Software Engineer I – Mainframe, Cobol

U.S. Bank

Software Engineer I contributing to the bank's technology initiatives in digital transformation. Responsible for design, development, and maintenance of software experiences with a focus on agile principles.

Posted 7/2/2026full-timeBrookfield • Minnesota, Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for designing, developing, testing, operating and maintaining products
Takes full stack ownership by consistently writing production-ready and testable code
Consistently creates optimal design adhering to architectural best practices; considers scalability, reliability and performance of systems/contexts affected when defining technical designs
Performs analysis on failures, propose design changes, and encourage operational improvements
Makes sound design/coding decisions keeping customer experience in the forefront
Takes feedback from code review and apply changes to meet standards
Conducts code reviews to provide guidance on engineering best practices and compliance with development procedures
Accountable for ensuring all aspects of product development follow compliance and security best practices
Exhibits relentless focus in software reliability engineering standards embedded into development standards
Embraces emerging technology opportunities and contributes to the best practices in support of the bank’s technology transformation
Contributes to a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement
Reviews tasks critically and ensures they are appropriately prioritized and sized for incremental delivery; anticipates and communicates blockers and delays before they require escalation

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
Two to three years of relevant experience
Experience with COBOL, JCL, VSAM, and DB2
Nice to have experience with CICS
Adept with agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles (GitLab)
Good understanding of algorithms and data structures
Ability to communicate processes and results with all parties involved in the product team, including engineers, product owner, scrum master, third party vendors and customers
Effective problem-solving and analytical skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

COBOLJCLVSAMDB2CICSAgile MethodologyDevOpsAlgorithmsData StructuresProduction-Ready Code

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationProblem-SolvingAnalytical SkillsCollaborationFeedback Application