Knowledge, Skills & Experience Needed to Succeed
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- Minimum 8+ years of software development experience.
- Strong expertise in COBOL, JCL, and DB2 development.
- Hands-on experience with IBM Mainframe technologies.
- Experience developing and supporting high-volume transaction processing systems.
- Experience using AI-powered development tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or similar) to improve engineering productivity, code quality, testing, and problem-solving.
- Ability to effectively apply AI solutions to software development, automated testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and operational workflows.
- Experience with source code management tools such as Git.
- Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working within Agile software development methodologies.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within global cross-functional teams.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Experience within the payments industry supporting Visa, Mastercard, Discover, AMEX, JCB, or other card payment networks.
- Knowledge of card issuing, acquiring, authorization, clearing, settlement, or interchange processing.
- Experience with Unix/Linux administration and shell scripting.
- Java development experience.
- Strong working knowledge of VSAM.
- Experience supporting mission-critical, high-availability transaction processing environments.
- Experience driving performance engineering, resiliency, and operational excellence initiatives.
- Exposure to cloud-hosted payment platforms and modernization of legacy enterprise applications.
- Experience working within regulated financial services environments.
- Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworks.