climate Change ‘A List’

Our Benefits:

BNY Mellon 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 that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

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

BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

Our ambition is to build the best global team – one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve – and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.