Mainframe Software Engineer - Cobol/z/OS Expert

Regions Bank; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Regions Bank seeks a Software Engineer to oversee the development, modification, and maintenance of banking applications within its Technology department at the Riverchase Operations Center in Hoover, Alabama. The role focuses on supporting a mainframe COBOL/JCL/VSAM environment, ensuring system reliability, and delivering enhancements to current systems.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least five years of experience, with responsibilities spanning

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field.
• Five (5) years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversees development and installation of new hardware and software.
• Installs and configures systems and other software.
• Tests installed software for malfunction detection.
• Identifies and resolves business systems issues.
• Designs and deploys new applications and enhancements to existing applications, software, and operation systems.
• Measures effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems.
• Develops and implements strategies to improve systems.
• Monitors and tests system performance.
• Maintains full ownership of a process typically.
• Ensures compliance with risk management programs, rules and regulations, and cybersecurity practices; identifies opportunities for and supports process improvements; applies disciplined change management practices.
• May act as a procedural expert
• May lead the work of junior level associates
• Supporting a 3 rd Party Hosted application
• IBM z/OS, Cobol, JCL, VSAM, CICS, MQ, job scheduling
• Knowledge of Connect Direct and Axway for file transmission in and out of the Bank.
• API and JSON, knowledge for future state
• Required On-Call support
• Rewards experience preferred
• Banking experience useful

Skills

Collaboration

Systems testing

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Cobol

JCL

VSAM

CICS

MQ

DB2

IBM z/OS

Connect Direct

Axway

Job description

Regions Bank seeks a Software Engineer to oversee the development, modification, and maintenance of banking applications within its Technology department at the Riverchase Operations Center in Hoover, Alabama. The role focuses on supporting a mainframe COBOL/JCL/VSAM environment, ensuring system reliability, and delivering enhancements to current systems.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least five years of experience, with responsibilities spanning