Systems Programmer Analyst Sr

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships.  We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

Main areas of responsibilities:

• Analyze business requirements to design efficient mainframe solutions, identifying opportunities to enhance systems functionality and efficiency.
• Develop, modify, and maintain processes built on Cobol, CICS, JCL, DB2, VSAM and MQ Series ensuring high-quality and optimized code. Collaborate with other developers and infrastructure teams to integrate systems and applications.
• Diagnose and resolve technical issues in mainframe applications, providing support to ensure stability and minimal downtime. This includes monitoring systems performance and making adjustments as necessary.
• Conduct unit and integration testing to validate functionality and ensure solutions meet requirements, using best practices for quality assurance to prevent defects.
• Maintain detailed technical documentation, including design specifications, coding standards, and systems configurations, to ensure comprehensive knowledge transfer and continuity.
• Work closely with other IT teams, business analysts, and stakeholders to understand project requirements and communicate project status, technical challenges, and solutions.
• Continuously improve and optimize mainframe applications to ensure they perform optimally under heavy usage.

Requirements:

• 5-7 + years of experience in mainframe development, with a focus on CICS and MQ-driven CICS background processing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field.
• Experience working and coordinating work in global multi-cultural environment.
• Experience in Cobol, JCL, DB2, VSAM, CICS MQ and CICS for development and maintenance of mainframe applications. 
• Ability to write efficient, optimized code that minimizes resource usage and enhances application performance.
• Knowledge of tuning database queries, optimizing batch jobs and maintaining workload in a high-performance environment.
• Strong analytical skills to dissect complex issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions.
• Proactive approach to identifying potential problems and implementing preventive solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience writing clear, detailed documentation.
• Skilled in communicating technical details to non-technical stakeholders and collaborating effectively within teams.
• High level of attention to detail to ensure accuracy and thoroughness in coding, testing, documentation development, and project coordination.

Nice to have attributes:

• Certifications in mainframe programing, project management (e.g., PMP), or SDLC methodologies are a plus.
• Knowledge of test automation tools or frameworks to reduce manual testing.
• Experience with banking applications, including support for Global Controllers, Treasury Services, and General Ledger functions, is a plus.
 

Salary Range

$110,000 - $160,000

BBH’s compensation program includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing. The anticipated base salary range(s) shown above are only for the indicated location(s) and may differ in other locations due to cost of living and labor considerations. Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skill, experience and qualification for the role. BBH's total rewards package recognizes your contributions with more than just a paycheck—providing you with benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long-term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well-being. 

We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH:

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.

We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another. 

We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation.  As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

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