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U.S. Bank

Software Engineer 2 – Mainframe, COBOL

U.S. Bank

. Analyze, design, test, develop, operate, and maintain software products .

Posted 10/2/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong technical expertise in COBOL, DB2, JCL, and VSAM, with a solid understanding of agile software development and DevOps principles. Capable of applying software reliability engineering standards while ensuring compliance and security best practices in product development.

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COBOLDB2JCLVSAMAgile Software Development

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Hard Skills
Software DevelopmentCode ReviewSoftware Reliability EngineeringAlgorithmsData Structures
Soft Skills
Problem-SolvingAnalytical SkillsCommunication
Tools & Technologies
DevOps PrinciplesArchitectural Design Patterns
Industry Keywords
ComplianceSecurity Best PracticesContinuous Improvement

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Analyze, design, test, develop, operate, and maintain software products
  • Take full stack ownership by writing production-ready and testable code
  • Create optimal technical designs adhering to architectural best practices, scalability, reliability, and performance considerations
  • Analyze failures, propose design changes, and encourage operational improvements
  • Make sound design and coding decisions with customer experience in mind
  • Apply code review feedback and make changes to meet standards
  • Conduct code reviews and provide guidance on engineering best practices and development procedures
  • Ensure product development follows compliance and security best practices
  • Apply software reliability engineering standards to development
  • Embrace emerging technologies and contribute to the bank’s technology transformation
  • Contribute to innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
  • Critically review, prioritize, and size tasks for incremental delivery; communicate blockers and delays before escalation

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
  • Three to five years of relevant experience
  • Strong technical knowledge and skills in COBOL, DB2, JCL, and VSAM
  • Adept with agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles
  • Complete understanding of a feature, the users impacted, the flows impacted and feature's purpose
  • Technically proficient and able to define and fulfill solutions requirements for end user
  • Able to communicate processes and results with all parties involved in the product team, including engineers, product owner, scrum master, third party vendors and customers
  • Proficient understanding of algorithms, data structures, architectural design patterns and best practices
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Must work from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week
  • 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

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