Lead Software Engineer - Vantage / Insurance Administration

Job FamilyIT - DevelopmentAbout UsAt Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment - one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.Who We AreWe believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life.Today, we're part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what's important to them.We're empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good - for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.What We DoTransamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It's part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.* For more information, visit transamerica.com.Job Description SummaryThe Lead Software Engineer mainframe and API-driven web technologies to build and support application solutions. Provides lead support for design and development to one or more application development teams, and leads a team of local or outsourced software engineers to build and support business application solutions.Job DescriptionResponsibilitiesWork collaboratively with other development staff, including contract and offshore Software Engineers, and business product owners.Perform design and analysis for deliverables. Lead large team design sessions for system level architecture solutions.Serve as a subject matter expert for a wide range of areas, applications, and technologies; mentor other team members in design/coding standards.Lead analysis and general architectural design across platforms toward the development of end-to-end solutions.Lead development staff, including contract and off-shore developers.Prepare presentations and lead development meetings.Recommend solutions which take into consideration costs, business needs, and system impacts.Develop, test, implement, and document mainframe-based solutions to address business requirements.Participate on committees or projects to help define organization-wide standards, processes, and guidelines.Learn and keep pace with the latest advances in the field and rapidly grasp new technologies to support the environment and contribute to project deliverables.QualificationsBachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, math, engineering, or other technical field, or equivalent education/experience.Five years of experience in mainframe technologies - COBOL, JCL, Ezytrieve, Rexx and CICS.Advanced proficiency and subject-matter expertise in wmA, Vantage-One, and Distribution Support System (DSS) administrative platforms.Experience with Schedulers/SCM/Debug: Control-M, Endevor/Changeman, Xpeditor, Abend-Aid, File Manager, IDCAMS, ICETOOL/SORT.Three years of experience and expertise in database design techniques and philosophies in DB2, VSAM and Oracle.Familiarity with designing, implementing and maintaining REST/JSON APIs that front CICS programs/transactions via z/OS Connect EE.Hands-on ITIL/ITSM experience (Incident, Problem, Change, Request, Knowledge).Experience in optimizing batch processing cycles to meet or exceed nightly, month-end, and quarter-end SLA commitments.Advanced understanding of software development and research toolsAttention to detail and results oriented, with a strong customer focusAbility to work as part of a team and independentlyAnalytical and problem-solving skillsTechnical communication skillsProblem-solving and technical communication skillsAbility to prioritize workload to meet tight deadlinesPreferred QualificationsExperience working on legacy migration and transformation initiatives.Development experience using Micro Focus Enterprise Developer or Visual COBOL IDE.Familiarity with DB2 and VSAM performance optimizationExposure to enterprise production environments, including batch processing, database-driven applications, and monitoring/alerting tools.Experience contributing to root-cause analysis, runbooks, and operational improvements.Familiarity with ITSM tools, monitoring platforms, and on-call support in a 24×7 production environment.Technology or platform certifications.Knowledge of insurance and annuity business concepts.Working ConditionsHybrid - Office Environment (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)Work outside of normal business hours may be required