{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"d6dee5a6ffcb1a39f4e6e98d","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d6dee5a6ffcb1a39f4e6e98d","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d6dee5a6ffcb1a39f4e6e98d","title":"Senior Principal Software Engineer","description":"Job Description Summary\r\nThe Infrastructure Modernization business unit is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to serve as a visionary and hands-on technical leader for our Workload Automation solutions. These solutions are foundational to our customers' ability to automate business-critical processes/workflows, ensure predictable batch workload execution, and modernize software engineering, development, and deployment processes. This responsibility requires deep expertise in automation technologies and practices, run-book operational responsibilities, and modern DevOps pipeline strategies. In this role, this person will be a recognized thought leader, driving the evolution of our Automation product lines to meet enterprise mainframe and hybrid cloud environment. You will collaborate with customers, engineering teams, sales, and product management teams to ensure our offerings deliver robust protection, highly reliable, performant, operationally simple, and highly secure.\r\nKey modernization initiatives will include\r\nEmbedding generative and predictive AI to enhance predictable operational outcomes, build workflow processes, and effectively integrate automation into enterprises. In short, modernize our approach to pan-enterprise automation.\r\nArchitecting scalable, resilient automation platforms that support dynamic workloads\r\nDeveloping modern, secure APIs to improve integration with enterprise batch, DevOps, business process workflow ecosystems and observability platforms.\r\nStreamlining deployment and configuration compatible with modern deployment containerization and provisioning technologies.\r\nDeliver solutions that automate workflows seamlessly across the entire hybrid enterprise computing stack\r\nKey Role Responsibilities\r\nCreate and maintain the automation solution architecture that demonstrates key capabilities and value that customers require today and may well require tomorrow\r\nDirect requirements and backlog maintenance to ensure alignment with key vision and product direction.\r\nEvaluates and recommend key function and value streams necessary to address future vision-based use cases that will allow us to achieve:\r\nCompetitive differentiation\r\nMarket leading (e.g. Gartner Magic Quadrant)\r\nFull function vs. niche alignment based on strategy dictates\r\nBuild vs. Buy recommendations\r\nLead and advise on technical debt assessment and resolution\r\nExplore and advocate for automation integration opportunities across Rocket and our Partner ecosystems.\r\nMinimum Qualifications\r\n10+ years of professional software engineering/technical product experience, including at least 5 years in a principal or senior technical leadership role.\r\nDeep knowledge of automation technologies, workload orchestration, and DevOps practices.\r\nProven experience architecting scalable, resilient platforms for hybrid cloud and mainframe environments.\r\nStrong proficiency in z Assembler (HLASM), system diagnostics, and the z/OS architecture as well as modern programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, or similar) and API design.\r\nHands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines as deployed to support modern mainframe software product development\r\nFamiliarity with observability platforms, security best practices, and performance optimization.\r\nDemonstrated ability to define technical vision and roadmap for enterprise-scale solutions.\r\nExperience acting as a player-coach, mentoring global engineering teams while contributing technically.\r\nStrong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams (Product Management, Sales, Customer Engineering).\r\nExpertise in enterprise workload automation, batch processing, and integration with business process workflows.\r\nUnderstanding of AI/ML integration for predictive and generative automation use cases.\r\nExcellent communication and presentation skills for engaging with customers and executive stakeholders.\r\nAbility to work in a global, distributed development environment.\r\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field\r\nAnnual salary range for this position is between $124,500.00 - $168,075.00 gross before taxes.\r\nLI-Remote\r\nWhat Rocket Software can offer you in USA\r\nUnlimited Vacation Time as well as paid holidays and sick time\r\nHealth and Wellness coverage options for Rocketeers and dependents\r\nLife and disability coverage\r\nFidelity 401(k) and Roth Retirement Savings with matching contributions\r\nMonthly student debt benefit program\r\nTuition Reimbursement and Certificate Reimbursement Program opportunities\r\nLeadership and skills training opportunities\r\nEOE M/F/Vet/Disability. Rocket Software Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Rocket Software Inc. is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.\r\nRocket is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please call: 781-577-4321 or send an email to people@rocketsoftware.com. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.\r\nAs part of our commitment to a safe and trustworthy workplace, we include background and reference checks in our hiring process.\r\nIt is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. 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These solutions are foundational to our customers' ability to automate business-critical processes/workflows, ensure predictable batch workload execution, and modernize software engineering, development, and deployment processes. This responsibility requires deep expertise in automation technologies and practices, run-book operational responsibilities, and modern DevOps pipeline strategies. In this role, this person will be a recognized thought leader, driving the evolution of our Automation product lines to meet enterprise mainframe and hybrid cloud environment. You will collaborate with customers, engineering teams, sales, and product management teams to ensure our offerings deliver robust protection, highly reliable, performant, operationally simple, and highly secure.\r\nKey modernization initiatives will include\r\nEmbedding generative and predictive AI to enhance predictable operational outcomes, build workflow processes, and effectively integrate automation into enterprises. In short, modernize our approach to pan-enterprise automation.\r\nArchitecting scalable, resilient automation platforms that support dynamic workloads\r\nDeveloping modern, secure APIs to improve integration with enterprise batch, DevOps, business process workflow ecosystems and observability platforms.\r\nStreamlining deployment and configuration compatible with modern deployment containerization and provisioning technologies.\r\nDeliver solutions that automate workflows seamlessly across the entire hybrid enterprise computing stack\r\nKey Role Responsibilities\r\nCreate and maintain the automation solution architecture that demonstrates key capabilities and value that customers require today and may well require tomorrow\r\nDirect requirements and backlog maintenance to ensure alignment with key vision and product direction.\r\nEvaluates and recommend key function and value streams necessary to address future vision-based use cases that will allow us to achieve:\r\nCompetitive differentiation\r\nMarket leading (e.g. Gartner Magic Quadrant)\r\nFull function vs. niche alignment based on strategy dictates\r\nBuild vs. Buy recommendations\r\nLead and advise on technical debt assessment and resolution\r\nExplore and advocate for automation integration opportunities across Rocket and our Partner ecosystems.\r\nMinimum Qualifications\r\n10+ years of professional software engineering/technical product experience, including at least 5 years in a principal or senior technical leadership role.\r\nDeep knowledge of automation technologies, workload orchestration, and DevOps practices.\r\nProven experience architecting scalable, resilient platforms for hybrid cloud and mainframe environments.\r\nStrong proficiency in z Assembler (HLASM), system diagnostics, and the z/OS architecture as well as modern programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, or similar) and API design.\r\nHands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines as deployed to support modern mainframe software product development\r\nFamiliarity with observability platforms, security best practices, and performance optimization.\r\nDemonstrated ability to define technical vision and roadmap for enterprise-scale solutions.\r\nExperience acting as a player-coach, mentoring global engineering teams while contributing technically.\r\nStrong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams (Product Management, Sales, Customer Engineering).\r\nExpertise in enterprise workload automation, batch processing, and integration with business process workflows.\r\nUnderstanding of AI/ML integration for predictive and generative automation use cases.\r\nExcellent communication and presentation skills for engaging with customers and executive stakeholders.\r\nAbility to work in a global, distributed development environment.\r\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field\r\nAnnual salary range for this position is between $124,500.00 - $168,075.00 gross before taxes.\r\nLI-Remote\r\nWhat Rocket Software can offer you in USA\r\nUnlimited Vacation Time as well as paid holidays and sick time\r\nHealth and Wellness coverage options for Rocketeers and dependents\r\nLife and disability coverage\r\nFidelity 401(k) and Roth Retirement Savings with matching contributions\r\nMonthly student debt benefit program\r\nTuition Reimbursement and Certificate Reimbursement Program opportunities\r\nLeadership and skills training opportunities\r\nEOE M/F/Vet/Disability. 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