Sr. Software Engineer (Mainframe - Cobol)

US Bank; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) and employer-funded retirement

Paid vacation

Holiday opportunities

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Adoption assistance

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking an experienced Mainframe Developer to design, build, test, and maintain complex Mainframe apps that support critical business functions.

You will participate in architecture planning, estimation, and roadmaps, aligning with enterprise standards while collaborating across the SDLC, from design to support. The role demands strong Mainframe skills (COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, CICS, MQ, IMS) and tools (GitLab, IDz, File Manager, EZTRIEVE, TSO).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Five to six years of relevant experience.
• Experience with Mainframe technologies and enterprise environments.

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-performing solutions.
• Collaborate across SDLC with design, development, testing, implementation and support.
• Develop and maintain program specifications ensuring performance and SLAs.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues in Mainframe environments.
• Lead implementation, deployment, and release management with coding standards.
• Mentor developers and provide technical guidance for improvements.

Skills

COBOL

JCL

DB2

VSAM

CICS

MQ

IMS Database development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GitLab

IDz (IBM Developer for z/OS)

File Manager

EZTRIEVE

TSO

Job description

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.

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-performing 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:

• 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 .

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.

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