Application Engineer (Mainframe)

  • Discover Financial Services
  • Riverwoods, IL
  • time-alarm-solid 02-29-2024

Job Description

Discover Financial Services is looking for a talented Application Engineer (Mainframe) to join our dynamic team. As an Application Engineer, you will play a crucial role in building and releasing reliable software systems at scale, working closely with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain full-stack solutions that meet our business needs. Your innovative mindset and problem-solving skills will be essential in guiding the team through the development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to product team deliverables using Java programming technology.
  • Identify opportunities for automation and efficiency in the product delivery cycle.
  • Solve complex technical problems and explore innovative solutions.
  • Collaborate with business partners to understand requirements and deliver high-quality features to production.
  • Provide oversight on design decisions and guide the team towards achieving key results.
  • Remediate issues using engineering principles and contribute to technology communities at Discover.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • 3+ years of experience in Information Technology or Software Engineering.
  • Internal applicants must have a technical proficiency rating of competent on the Dreyfus engineering scale.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Strong automation mindset with testing and build/deploy concepts.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins, Github Actions, Chef, and Ansible.
  • Technical skills in COBOL, JCL, CICS, Z/OS, and Unix.

Application Deadline: This position is open until Jan-27-2024.

Compensation: Base salary ranges from $86,500.00 to $146,100.00, with additional incentives.

Benefits: Discover offers a comprehensive benefits package including Paid Parental Leave, 401(k) plan, Medical, Dental, Vision, and more.

Don't miss this opportunity to contribute to a diverse and inclusive workplace at Discover Financial Services!

Apply now and be part of our success story!