Sr. Software Engineer (Mainframe - Cobol)

U.S. Bank; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Job summary

U.S. Bank in Chicago seeks a skilled Mainframe Developer to analyze, design, test, and maintain complex applications. You will work within Agile and DevOps practices, collaborating across the organization to ensure reliability and performance of critical banking systems.

The role requires 5–6 years of experience with COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, MQ, IMS DB, and mainframe tools. BS or equivalent work experience is expected, along with strong communication and leadership abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Five to six years of relevant experience.
• Experience with mainframe development, troubleshooting, tuning, and debugging.
• Experience supporting large-scale mainframe transaction processing systems.
• Experience in SDLC methodologies and release implementation processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, debug, document, and maintain complex Mainframe applications.
• Participate in architecture activities, estimation, planning and roadmaps.
• Analyze requirements and propose scalable, high-performance solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the SDLC including implementation and support.
• Develop and maintain program specifications ensuring performance and reliability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues across Mainframe environments.
• Lead deployment and release management activities with coding standards in mind.
• Mentor developers and provide technical guidance for improvements and modernization.

Skills

COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, CICS, MQ, IMS

Mainframe development tools (GitLab,ID

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

GitLab

IBM Developer for z/OS (IDz)

File Manager

EZTRIEVE

TSO

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

This position will be responsible for the analysis, design, testing, development and maintenance of best in class software experiences. The candidate is a self-motivated individual who can collaborate with a team and across the organization. The candidate takes responsibility of the software artifacts produced adhering to U.S. Bank standards in order to ensure minimal impact to the customer experience. The candidate will be adept with the agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles.

Essential Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, debug, document, and maintain complex Mainframe applications supporting critical business functions.
• Participate in application architecture activities, including solution design, effort estimation, project planning, and technical roadmaps.
• Analyze business and technical requirements and recommend scalable, high-performance solutions that align with enterprise standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including design, development, testing, implementation, and support.
• Develop and maintain program specifications, ensuring performance, reliability, and service-level objectives are achieved.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production and application issues across Mainframe environments and dependent systems.
• Lead implementation, deployment, and release management activities while ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Mentor developers and provide technical guidance for problem-solving, process improvements, and modernization initiatives.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
• Five to six years of relevant experience

Skills/Experience

• Strong expertise in COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, CICS, MQ, and IMS Database development.
• Hands-on experience with Mainframe development tools including GitLab, IBM Developer for z/OS (IDz), File Manager, EZTRIEVE, and TSO.
• Advanced knowledge of Mainframe programming, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and debugging.
• Experience supporting large-scale, high-volume transaction processing systems in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of SDLC methodologies, application lifecycle management, and release implementation processes.
• Experience developing unit, system, and functional test plans and supporting quality assurance activities.
• Ability to create technical designs, architecture documentation, and detailed functional specifications.
• Excellent communication, leadership, collaboration, and mentoring skills, with the ability to partner effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in the Banking or Financial Services industry.

Location Expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week. If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
• Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

Equal Opportunity Employer

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

Salary and Compensation

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $119,765.00 - $140,900.00 U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures. Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies. Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.