Senior Software Engineer
Key Skills for This Role
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Preferred Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience contributing to or leading mainframe modernization or digital transformation initiatives.
- Experience integrating mainframe applications with distributed platforms using technologies such as REST APIs or z/OS Connect.
- Experience with modern mainframe development or AI-assisted engineering tools, including Zowe, IDz, GitHub integration, or comparable technologies.
- Experience working with Life Insurance applications, products, or business processes.
- Exposure to mainframe-to-cloud integration or migration initiatives.
- When you join our team:
- We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
- We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
- As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.
- The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.
About Manulife and John Hancock
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.
Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.
It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [email protected].
Referenced Salary Location
Waterloo, Ontario
Working Arrangement
Hybrid
Salary range is expected to be between
$113,000.00 CAD - $163,000.00 CAD
Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [email protected] for the salary range for your location.
Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact [email protected] for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.
We use data and analytics technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and automated processing tools, to analyze and process the information you provide to us or third parties in the application process. For more information, please refer to our personal information collection statement.
Qualifications
- Significant software engineering experience building, maintaining, and supporting enterprise-scale mainframe applications.
- Strong knowledge and/or experience with COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, and IBM z/OS.
- Experience with VSAM or related mainframe data technologies.
- Experience developing and supporting high-volume, mission-critical production systems, including incident troubleshooting, performance tuning, root-cause analysis, and reliability improvements.
- Experience with application modernization, API integration, or connectivity between mainframe and distributed systems.
- Understanding of Agile development practices and end-to-end software development lifecycle delivery.
- Experience with source control, CI/CD, and modern mainframe development tools. Familiarity with technologies such as GitHub, Jenkins, Endevor, Zowe, or IBM Developer for z/OS (IDz) is beneficial.
- Experience contributing to solution design, technical decision-making, architecture or code reviews, and engineering quality.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and collaborate effectively with engineering and business stakeholders.
- Experience mentoring engineers and sharing technical knowledge across a team.
About Manulife
International financial services and insurance provider.
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