Mainframe Software Engineering Manager

General Motors

Mainframe Software Engineering Manager leading GM engineers and modernizing core enterprise applications. Driving reliable, automated, AI-enabled solutions across global business operations.

Posted 9/2/2026full-timeWarren • Missouri, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading mainframe software engineering teams, delivering complex solutions, and driving modernization efforts. Proficient in managing cross-functional collaborations and utilizing engineering metrics to enhance team performance and operational excellence.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Mainframe Solutions DeliveryPL/I and/or COBOL ProgrammingAgile Delivery (Scrum or Kanban)Git-Based Source ControlSoftware Engineering Management

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Hard Skills

PL/I ProgrammingCOBOL ProgrammingJCLIMS (TM/DB)Db2Agile MethodologiesCI/CD AutomationTest AutomationPerformance TuningSystem Integration

Soft Skills

Team BuildingCoachingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

GitHubGitHub ActionsAzure DevOpsIWSCA7

Industry Keywords

Mainframe Ecosystem ModernizationOperational ExcellenceAI in EngineeringCross-Functional DeliveryEnterprise Environment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of mainframe software engineers
Own end-to-end delivery for a portfolio of mainframe applications across GM business value streams
Translate business priorities into an engineering roadmap and maintain the backlog
Balance new features, technical debt, and modernization work
Provide technical direction on mainframe design patterns, data models, performance tuning, and system integration
Drive adoption of Git-based workflows, code review standards, CI/CD automation, test automation, and repeatable validation
Champion secure and thoughtful use of AI in the engineering lifecycle
Partner with platform, SRE, and security teams on availability, observability, compliance, and operational excellence
Use engineering metrics to guide decisions and continuously improve team processes
Represent the team with product, business, and leadership stakeholders, communicating status, risks, and trade-offs
Support GM’s mainframe ecosystem modernization toward an automated and AI-enabled software factory

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience delivering and supporting mainframe solutions in a large enterprise environment
Strong technical background with PL/I and/or COBOL, JCL, IMS (TM/DB), Db2 (or similar), and scheduling solutions such as IWS and CA7
2+ years of software engineering manager experience and/or 7+ years of technical lead experience, including coaching, performance management, and team building
Proven experience leading cross-functional delivery efforts with business, architecture, operations, and vendors
Hands-on experience with Agile delivery (Scrum or Kanban), incremental releases, code review, and automated testing
Practical experience with Git-based source control, preferably GitHub, and CI/CD tooling such as GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps
Ability to operate in a hybrid environment integrating mainframe, distributed, and cloud applications
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field, or equivalent work experience
Must not require GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future
Must be willing to report to Warren, MI or Austin, TX at least three times per week
Willingness to travel less than 25%

Benefits

Comp & perks

Company vehicle evaluation program, with assignment of a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate upon successful motor vehicle report review
Potential relocation benefits
Benefits supporting employee well-being at work and at home
Reasonable accommodations for job seekers with disabilities