Senior Vice President Equities Mainframe Engineer
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Expert
Bachelor's
Pittsburgh, PA, USA+1 moreMore locations: Lake Mary, FL, USA
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Software EngineeringBackend Engineering
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in computer science engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience, is required.
- Eight to twelve years of software development experience is required, including proficiency in mainframe technologies.
- Experience with front-end languages, libraries, and frameworks such as Angular, HTML, CSS, TypeScript, JavaScript, and jQuery.
- Working knowledge of Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring Security, ORM, and Spring Data libraries.
- Experience with Oracle or SQL Server.
- Experience with messaging frameworks such as IBM MQ or Kafka.
- Experience with SDLC, DevOps processes, CI/CD tools, and Git.
- Knowledge of Scrum and Agile methodologies.
- Familiarity with AI coding-assist tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, or Claude Code.
- Experience in the securities or financial services industry, with a focus on equities.
- Understanding of equities trade life cycles.
- Production support experience and ability to troubleshoot issues under pressure.
- Experience with application profiling and debugging.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and organization skills.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain applications incorporating front-end and back-end technologies.
- Program well-designed, testable, and efficient code.
- Integrate software components into fully functional software systems.
- Consult with Product and Business groups to provide high-level application software development services.
- Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers.
- Analyze situations and recommend solutions to business issues.
- Understand business drivers and the products the team supports through hands-on involvement.
- Drive innovation and continuous improvement in development and operational practices.
- Help re-engineer and modernize the platform, including migration to scalable microservice and cloud-based architecture using AI and other development tools.
- Work cross-functionally with stakeholders and trading systems, and run operational procedures to manage application risk.
- Support and maintain the legacy Order Management System on the mainframe platform.
- Deliver business-as-usual enhancements, maintenance, and system updates.
- Lead investigation, development, testing, and deployment of fixes for production issues and defects.
- Provide support for internal and external audits, including documentation and compliance activities.
- Collaborate with business and technology teams to ensure system stability and timely issue resolution.
- Use COBOL, JCL, DB2, MQ, Control-M, CICS, VSAM, and related mainframe technologies to support and enhance the application environment.
- Design and implement new systems and features across platforms.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with caching frameworks and the FIX protocol is an added advantage.
About the company
BNY safeguards financial assets and runs investment services for institutions, investment firms and wealthy clients around the world. Its custody business keeps clients' securities safe and handles the records and transactions needed to administer investment funds. Banks and brokers use its systems to settle trades, manage collateral and send payments, while its investment and wealth businesses manage portfolios and advise clients. It earns servicing and management fees as well as interest on loans and securities funded by client deposits. BNY traces its roots to the Bank of New York, founded by Alexander Hamilton in 1784, and is headquartered in New York City.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1784
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- BNY's growth funds expansion: July 2026 results showed quarterly revenue rising 13% to $5.7 billion.
- BNY is opening payment channels: September 2026 Pay-to-Wallet connected banks to retail wallets, with Kookmin among initial users.
- Analysts build transferable skills: BNY's 24-month program combines rotations, mentoring and AI learning pathways.
What critics are saying
- Staff stability has weakened: February 2026 reporting shows BNY headcount fell 7% in 2025.
- Investment demand weakened: BNY reported $17 billion of net outflows in the quarter ending March 2026.
- Investment fees face pressure: BNY reports demand shifting toward lower-fee asset-management products and performance-based charges.
What makes BNY unique
- BNY anchors institutional finance: its custody and administration footprint reached $62.6 trillion in June 2026.
- BNY occupies critical government-market plumbing: it is the primary provider of U.S. government securities clearance.
- BNY reaches brokerage customers through Pershing: its clearing platform supports 8.6 million global client accounts.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Paid Vacation
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Options
- Unlimited Paid Time Off