Vice President, Mainframe Engineer
Job description
At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.
Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.
We’re seeking a Vice President, Mainframe Engineer professional to join our Foundational Frameworks team in Pittsburgh, PA or Lake Mary, FL.
In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:
- Develop, enhance, and maintain mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, DB2, SAS, and VSAM.
- Control-m scheduling system knowledge desirable.
- Other mainframe utility understanding, including: InSync, IBM utilities, SyncSort, compares, SDSF, DumpMaster.
- Experience with mainframe file structures including: PDS/E, Sequential and GDG.
- AFP coding is desirable.
- Assembler, Rexx and CList coding/understanding is a plus.
- Participate in mainframe DevOps initiatives (GitLab, CI/CD, automated testing).
- Administer and maintain IBM Content Manager OnDemand (CMOD) environments across development, testing, and production.
- Monitor platform health, performance, capacity, and availability.
- Perform upgrades, patching, and configuration management.
- Manage CMOD object servers, library servers, cache storage, and archival processes.
- Provide L2/L3 support for production incidents and service requests.
- Participate in on-call support rotations.
- Support integrations between CMOD and upstream/downstream applications.
- Support CMOD databases (DB2, Oracle, or SQL Server).
- Support audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure data retention policies are properly configured and enforced.
- Support disaster recovery testing and business continuity initiatives.
To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:
- EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or a related field.
- EXPERIENCE - 5+ years of experience supporting mainframe applications.
- Proficiency in COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM and SAS.
- Understanding of batch processing.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
- Financial services industry experience.
- Familiarity with GitLab, CI/CD or other source control tools.
- Exposure to mainframe DevOps practices.
- Knowledge of REXX, Assembler.
- IBM CMOD architecture.
- Object Server and Library Server administration.
- Indexing and document retrieval processes.
- CMOD migration and upgrade procedures.
- Linux/Unix administration.
- SQL and relational databases (DB2, Oracle, SQL Server).
At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at:
Here’s a few of our recent awards:
- America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
- World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
- “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2025
Our Benefits and Rewards:
BNY 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, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.
BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees’ growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.
Recognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.