Senior Software Engineer (IBM Mainframe, COBOL)

Our Purpose

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Title and Summary

Senior Software Engineer (IBM Mainframe, COBOL)

Overview
• This position is for a Senior Software Engineer in Payment Networks, in the Clearing Program, specifically for the Debit application known as MDS Batch.
• Debit knowledge and/or Clearing knowledge preferred.
• Proficient with the Software development on IBM Mainframe COBOL, JCL, PROC using Endeavor as a software change management tool
• Proficient with VSAM, GDG files, Sequential files
• Proficient with File-Aid
• Proficient with OPC Scheduler
• Java experience being a plus
• Experience with GFT/nGFT as a transmission protocol
• Coordinate with other inbound and outbound applications to ensure success of the project
• Work with TPM/PMT to develop project schedule and track the deliverables
• Working knowledge in a full lifecycle development project and used various development methodologies including Waterfall and primarily Agile



Role

• Design and Develops software which meets business requirements.
• Develop directly from a Leads Design Doc to meet business requirements.
• Maintain project related metrics reporting for management review.
• Engage in peer reviews of teammate designs and testing signoff.
• Engage in story grooming, acceptance criteria to achieve business requirements.
• Engage in initiatives for automation, defect metrics and overall quality initiatives.
• Handle coordination between teams based in various locations.
• Create demos for the projects you are assigned.
• Participate in daily scrum calls per ALM cadence for project updates
• Update application knowledge/documentation in confluence
• Contribute to the writing of the customer announcements per project

All About You
• Responsible for the analysis, design, development and delivery of software solutions
• Experience in Mainframe batch development in COBOL, JCL, PROC
• Experience with OPC Scheduler
• Experience in unit testing, sonar scans, code coverage testing, and building UAT testing signoff documents
• Able to perform debugging and troubleshooting with Use of Abend-Aid /Xpediter to analyze and remove coding errors
• Experience working with Quality Engineering to assist in the building of ITF test plans/cases and defect resolution
• Strong Communicator in both written and verbal
• Has skills to elaborate and estimate functional requirements

Mastercard is an inclusive equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance), flexible spending account and health savings account, paid leaves (including 16 weeks new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays, 401k with a best-in-class company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, eligibility for tuition reimbursement, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.

Pay Ranges

O'Fallon, Missouri: $115,000 - $184,000 USD