What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mainframe Engineer IV 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.
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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 Edward Jones Core Digital Services (CDS) group has multiple teams supporting applications across the entire organization. The CDS – Client Engagement team is looking for a Mainframe Engineer IV who will utilize their technical skills to complete software development tasks and provide technical leadership for team members. This will be accomplished by interacting with key stakeholders, enhancing applications, developing software/tools, and providing support for applications used daily by thousands of Financial Advisor branch teams to manage and grow their business.
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 Edward Jones Core Digital Services (CDS) group has multiple teams supporting applications across the entire organization. The CDS – Client Engagement team is looking for a Mainframe Engineer IV who will utilize their technical skills to complete software development tasks and provide technical leadership for team members. This will be accomplished by interacting with key stakeholders, enhancing applications, developing software/tools, and providing support for applications used daily by thousands of Financial Advisor branch teams to manage and grow their business.
Here are a few of the key responsibilities you will be a part of:
- Lead – Provide technical leadership related to software development tools, methodologies, best practices, and standards.
- Mentor – Provide guidance, training and mentorship on the business impact of the systems supported, technical systems design, development of best practices, and Technology processes and tools.
- Plan – Assist with defining and meeting business requirements, preparing detailed software specifications, and providing program or system level estimates.
- Direct – Provide direction as to the effective use of technology within the enterprise architecture.
- Influence – Collaborate with Product Delivery Managers, Project Leaders and/or associates in a matrix organization.
- 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.
- Implement – Analyze, design, code and document programs and enhancements.
- Test – Conduct code walkthroughs to ensure programs meet the specified quality standards.
- Adapt – Shift work between different environments and multitask.
What Experience You Need:
What Sets You Apart:
***Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.***
- Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience.
- 7 years of experience directly related to software development and support in COBOL, including the ability to:
- Design, develop, test, document, and implement quality software within targeted timeframes.
- Perform analysis of system requirements to determine feasibility, costs, and benefits.
- Knowledge and practical experience with the following technologies:
- CICS
- CA-7
- DB2
- JCL
What Sets You Apart:
- Previous experience as a tech lead mentoring multiple junior developers.
- Knowledge of Financial Industry.
- Ability to prepare detailed software specifications and provide program or system level estimates.
***Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.***
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.
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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.
