About this role
We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President, Mainframe Engineer to join our Global custody - ECS – Positions & Settlements team. This role is located in PUNE In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:
• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of enterprise mainframe systems supporting critical financial services operations. Experience in driving modernization initiatives while ensuring system reliability, performance, and regulatory compliance. • Design and implement mainframe solutions using COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, and MQ Series • Lead capacity planning, performance tuning, and optimization of batch/online processing • Establish and enforce coding standards, best practices, and technical documentation • Ensure 24/7 availability of mission-critical systems • Manage incident response, root cause analysis, and problem resolution • Oversee disaster recovery planning and testing • Optimize MIPS utilization and infrastructure costs • Ensure adherence to SOX, regulatory, and security requirements • Manage vendor relationships (IBM, third-party software providers) • Conduct code reviews and security assessments • Mentor and develop mainframe engineering talent • Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, and cross-functional teams • Provide technical guidance to project managers and senior leadership • Drive mainframe DevOps adoption (CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, source control) • Lead API enablement and service modernization initiatives • Evaluate and implement emerging technologies (zCX, Machine Learning for z/OS) To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:
• 12+ years mainframe development/engineering experience • Expert knowledge of z/OS, COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, VSAM • Experience with mainframe version control/DevOps tools (Endevor, Jenkins, Git) • Strong understanding of financial services (payments, securities, custody) • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field • Experience with mainframe modernization (API enablement, cloud integration) • Knowledge of MQ Series, VSAM, REXX, Assembler • Financial industry certifications • Leadership/management experience