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Application Engineer (Mainframe)-December 2024
Riverwoods
Dec 16, 2025
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10,000+ employees
Financial Services
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About Application Engineer (Mainframe)

  Discover. A brighter future.

  With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

  Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

  Job Description:

  At Discover, be part of a culture where diversity, teamwork and collaboration reign. Join a company that is just as employee-focused as it is on its customers and is consistently awarded for both. We’re all about people, and our employees are why Discover is a great place to work. Be the reason we help millions of consumers build a brighter financial future and achieve yours along the way with a rewarding career.

  As an Application Engineer (Mainframe) , you ’ ll build and release reliable software systems at scale. By partnering with enterprise-wide) teams, you’ll develop and maintain full stack solutions that fit our business needs. You’ll use your holistic view of all products (and their interactions) to design elegant solutions and strategize the future state of our larger technical ecosystem. By independently innovating and advocating for best practices, you’ll solve complex problems and guide the team on implementing solutions from inception to production.

  In this specific role, you will be part of a product team and will collaborate with a cross-functional team to design and develop technical solutions and review the work of their peers. The position involves supporting core financial functionality of the Card business, as well as working to break apart a monolithic, batch based system into modern, cloud-based microservices

  Responsibilities:

  Contribute to product team deliverables using Java programming technology

  Diagnose opportunities for automation and efficiency in the end to end product delivery cycle

  Solve complex technical problems and explore new ways to bring value

  Collaborate with our business partners to understand all business requirements

  Analyze, design, program, test, and deploy new user stories and features with high quality (security, reliability, operations) to production

  Achieves team commitments (and influence others to do the same) by using informal leadership & highly developed communication skills

  Has an oversight on design decisions and guides team to achieve key results for products assigned to them

  Remediates issues using engineering principles and creates proactive design solutions for potential failures

  Contributes to and leads technology communities at Discover

  Minimum Qualifications

  At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:

  Bachelors – Computer Science or related

  3+ Years – Information Technology, (Software) Engineering, or related

  Internal applicants only: technical proficiency rating of competent on the Dreyfus engineering scale

  Preferred Qualifications

  Bonus Points If You Have:

  Extreme automation mindset as it pertains to testing and build/deploy concepts

  CI/CD Pipeline experience via Jenkins, Github Actions, Chef, Ansible, Nexus

  Techstack includeCOBOL, JCL, CICS, Z/OS, and Unix

  External applicants will be required to perform a technical interview

  #LI-MY1

  Application Deadline:

  The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Jan-27-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

  Compensation:

  The base pay for this position generally ranges between $86,500.00 to $146,100.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

  Benefits:

  We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

  Paid Parental Leave

  Paid Time Off

  401(k) Plan

  Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

  STD, Life, LTD and AD&D

  Recognition Program

  Education Assistance

  Commuter Benefits

  Family Support Programs

  Employee Stock Purchase Plan

  Learn more at MyDiscoverBenefits.com .

  What are you waiting for? Apply today!

  All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

  Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights) (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.eeoc.gov/poster__;!!MjXRb4uW6x5k!ABIVgRw0WsyX2wfQC-pKxK3V9X4h1NBUGgjO7EM8PTvp5MNRgpEuVC_jVk0fcn_ISAZjmwkbLuUIrj8mFedCBkyz$)

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