[Hiring] Software Engineer - Mainframe @U.S. Bank

Role Description

U.S. Bank is seeking the position of Software Engineer - Mainframe in Irving, Texas.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Designs, develops, enhances, tests, operates, and maintains software products and applications across both modern and mainframe technologies.
• Leverages a tech stack that includes COBOL, JCL, EZYTRIEVE, CICS, SQL, stored procedures (native and external), DB2, VSAM, XML, and GitLab.
• Translates business and functional requirements into technical specifications.
• Delivers scalable, reliable, high-performance solutions while writing production-ready code that adheres to architectural, security, and compliance standards.
• Optimizes batch jobs, CICS programs, SQL queries, stored procedures, and data access patterns across DB2 and VSAM to support high-volume transaction processing.
• Performs unit, system, integration, and performance testing.
• Analyzes and resolves failures, troubleshoots production issues, and provides on-call support to minimize downtime.
• Proposes continuous design and operational improvements.
• Conducts code reviews and maintains detailed technical documentation.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams and uses GitLab for version control and controlled deployments.
• Ensures tasks are properly prioritized and sized for incremental delivery.
• Proactively communicates risks or blockers.
• Contributes to innovation, continuous improvement, and the organization’s broader technology transformation initiatives.

Position may allow working from home within a commuting distance of worksite location. Multiple Positions.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Engineering or Electronics Engineering plus 5 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience as a Software Engineer, Technical Architect, Consultant, or related.

Requirements

• 5 years of experience with software development, information systems design, and IT operations support.
• Analyzing business and functional requirements to design and implement technical solutions.
• Working through the full software development life cycle, including requirement gathering, system design, development, testing, production implementation, and post-production support.
• Code review, quality assurance, and adherence to development standards.
• Coordinating with onsite and offshore teams to assign tasks, monitor progress, and deliver projects on schedule.
• Data migration, system integration, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting deployment issues.
• Implementing projects using Agile methodology and managing Scrum teams.
• Collaborating with internal business groups and external vendors on project implementation and system enhancements.
• Utilization of the following technologies: COBOL, JCL, EZYTRIEVE, SOLA, CICS, SQL, Stored Procedures (Native and External), DB2, VSAM, and XML.

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