What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineer III position at Edward Jones?
Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 8 million clients and 19,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report.
¹Fortune 500, published June 2023, data as of December 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report.
¹Fortune 500, published June 2023, data as of December 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Team Overview:
You may be surprised to know that Edward Jones employs thousands of technologists - all focused on creating world-class experiences for our clients and branch offices. If you’ve considered Edward Jones in the past, it’s time to take another look. We are in the midst of embracing a modern, cloud-based architecture and are looking for exceptional individuals that want to be a part of that future
We've invested millions of dollars into new technology platforms to help improve what matters most in our industry, client experience. We're currently implementing a modern, cloud-based architecture and are looking for talented, and motived professionals that want to be part of providing the best client experience and financial resources possible.
What You'll Do:
The Technology Cash teams are comprised of both a Mainframe team and an Open Systems team that work very closely together. The team is responsible for numerous custom-built applications, used daily by our home office associates, branch teams and clients. We support Cash Management Products and other applications relevant to the Banking and Cash Management at the firm. We are seeking an exceptionally talented Engineer III to innovate and collaborate with our team to generate creative ideas that will continue taking these applications to the next level.
Here are a few of the key responsibilities you will be a part of…
You may be surprised to know that Edward Jones employs thousands of technologists - all focused on creating world-class experiences for our clients and branch offices. If you’ve considered Edward Jones in the past, it’s time to take another look. We are in the midst of embracing a modern, cloud-based architecture and are looking for exceptional individuals that want to be a part of that future
We've invested millions of dollars into new technology platforms to help improve what matters most in our industry, client experience. We're currently implementing a modern, cloud-based architecture and are looking for talented, and motived professionals that want to be part of providing the best client experience and financial resources possible.
What You'll Do:
The Technology Cash teams are comprised of both a Mainframe team and an Open Systems team that work very closely together. The team is responsible for numerous custom-built applications, used daily by our home office associates, branch teams and clients. We support Cash Management Products and other applications relevant to the Banking and Cash Management at the firm. We are seeking an exceptionally talented Engineer III to innovate and collaborate with our team to generate creative ideas that will continue taking these applications to the next level.
Here are a few of the key responsibilities you will be a part of…
- Work as a member on an Agile Team to deliver business value
- Design - Perform lead analyst role to design, code, test, debug, and maintain programs
- Develop – Modify and develop complex information systems involving most phases of systems analysis and programming
- Adapt – Shift work between different environments and multitask
- Implement – Analyze, design, code and document programs and enhancements
- Test – Conduct code walkthroughs to ensure programs meet the specified quality standards
- Plan – Assist with defining and meeting business requirements, preparing detailed software specifications, and providing program or system level estimates
- Monitor – Provide system support, including on-call pager rotation
- Mentor – Provide guidance, training, and mentorship on the business impact of the systems supported, technical systems design, development of best practices, and IS processes and tools
What Experience You'll Need:
- Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent experience
- 5 years in software development and support for mainframe environments, including experience with:
- Mainframe development tools, such as COBOL and JCL
- DB2
- Expediter (or similar debugging tool)
- Both batch and on-line program development
- Mainframe to open-system client communications
At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.
