Mainframe Developer

The Company

BetaNXT is the next wave in wealth management technology and outsourcing solutions. We focused on solving our customers' most demanding integration challenges with flexible, efficient, connected solutions. Our products reduce enterprise cost, streamline operation processes, increase advisor productivity, and enhance the investor experience. Together with BetaNXT, wealth management firms are transforming their platforms into differentiating assets that enable scale and commercial growth.

But we're not just invested in our customers; we're also invested in people. We know that our overall success is a combined effort, and we therefore strive to provide opportunities for our employees to learn, grow and thrive.

The Opportunity

BETA is a self-clearing securities processing solution for wealth management firms. Built on years of expert knowledge and hands-on experience, BETA provides critical back-office controls including corporate action management, middle office exception management, and front office account management and trading tools for advisors.

We are currently seeking an experienced and technology oriented individual to take on the role of Lead Associate, Technology Development. This is an individual contributor position, and the ideal candidate is responsible for development, delivery, and support of technology-based business solutions. They will test and implement configuration changes and assist in the design of software applications to meet both functional and technical requirements. The individual will deliver strategic initiatives within the Wealth Management Platform Product Engineering team.

About the Team

Reporting to the Manager, Technology Development, this role is part of a Scrum team supporting a product(s) within the Host Development team. The team builds and modifies COBOL programs that are exposed to our end-client firms as well as to our internal applications. Our business model is hybrid, working from our Brookfield, WI campus.

What You’ll Do

• · Writes new software, makes modifications to existing software, integrates

software applications and modules in accordance with agreed upon specifications provided by leads.

• · Creates and executes unit testing and integration testing ensuring modules meet requirements.

• · May need to provide technical support to operations or other development teams
  • · Creates and maintains all required technical documentation related to assigned components to ensure supportability.
• · Designs and implements solutions as directed within standards.
  • · Participates in project planning sessions with team members to analyze development requirements, provide design options, and provide work breakdown and estimates of work.

• · Provides regular status updates via internal team meetings, scrum ceremonies and status meetings.

Your Experience

• · Experience with one or more programming languages like COBOL, software engineering methodologies, computer science principles. Good understanding of software development quality processes.
• · Good written and oral communication skills
• · Good problem-solving capabilities
• · 2 to 4 yrs. experience in Developing complex integration projects
• · Java, RegEx, COBOL, and SoapUI / ReadyAPI experience desirable
  • · 4 years Degree in Engineering (Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Information Science) or Master’s Degree in Computer Science
• · IBM Professional Certification added advantage

Background in AIX or UNIX

• · Experience with one or more programming languages, software engineering methodologies, computer science principles. Good understanding of software development quality processes.
• · 2 to 4 yrs. experience in complex integration projects.
• · Good written and oral communication skills
• · Works well with Divergent Groups within the organization

Good to have:

• · Shell scripting
• · Strong background in C, C++, C#, Java knowledge a plus
• · Good at taking direction, problem-solving, and self-motivating tasks to completion.