Job Description:

Job Description:

Fidelity Investments’ Workplace Solutions (WS) organization is seeking a Principal Software Engineer with 10–15 years of hands-on experience in designing, developing, enhancing, and supporting enterprise-grade mainframe applications. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise across core mainframe technologies—including COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, CICS, native stored procedures, and key IBM mainframe utilities—and will support equity compensation products for global markets.
The candidate will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for driving delivery excellence, ensuring solution quality, and providing strategic and hands-on technical guidance across multiple mainframe applications and platforms. The role includes overseeing day-to-day team activities, supporting team members, managing stakeholder expectations, and representing the team in cross-functional forums. The candidate is expected to champion innovation, automation, modernization, and best practices to drive continuous improvement and operational efficiency.

The Purpose of Your Role:





Candidate will be part of a major enhancements team in the Stock Plan Services chapter in WI that coordinates equity compensation programs on behalf of public and private companies offering various compensations programs such as: Employee Stock Purchase Plans, Restricted Stock Awards/Units, Stock Option Plans, Stock Appreciation Rights and Performance based Awards.

The Skills that are Key to this role:

· Extensive hands‑on expertise in COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, native stored procedures, MVS, Endeavor, ISPF/TSO, CICS, Control‑M, and core IBM mainframe utilities used in application development and support.
· Must have hands on exposure to AI tools and worked in Mainframe modernization projects
· Deep understanding of enterprise architecture, including batch processing, online transactions, and relational database design principles.
· Robust analytical and problem‑solving skills with pro

📌 Principal Software Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Fidelity Investments
📍 Chennai