M&T Bank Corporation

Senior Mainframe Engineer - Wealth/Trust Services

M&T Bank Corporation$97K — $161K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of systems analysis and/or application development experience; 3 years minimum with a Bachelor's degree
  • Associate's degree with 5 years of experience or 7 years total experience with relevant work background
  • Advanced proficiency in at least one relevant programming language
  • Hands-on experience in software engineering within development and applications support
  • Familiarity with financial services and Wealth Trust domains

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain robust solutions and batch processes
  • Utilize tools like JCL, JSCAN, EZTRIEVE, and COBOL extensively
  • Own and ensure quality in feature delivery for the Wealth Trust platform
  • Align solutions with SDLC practices and deployment standards
  • Mentor junior developers and support their workflow implementation
  • Engage in code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to create effective technical solutions

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangement with one day remote per week
  • Opportunities for mentorship and professional growth
  • Support for continuous learning and collaboration
  • Engagement in modernization and DevOps practices
  • Exposure to diverse technologies and financial services challenges
Full Job Description
This role is four days onsite at our Wilmington, DE location, with the flexibility to work from home one day per week
Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with deep experience in the area of Wealth/Trust to join our engineering team . In this role, you will work to enhance and support the Trust Reporting (TRS/WSE) systems and play a key role in continuing the modernization of our mainframe ecosystem. You'll collaborate closely with senior technical leaders, contribute to new development and system enhancements, and help advance the continued modernization of our DevOps and automation capabilities on the mainframe.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Design, develop, and maintain high quality solutions and batch processes
  • Work extensively with JCL, JSCAN, EZTRIEVE, VSAM, TSO Utilities, CA7,AUTOMIC, FILEAID, XPEDITER, COBOL and ABEND-AID.
  • Own delivery of features and enhancements within the Wealth Trust platform, ensuring quality, completeness, and adherence to requirements.
  • Ensure solutions align with SDLC practices, deployment processes, and environment promotion standards. (PANAPT, Service Now)
  • Provide mentorship and guidance to junior developers, including support of development, debugging, and workflow implementation.
  • Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing sessions to promote best practices and continuous improvement.
  • Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, and Business Partners to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.
  • Contribute to workflow and process improvements, identifying opportunities to streamline manual steps and improve user experience.
  • Assist in the design and implementation of integrations with internal systems as part of broader solutions.
  • Validate functionality through testing and troubleshooting, ensuring workflows execute as intended across environments.
  • Monitor and support workflow execution and operational performance, addressing issues and improving reliability over time.
  • Document solutions, configurations, and patterns to support team knowledge and maintainability.
  • Communicate progress, challenges, and technical decisions effectively to team members and stakeholders.
  • Promote a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and engineering quality.


Technical Skills:
  • JCL / JSCAN
  • EZTRIEV
  • TSO/ISPF Utilities
  • CA7
  • FILEAID
  • XPEDITER
  • ABEND-AID
  • CA AUTOMIC
  • COBOL
  • Strong understanding of batch processing, data flows, and performance tuning.
  • Proven ability to troubleshoot complex system issues in large-scale environments.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills


Education and Experience Required:
  • Associate's degree and a minimum of 5 years' systems analysis and/ or application development work experience or Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years' systems analysis and/ or application development work experience. In lieu of degree, a combined minimum of 7 years' education and/or relevant work experience, including a minimum of 3 years' systems analysis and/or application development work experience
  • Advanced proficiency in minimum of 1 relevant programming language.


Education and Experience Preferred:
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience and demonstrated proficiency as a software engineer in both development and applications support roles.
  • Experience contributing to or setting up DevOps/CI/CD pipelines for mainframe workloads (e.g., Git, SonarQube, SonarLint, ADDI, Ansible).
  • Familiarity with IBM's zDIH or other mainframe modernization and integration technologies.
  • Exposure to cloud integration, API enablement, and/or data virtualization initiatives.
  • Background in Financial services, Wealth Trust, or other high-availability industries.


M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $97,100.00 - $161,800.00 (USD). The successful candidate's particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.

Location
Buffalo, New York, United States of America

About M&T Bank Corporation

M&T Bank is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T's principal banking subsidiary, M&T Bank, operates banking offices in New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Trust-related services are provided by M&T's Wilmington Trust-affiliated companies and by M&T Bank. M&T Bank traces its origins to the founding of Manufacturers and Traders Bank in Buffalo, New York. As a result of mergers, acquisitions, and name changes, M&T Bank Corporation's principal bank is now known as Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company or M&T Bank. M&T Bank reorganized under a bank holding company in 1969 called First Empire State Corporation. The name was changed in 1998 to M&T Bank Corporation, whose common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol "MTB."

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