Job description

BMC empowers nearly 80% of the Forbes Global 100 to accelerate business value, faster than humanly possible. Our industry-leading portfolio unlocks human and machine potential to drive business growth, innovation, and sustainable success. BMC does this in a simple and optimized way by connecting people, systems, and data that power the world’s largest organizations so they can seize a competitive advantage. We are looking for a Senior Product Developer (Mainframe) to join our amazing Intelligent z Optimization & Transformation group (IZOT) in the AMI DevX Team (fully remote in either US or Canada; we're unable to offer visa sponsorship). In this role, you’ll be responsible for designing, developing, maintaining, and enhancing BMC’s core mainframe SCLM product, BMC AMI DevX Code Pipeline. You will be acting as a subject matter expert on C, C++, Assembler, JES2, z/OS internals, ISPF Panels, CLIST and JCL – including mentoring and providing technical guidance to team members. Key Responsibilities: • Lead and successfully design, develop, test, maintain and deliver Code Pipeline, product lines and solutions using C, C++, HLASM etc. • Design, Code and fix bugs • Produce a range of high-quality design options, reflecting a wide breadth of technical knowledge and insight. Conduct code and design reviews. • Maintain current knowledge of mainframe environments, industry trends, and related software technologies. • Work directly with global clients on complex product issues/escalations. • Mentor/provide technical guidance to the development team. Requirements: • 8-10 years of experience with z/OS Environment (including structure and logic), working in z/OS Internals. • 8-10 years of experience in IBM coding and development, including extensive development experience using C, C++ programming languages. (system-side development – not only applications development), Good handle on HLASM, CLIST, JCL. • Strong experience working with JES2. Experience with IBM Mainframe environment (TSO/ISPF, JCL, Db2, VSAM etc.). • Dump reading analysis is critical using IPCS, XDC etc. • Experience in developing working code utilizing low-level operating system functions to accomplish a desired task. • Experience creating functional designs/specifications from business requirements. • In-depth experience in troubleshooting complex problems at application and systems levels. • Self-starter with ability to work both independently and as a part of a team. Nice to have skills, which can make you stand apart in the crowd - you can develop the following skills while in BMC: • Adoption of AI-assisted development practices across the Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC), leveraging tools such as Cursor.ai to improve productivity, code quality, design efficiency, and development velocity. • Utilize Cursor.ai to accelerate software design, code generation, unit test creation, debugging, refactoring, code reviews, and technical documentation activities. • Knowledge of Source code management tools like BMC Code pipeline, GitHub • SMP/e knowledge is a plus. • DUMP Reading • Knowledge of Mainframe Db2 and SQL Our commitment to you! BMC’s culture is built around its people. We have 6000+ brilliant minds working together across the globe. You won’t be known just by your employee number, but for your true authentic self. BMC lets you be YOU! If after reading the above, You’re unsure if you meet the qualifications of this role but are deeply excited about BMC and this team, we still encourage you to apply! We want to attract talents from diverse backgrounds and experience to ensure we face the world together with the best ideas! BMC is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, age, sex, creed, color, religion, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, disabled veteran or status as a protected veteran. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, visit the accommodation request page. BMC Software maintains a strict policy of not requesting any form of payment in exchange for employment opportunities, upholding a fair and ethical hiring process. The annual base salary range represents the low and high end of the BMC salary range for this position. Actual salaries depend on a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training, licensure, and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of BMC's employee compensation package. Other rewards may include a variable plan and country specific benefits. At BMC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at /near the top of the range. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $114,525 - $190,875

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In this role, you’ll be responsible for designing, developing, maintaining, and enhancing BMC’s core mainframe SCLM product, BMC AMI DevX Code Pipeline.
You will be acting as a subject matter expert on C, C++, Assembler, JES2, z/OS internals, ISPF Panels, CLIST and JCL – including mentoring and providing technical guidance to team members.
Lead and successfully design, develop, test, maintain and deliver Code Pipeline, product lines and solutions using C, C++, HLASM etc.
Design, Code and fix bugs
Produce a range of high-quality design options, reflecting a wide breadth of technical knowledge and insight. Conduct code and design reviews.
Maintain current knowledge of mainframe environments, industry trends, and related software technologies.
Work directly with global clients on complex product issues/escalations.
Mentor/provide technical guidance to the development team.
8-10 years of experience with z/OS Environment (including structure and logic), working in z/OS Internals.
Strong experience working with JES2. Experience with IBM Mainframe environment (TSO/ISPF, JCL, Db2, VSAM etc.).
Dump reading analysis is critical using IPCS, XDC etc.
Experience in developing working code utilizing low-level operating system functions to accomplish a desired task.
Experience creating functional designs/specifications from business requirements.
In-depth experience in troubleshooting complex problems at application and systems levels.
Self-starter with ability to work both independently and as a part of a team.
Adoption of AI-assisted development practices across the Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC), leveraging tools such as Cursor.ai to improve productivity, code quality, design efficiency, and development velocity.
Utilize Cursor.ai to accelerate software design, code generation, unit test creation, debugging, refactoring, code reviews, and technical documentation activities.
Knowledge of Source code management tools like BMC Code pipeline, GitHub
DUMP Reading
Knowledge of Mainframe Db2 and SQL
Our commitment to you!
BMC’s culture is built around its people. We have 6000+ brilliant minds working together across the globe. You won’t be known just by your employee number, but for your true authentic self. BMC lets you be YOU!

Nice-to-haves

Nice to have skills, which can make you stand apart in the crowd - you can develop the following skills while in BMC:
SMP/e knowledge is a plus.

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