Mainframe Software Engineer - Assistant Vice President

In short – an essential part of Deutsche Bank’s technology solution, developing applications for key business areas.

Our Technologists drive Cloud, Cyber and business technology strategy while transforming it within a robust, hands-on engineering culture. Learning is a key element of our people strategy, and we have a variety of options for you to develop professionally.   Our approach to the future of work champions flexibility and is rooted in the understanding that there have been dramatic shifts in the ways we work.

Having first established a presence in the Americas in the 19th century, Deutsche Bank opened its US technology center in Cary, North Carolina in 2009.

Overview

You will help design, build, and modernize mission critical systems that power Deutsche Bank’s core business operations. You work hands on with enterprise mainframe platforms while partnering with business and technology teams to keep applications stable, secure, and evolving. You play a key role in strengthening reliability today while supporting long term modernization and migration initiatives. This is an opportunity to deepen your technical expertise while contributing to platforms that operate at global scale.

What We Offer You

• A diverse and inclusive environment that embraces change, innovation, and collaboration

• A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, generous vacation, personal and volunteer days

• Employee Resource Groups support an inclusive workplace for everyone and promote community engagement

• Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave, and family building benefits

• Educational resources, matching gift and volunteer programs

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, test, and maintain core mainframe applications that support critical business functions

• Build and support both batch and online transaction processing to ensure reliable day to day operations

• Analyze and resolve production issues, partnering closely with support teams to restore service quickly and safely

• Enhance application performance and data integrity across enterprise databases and data stores

• Support modernization and migration initiatives that evolve legacy systems toward future ready architectures

• Collaborate with application owners, infrastructure, and security teams to deliver compliant and resilient solutions

Skills You’ll Need

• Hands on experience developing and supporting applications on IBM z/OS environments

• Strong proficiency with COBOL and enterprise batch and transaction processing

• Experience working with mainframe databases and data structure

• Ability to troubleshoot production issues and deliver clear, well documented solutions

• Strong communication skills and comfort working in collaborative, cross functional team

Skills That Will Help You Excel

• Curiosity and motivation to modernize legacy platforms and learn new technologies

• A disciplined, quality focused mindset with attention to detail and risk awareness

• Experience supporting regulated or highly controlled environments

• Familiarity with modern development practices, automation, or DevOps approaches

• A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement

Expectations

It is the Bank’s expectation that employees hired into this role will work in the Cary office in accordance with the Bank’s hybrid working model. 

Deutsche Bank provides reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees with a substantiated need based on disability and/or religion.

The salary range for this position in New York City is $100,000 to $153,000.  Actual salaries may be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications.  Posted salary ranges do not include incentive compensation or any other type of remuneration.

Deutsche Bank Benefits

At Deutsche Bank, we recognize that our benefit programs have a profound impact on our colleagues. That’s why we are focused on providing benefits and perks that enable our colleagues to live authenti­cally and be their whole selves, at every stage of life. We provide access to physical, emotional, and financial wellness benefits that allow our colleagues to stay financially secure and strike balance between work and home.