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Applicants should be prepared to:Work directly with global clients on complex product issues/escalations.Successfully develop and deliver products, product lines, and solutions ensuring functional accuracy and quality standards.Design, code, and fix defects of increasingly complex, multi-tier software solutions.Produce a range of high-quality design options, reflecting a wide breadth of technical knowledge and insight.Conduct code and design reviews.Make high-impact decisions; determine which development paths to pursue to deliver the greatest value.Evaluate new technologies/innovations and processes that could impact products/solutions including 3rd party releases.Mentor/provide technical guidance to the development team.Leverage the skill sets of the entire team, take input and advice, combine pieces of information to produce a better answer.QualificationsRequired ExperienceMinimum 12+ years of experience with z/OS Processing Environment. At least 7 years IBM coding and development.Extensive development experience using 64-bit Assembler and 31-bit Assembler programming languages. Experience with C is also required.Experience as a technical lead using an Agile development model.Highly developed mainframe technology skills;Coding experience in a multitasking, reentrant and/or sysplex environment.Self-starter able to work independently to provide quality solutions with little oversight.Experienced creating functional designs/specifications from business requirements.Experience with IBM Mainframe environment (TSO/ISPF, JCL etc.).Operating system centric role;Excellent knowledge of z/OS structure and logic including knowledge of z/OS operating system internals.Experience in developing working code utilizing low-level operating system functions to accomplish a desired task. Ideal ExperienceExperience with TCP/IP and related networking protocols.Understanding of Linux on IBM Z and Unix System Services.Experience with monitoring tools for systems and subsystems in z/OS environments.","company":"BMC Software","rawCompany":"bmc software","city":"Denver","state":"CO","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-14T11:01:03.871Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1251.00","title":"Computer Programmers","slug":"computer-programmers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Lead Mainframe Developer (Assembler / C)","description":"The role builds prototypes and uses other appropriate techniques to achieve product definition and design goals. 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