Associate - Developer Engineer

Location Designation:  Hybrid - 3 days per week

Associate – Developer Engineer
Department: Technology
Job Level: Associate (PF2)

Key Responsibilities
Application Development & Engineering
• Design, develop, test, enhance, and maintain enterprise applications supporting critical business capabilities.
• Develop and support solutions utilizing PL1, ASM, COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, MQ, and other mainframe technologies.
• Develop and support solutions utilizing Angular/.net, CICS API, Mulesoft, Lambda, Python, AWS technologies
• Participate in the development of APIs, services, and integration solutions that expose mainframe functionality to modern digital platforms.
• Willingness to upskill and contribute to full-stack application development efforts, including user interfaces, middleware services, APIs, and backend systems.
• Perform root cause analysis, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and production support activities.
• Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for reliability, security, maintainability, and scalability.
Solution Architecture & Technical Design
• Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to end-to-end solution designs.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
• Evaluate design alternatives and make informed technical recommendations based on business needs, risk, cost, and long-term maintainability.
• Create and maintain technical design documents, data flow diagrams, integration specifications, and architecture artifacts.
• Support modernization initiatives by identifying opportunities to improve legacy applications and reduce technical debt.
• Collaborate with enterprise and domain architects to ensure alignment with technology standards and strategic road maps.
Mainframe Modernization & Cloud Enablement
• Support initiatives that modernize mainframe applications through APIs, event-driven architectures, microservices, and cloud integration patterns.
• Contribute to hybrid-cloud solutions that integrate mainframe workloads with AWS and other cloud platforms.
• Participate in application migration assessments, modernization planning, and implementation activities.
• Leverage cloud-native services where appropriate to improve scalability, resiliency, and operational efficiency.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend modernization approaches that maximize business value.

Pay Transparency

Salary Range: $81,000-$115,500

Overtime eligible: Exempt

Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes

Sales bonus eligible: No

Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.

Company Overview

At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.

Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities—inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you’ll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.

As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what’s next, and your growth powers it.

Our Benefits

We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Click here to discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site .

Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life’s leadership in this space.​

Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the  Foundation . We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com .

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Job Requisition ID: 94584