Demo

Principal Mainframe Engineer (COBOL, CICS, DB2)

Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments Salary
Roanoke, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 1/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/5/2026
Job Description

PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER

The Role

Seeking a Principal Software Engineer with superb mainframe technical and analytical skills to help maintain, enhance, and transform high volume production platforms in the Retirement Services Recordkeeping & Operations domain of Workplace Investing Technology.

Our mission is to enable millions of Fidelity customers to better prepare for retirement while delivering outstanding customer experiences. As part of this effort, you will engage collaboratively with systems and business partners to deliver high quality and innovative software solutions.

As a principal software engineer, you will apply your skills in all aspects of various projects including design, development, and implementation. You should have a desire to gain an understanding of our systems and business, as well as providing leadership, guidance, and mentoring as needed to other team members.

The Team

We are an agile squad that is part of the Defined Contribution recordkeeping platform. Working together and with other squads, we deliver solutions to our customers by aligning the right skillsets to their most critical business priorities. The work is diverse, challenging, and provides for continuous learning and growth opportunities.

The Expertise And Skills You Bring

  • 8 years of software development experience with large mainframe-based systems.
  • BS/BA or advanced degree, or equivalent experience preferred.
  • Solid hands-on development skills in mainframe languages and technologies (Cobol, CICS, VSAM, JCL, utilities, FileAid, Endevor, debuggers, schedulers, etc.).
  • Proficiency with the DB2 database management system and database processing concepts.
  • Knowledge of native stored procedures is a plus.
  • Deploy and support software releases into production environments.
  • Strong knowledge of and experience with the overall testing process.
  • Any knowledge or experience in distributed technologies, cloud computing, and/or Java programming is a plus.
  • Ability to work with business partners to help define requirements and solutions.
  • Provide estimates and scoping for proposed projects.
  • Ability to perform detailed analysis for maintenance and enhancement projects, both batch and online.
  • Proven and strong interpersonal and organizational skills coupled with effective written communication skills.
  • Confidence to think and act strategically, share innovative insights, and offer creative solutions to deliver exceptional user experiences.
  • Embrace flexibility and shift focus to meet the most pressing customer/client needs.
  • You bring a growth mentality to work every day as you continue to learn new applications and technologies and are willing to share that knowledge with your fellow squad members.

Certifications

Category:

Information Technology

Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.

Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.

Salary.com Estimation for Principal Mainframe Engineer (COBOL, CICS, DB2) in Roanoke, TX
$151,844 to $181,869
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Principal Mainframe Engineer (COBOL, CICS, DB2)?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Principal Mainframe Engineer (COBOL, CICS, DB2) career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$72,620 - $96,681
Income Estimation: 
$111,369 - $141,168
Income Estimation: 
$117,871 - $153,580
Income Estimation: 
$109,939 - $144,341
Income Estimation: 
$114,500 - $144,633
Income Estimation: 
$146,673 - $180,130
Income Estimation: 
$176,149 - $220,529
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Fidelity Investments

  • Fidelity Investments Smithfield, RI
  • Job Description: Director, Solution Architect - Experience The Role Are you passionate about creating exceptional customer experiences? As a Journey Soluti... more
  • 12 Days Ago

  • Fidelity Investments Smithfield, RI
  • Job Description The Role and the Team IWMS (Institutional Wealth Management Services) is seeking an experienced Systems Analyst to join us in the design an... more
  • 12 Days Ago

  • Fidelity Investments Smithfield, RI
  • Job Description The Role As a Senior Manager leading our Regional Investment Consultants (RICs) on the Intermediary Investments Sales Desk you have the res... more
  • 12 Days Ago

  • Fidelity Investments Smithfield, RI
  • Job Description The Role and the Team IWMS (Institutional Wealth Management Services) is seeking an experienced Full Stack developer to join us in the desi... more
  • 12 Days Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Principal Mainframe Engineer (COBOL, CICS, DB2) jobs in the Roanoke, TX area that may be a better fit.

  • Fidelity Investments Westlake, TX
  • Job Description: The Fidelity Enterprise Infrastructure – Mainframe Transaction and Data Management team is seeking a Principal CICS Systems Programmer to ... more
  • 2 Months Ago

  • Fidelity Investments Roanoke, TX
  • Job Description The Fidelity Enterprise Infrastructure – Mainframe Transaction and Data Management team is seeking a Principal CICS Systems Programmer to j... more
  • 10 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!