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Job Summary
The Principal Platform Engineer manages and leads the relationship with the Bread Financial Managed Service Provider (MSP) who supports our Mainframe environments. This Principal leads the MSP Engineers to provide and perform support operations for our Mainframe environment. This role focuses on continual improvement with resiliency, reliability and operations of Mainframe and processes to support the Mainframe environment.
Essential Job Functions :
- Technology Solutions : Understand the software development lifecycle to support implementation of technology solutions that create and enhance applications in the mainframe space. Inspect, analyze, and translate application functional and non-functional requirements into infrastructure technical design, application code, and configuration parameters. Provide technical on-call support as defined within the team and role expectations. Demonstrate proficiency in two or more programming languages (e.g. COBOL, Java) and develop or maintain at least three applications. Responsible for working with Mainframe application development engineers to review and troubleshoot code in conjunction with Infrastructure, DB2 Database code reviews and other Code level activities that may have an impact on the Mainframe infrastructure.
- Quality and Testing : Create and execute unit tests to ensure issues are proactively identified within the software development lifecycle. Assist in analyzing code to identify causes of errors and defects. Remediate known errors within development and production support contexts. Review application code with application and MSP teams. Estimate and size work based upon high-level requirements. Continuously improve infrastructure for applications and processes with a focus on quality, efficiency, and user experience.
- Partnership : Cultivate relationships across roles and organizations to maximize collaboration, partnership, and efficiency. Provide peer coaching and feedback formally and informally. Request and utilize feedback to foster personal development. Manage and lead the relationship with our Managed Service Provider (MSP) who supports our Mainframe environments. Build and maintain strong relationships with mid-level business partners, with executive level leadership and serve as the Mainframe technology subject matter expert in cross functional meetings. Demonstrate a strong understanding of the business and articulate business value of technology solutions to business partners.
- Strategic Impact : Handle mainframe SME initiatives such as; review and approval of IPL / upgrade schedules, observability of Mainframe environments such as dashboards / monitoring / alerting, high availability configuration and practices, OEM upgrades / updates to keep the environments and Mainframe support applications up to date and support OEM ticket submission process / tracking. Responsible for approval / denial of MSP SLA adherence to Mainframe availability, Mainframe maintenance, and Mainframe changes. Responsible for approval / denial of MSP monthly billing review in conjunction with the MSP SLA adherence through Bread Financial governance portal.
- Leadership : Work autonomously, providing technical supervision to peers while demonstrating appreciable business knowledge within the general financial services and marketing domains. Influence the team to generate support to achieve desired business outcomes. Responsible for the relationship of IBM, Broadcom, BMC and other Mainframe vendors used to support, maintain, and improve our Mainframe environments. Mentor and coach MSP technology leads and other technical team members to assess needs, provide assistance, and resolve technical problems. Lead and direct MSP technical leads and Application Development teams to identify improvement opportunities in resiliency, reliability and observability in the Mainframe environments. Operate as subject matter expert responsible for providing strategic direction input to senior leadership on the support, maintenance, growth and utilization of our Mainframe environment.
Reports To : Director Cloud Operations, Director Infrastructure, or Senior Director Infrastructure and Cloud Services
Direct Reports : None, has technical oversight over MSP team members.
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Other Duties
This job description is illustrative of the types of duties typically performed by this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of each and every essential function of the job. Because job content may change from time to time, the Company reserves the right to add and / or delete essential functions from this job at any time.
Salary Range (unless otherwise noted below) :
133,500.00 - $241,900.00
Full Salary Range for position :
California : $153,500.00 - $302,400.00
Colorado : $133,500.00 - $254,000.00
New York : $146,800.00 - $302,400.00
Washington : $140,100.00 - $278,200.00
Maryland : $140,100.00 - $266,100.00
Washington DC : $153,500.00 - $278,200.00
Illinois : $133,500.00 - $266,100.00
New Jersey : $153,500.00 - $278,200.00
The actual base pay within this range may be dependent upon many factors, which may include, but are not limited to, work location, education, experience, and skills.
Bread Financial offers medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and other voluntary benefits (including basic and optional life insurance, supplemental medical plans, and short and long-term disability) to eligible associates (regular full-time associates scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more) and their spouses / domestic partners, and child(ren) under the age of 26. New associate elected coverage begins on date of hire (with the exception of disability coverage which has a 6-month waiting period). Six weeks of 100% paid parental leave for eligible parents is available after a 180-day waiting period. Hired associates can immediately enroll in Bread Financial's 401(k) plan.
All associates receive 11 paid holidays. Associates have discretion in managing their time away from work through the Flexible Time Off (FTO) program and may need to notify and receive approval from their manager prior to taking the time off. Associates (except those located in Illinois) receive 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time ("PSST") upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year. Illinois associates receive 40 hours of Illinois PSST upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year and 40 hours of Illinois Paid Leave upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year. Illinois Paid Leave must be used before associates in Illinois will be approved to take FTO.
Hired associates will be able to elect the purchase company stock during offering periods in June and December. You will be eligible for an annual incentive bonus based on individual and company performance.
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About Bread Financial
At Bread Financial, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community, and be part of our award-winning culture. We've been consistently recognized as a best place to work nationally and in many markets and we're proud to promote an environment where you feel appreciated, accepted, valued, and fulfilled-both personally and professionally. Bread Financial supports the overall wellness of our associates with a diverse suite of benefits and offers boundless opportunities for career development and non-traditional career progression.
Bread Financial® (NYSE : BFH) is a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending, and saving solutions to millions of U.S consumers. Our payment solutions, including Bread Financial general purpose credit cards and savings products, empower our customers and their passions for a better life. Additionally, we deliver growth for some of the most recognized brands in travel & entertainment, health & beauty, jewelry and specialty apparel through our private label and co-brand credit cards and pay-over-time products providing choice and value to our shared customers.
To learn more about Bread Financial, our global associates and our sustainability commitments, visit breadfinancial.com or follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn.
Job Family :
Information Technology
Job Type : Regular
Salary : $133,500 - $241,900
