Senior Software Engineer - Mainframe

The Bank sponsors individuals for TN and H-1B transfers on a case by case basis. Please note that this position is not open to anyone on an F-1 student visa including those eligible for CPT/OPT or the Stem OPT extension.

• →Complete and oversee basic to complex systems analysis, design, development, testing, debugging, implementation, and production support activities.
• →Prepare and review user stories, acceptance criteria, technical documentation, test plans, estimates, impact assessments, and system documentation in support of Agile delivery.
• →Evaluate interrelationships and dependencies across programs, interfacing applications, vendors, platforms, and business processes.
• →Provide analytical consultation to identify effective technology solutions that support strategic business goals.
• →Follow and promote M&T development standards, Agile practices, DevOps practices, change management processes, and risk and regulatory controls.
• →Deploy mainframe components through automated pipelines and support issue identification, root cause analysis, and problem resolution.
• →Coordinate development tasks, communicate status and risks clearly, and collaborate with business partners, application teams, operations, and vendor partners.
• →Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and knowledge sharing to less experienced engineers.
• →Participate in on-call or off-hours production support as needed to maintain application availability and stability.
• →Maintain a strong understanding of the business processes supported by the application and promote an inclusive environment consistent with the M&T Bank brand.

• Associate’s degree and a minimum of 5 years’ systems analysis and/ or application development work experience or Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years’ systems analysis and/ or application development work experience. In lieu of degree, a combined minimum of 7 years’ education and/or relevant work experience, including a minimum of 3 years’ systems analysis and/or application development work experience

Requires at least five (5) years of experience with mainframe application development, maintenance, testing, debugging, implementation, or production support using COBOL, CICS, JCL, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, File-AID, Xpediter, Abend-AID, CA-7, or other job scheduling tools. Experience must include working on complex application changes, preparing technical documentation, performing impact analysis, executing test plans, and supporting production stability in an enterprise technology environment.

Banking, consumer lending, or loan origination domain knowledge; ACAPS or related mainframe-based banking applications; Easytrieve, IBM Developer for z/OS, GitLab, CI/CD, DevOps pipelines, z/OS Connect, API integrations, automation tools, Agile delivery practices, Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, and production support processes.