Software Engineer - Mainframe

Job Description

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The Ford Motor Credit Company team helps put people behind the wheels of great Ford and Lincoln vehicles. By partnering with dealerships, we provide financing, personalized service and professional expertise to thousands of dealers and millions of customers in over one hundred countries around the world.

In this position...

Ford Motor Credit Company is seeking a highly skilled mainframe software engineer to join our Customer and Account Servicing team. In this position, you will play a pivotal role in design, development, and maintenance of multiple critical business applications running on Z/OS platform. This position requires deep expertise in COBOL, JCL, DB2, and Z/OS systems, with a strong emphasis on performance optimization, complex problem-solving and ensuring the reliability and scalability of high-volume transaction and batch processing systems. As a senior member of the team, you will not only contribute hands-on to key projects but also provide technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced developers, driving best practices and innovation within our mainframe environment.

Ford Motor Credit Company is seeking a highly skilled mainframe software engineer to join our Customer and Account Servicing team. In this position, you will play a pivotal role in design, development, and maintenance of multiple critical business applications running on Z/OS platform. This position requires deep expertise in COBOL, JCL, DB2, and Z/OS systems, with a strong emphasis on performance optimization, complex problem-solving and ensuring the reliability and scalability of high-volume transaction and batch processing systems. As a senior member of the team, you will not only contribute hands-on to key projects but also provide technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced developers, driving best practices and innovation within our mainframe environment.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

• COBOL Development & Optimization: Design, develop, test, and maintain complex COBOL programs, ensuring code efficiency, maintainability, and scalability, especially when dealing with large datasets and intricate business logic.
• JCL Management & Troubleshooting: Create, enhance, and troubleshoot intricate JCL job streams, including the use of PROCs, conditional execution, and advanced error handling. Develop robust restart and recovery strategies to ensure data integrity and minimize reprocessing in case of job failures.
• DB2 Database Interaction & Tuning: Develop and optimize SQL queries for DB2 on z/OS, focusing on performance, concurrency, and data integrity. Utilize DB2 tools (EXPLAIN, RUNSTATS) and implement effective indexing strategies to resolve performance bottlenecks.
• z/OS System Utilization: Leverage essential z/OS utilities (e.g., IDCAMS, IEBGENER, DFSORT, IEFBR14) for data management, file manipulation, and system tasks. Monitor z/OS system performance and troubleshoot issues using tools like SDSF and RMF.
• Complex Problem Solving: Diagnose, analyze, and resolve multi-component production issues spanning COBOL applications, JCL processes, and DB2 database interactions. Apply a systematic approach to identify root causes and implement effective solutions.
• Modernization & Integration: Participate in initiatives to modernize existing COBOL applications and integrate mainframe systems with distributed technologies (e.g., REST APIs, messaging queues, cloud platforms). Address challenges related to data conversion, security, and transaction context.
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Provide technical guidance, code reviews, and mentorship to junior mainframe developers. Share knowledge, best practices, and contribute to the overall technical growth of the team.
• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including program specifications, JCL procedures, and operational guides.
• Collaboration: Work closely with business analysts, project managers, operations teams, and other development teams to deliver robust and reliable mainframe solutions.
  
  
  

Qualifications

You'll have...

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or similar technical discipline, or equivalent work experience.
  
  
  

Experience:

• At least five years of progressive experience in mainframe software engineering
• Expert-level proficiency in COBOL programming, including advanced features, data structures, and performance optimization techniques
• Experience with embedded SQL in COBOL programs; Strong proficiency in SQL for DB2 on Z/OS, including complex query writing and optimization.
• In-depth knowledge of Job Control Language (JCL)
• Practical experience with essential Z/OS utilities and commands
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve complex, multi-component technical issues across the mainframe stack
• Excellence verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts clearly
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and experience mentoring or guiding junior engineers
  
  
  

Even better, you may have...

• Experience with mainframe modernization initiatives (e.g., exposing COBOL via APIs, integrating with distributed systems via MQ or z/OS Connect EE).
• Familiarity with mainframe source control systems (e.g., Endevor).
• Experience with mainframe debugging tools (e.g., IBM Debug Tool, Fault Analyzer, File Manager).
• Knowledge of other mainframe technologies such as CICS, VSAM, MQ Series, CA7, CA11.
• Experience in an Agile development environment.
  
  
  

Work Requirements:

• Desk work, sedentary.
  
  
  

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
  
  
  

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Benefits

This position is a range of salary grades SG7-SG8.

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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This position is hybrid (onsite four days per week) for candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location or remote for non-local candidates.