Lead Vantage WMA Engineer

Job Family IT - Development About Us At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests. Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there. Who We Are We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life. Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them. We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms. What We Do Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors; 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions; and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs. Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide. For more information, visit transamerica.com. Job Description Summary Lead Vantage WMA Engineer mainframe and API-driven web technologies to build and support application solutions. Provides lead support for design and development to one or more application development teams, and leads a team of local or outsourced software engineers to build and support business application solutions. Job Description Responsibilities Work collaboratively with other development staff, including contract and offshore Software Engineers, and business product owners. Perform design and analysis for deliverables. Lead large team design sessions for system-level architecture solutions. Serve as a subject matter expert for a wide range of areas, applications, and technologies; mentor other team members in design/coding standards. Lead analysis and general architectural design across platforms toward the development of end-to-end solutions. Lead development staff, including contract and off-shore developers. Prepare presentations and lead development meetings. Recommend solutions that take into consideration costs, business needs, and system impacts. Develop, test, implement, and document mainframe-based solutions to address business requirements. Participate on committees or projects to help define organization-wide standards, processes, and guidelines. Learn and keep pace with the latest advances in the field and rapidly grasp new technologies to support the environment and contribute to project deliverables. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, math, engineering, or other technical field, or equivalent education/experience. Five years of experience in mainframe technologies – COBOL, JCL, Ezytrieve, Rexx, and CICS. Advanced proficiency and subject-matter expertise in wmA, Vantage-One, and Distribution Support System (DSS) administrative platforms. Experience with Schedulers/SCM/Debug: Control-M, Endevor/Changeman, Xpeditor, Abend-Aid, File Manager, IDCAMS, ICETOOL/SORT. Three years of experience and expertise in database design techniques and philosophies in DB2, VSAM, and Oracle. Familiarity with designing, implementing, and maintaining REST/JSON APIs that front CICS programs/transactions via z/OS Connect EE. Hands-on ITIL/ITSM experience (Incident, Problem, Change, Request, Knowledge). Experience in optimizing batch processing cycles to meet or exceed nightly, month-end, and quarter-end SLA commitments. Advanced understanding of software development and research tools. Attention to detail and results-oriented, with a strong customer focus. Ability to work as part of a team and independently. Analytical and problem-solving skills. Technical communication skills. Preferred Qualifications Experience working on legacy migration and transformation initiatives. Development experience using Micro Focus Enterprise Developer or Visual COBOL IDE. Familiarity with DB2 and VSAM performance optimization. Exposure to enterprise production environments, including batch processing, database-driven applications, and monitoring/alerting tools. Experience contributing to root-cause analysis, runbooks, and operational improvements. Familiarity with ITSM tools, monitoring platforms, and on-call support in a 24×7 production environment. Technology or platform certifications. Knowledge of insurance and annuity business concepts. Working Conditions Hybrid - Office Environment (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays). Work outside of normal business hours may be required. Occasional travel, less than 10%. This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request. Compensation The salary for this position generally ranges between $110,000 - $140,000 annually. Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote), and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law. Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an annual bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan and individual performance and is at the company’s discretion. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. This is a hybrid position requiring three days in the office per week in one of our hub locations (list locations that are applicable). Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position. What We Offer For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees. Compensation Benefits Competitive Pay. Bonus for Eligible Employees. Benefits Package Pension Plan. 401k Match. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Tuition Reimbursement. Disability Insurance. Medical Insurance. Dental Insurance. Vision Insurance. Employee Discounts. Career Training & Development Opportunities. Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.