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Principal Global Services

Lead Software Engineer

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Job Title: Lead Software Engineer - Mainframe

Experience: 7+ years

Role Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Lead Software Engineer (Mainframe) to design and deliver scalable, secure, and highperformance backend systems. This role emphasizes technical excellence, mentorship, driving projects to completion, and clear stakeholder communication.

Key Responsibilities

  • Function Lead from both technical and delivery perspective with focus more on project and resource management
  • Ability to effectively influence, direct and monitor the project work
  • Uses established relationships in effective collaboration with other levels, within team, within business area and across business areas.
  • Develop strong understanding of the business
  • Develop and Support decision making , good Business communication skills across multiple levels
  • Ability to successfully manage and take accountability for projects including identifying necessary resources, communicating and establishing and meeting deadlines.
  • Ability to effectively resolve conflicts
  • Good Understanding on development frameworks and standard procedures followed within the organization
  • Ensure alignment to business strategies
  • Challenges ideas, methods, guidelines and procedures to promote discussion and thinking
  • Supports and develops strategic thinking / drives
  • Act as a point of escalation and resolution during the project lifecycle
  • Supports in performance evaluations and mentors team members through formal (Data, Reports etc..) and informal channels
  • Strong capability of executing project /operations in terms of deliveries, managing risks, ensuring overall quality
  • Adheres and ensures that the Team adheres to the standard process and procedures set in place for execution
  • Consistently raises the bar by going beyond day-to-day performance expectations
  • Develop planning/organizational, problem-solving, analytical, time management, and decision making skills

Qualifications

MustHave Skills (Java)

  • COBOL, JCL, DB2
  • Debugging tools

Good to Have

  • CICS
  • VSAM

Soft Skills

  • Strong problem-solving, analytical thinking, and bias for action.
  • Plans, prioritizes, and communicates effectively across teams and time zones.
  • Mentors teammates, provides clear, constructive feedback.
  • Demonstrates ownership, raises the bar, and consistently exceeds day-to-day expectations.
  • Identifies ambiguity/risks and proactively drives clarity and resolution with stakeholders.

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Job ID: 131814075