Senior Software Engineer - Mainframe (Multiple openings) in Hopkins, MN.

U.S. Bank

U.S. Bank

Software Engineering
Hopkins, MN, USA
USD 145,018-155k / year
Posted on Sep 8, 2025

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

U.S. Bank is seeking a full-time Senior Software Engineer - Mainframe (Multiple openings) in Hopkins, MN.

Essential Responsibilities:

Design, develop, enhance, and support compliant banking applications on an IBM mainframe that can be deployed on premise and cloud environments by using agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles and JIRA. Specific duties include:

  • Estimating the size of backlog items team is responsible for delivering and translating backlog items into engineering design and logical units of work (tasks);
  • Analyzing, designing, coding, and testing credit card applications developed on the IBM z/OS mainframe platform;
  • Making sound design and coding decisions and developing application programs using COBOL, JCL, CICS, VSAM, DB2, CA7, SQL Endevor, Git, Jenkins, and IDz;
  • Creating optimal design adhering to architectural best practices, considering scalability, reliability and performance of systems affected when defining technical designs;
  • Preparing and performing mainframe automations using Rexx, HATS, Postman, Rational Integration Tester (RIT), Zowe, IBM RAD, and JavaScript;
  • Designing, developing, enhancing, and supporting legacy applications on mainframe systems;
  • Writing unit, functional and integration tests for SCRUM teams and performing efficient testing using Mainframe test automation tools, such as IBM RAD, HATS, RIT, Postman, and Zowe CLI;
  • Applying agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles and using JIRA tools, such as IDz, Jenkins and Git; and
  • Designing applications architecture for modern mainframe, process optimizations, and data modelling.

Use the following tools and technologies: COBOL, JCL, CICS, Assembler, REXX, MQ, JCL, DB2, IMS, VSAM, Endevor, Github Copilot, Jenkins, CA7, File-Manager, DTCN, Rational Integration Tester (RIT), IBM RAD, HATS, Postman, IDz (IBM Developer for z Systems), IBM Zos Explorer, Splunk, JIRA, Jenkins, and Git.

Multiple positions available.

Basic Qualifications:

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electronic Engineering and 5 years (progressive, post-baccalaureate) experience in a software development occupation.

Required Skills/Experience:

Must also have 24 months of experience with each of the following: 1) Using mainframe technologies, including COBOL, CICS, JCL, VSAM, IMS, DB2, and REXX. 2) Developing code for mainframe algorithms using COBOL, JCL, CICS, Assembler, REXX and JCL. 3) Evaluating systems to design complex algorithms using Jira and Github Copilot. 4) Performing unit testing using Postman, HATS and Splunk. 5) Migrating cloud-based application using IDz (IBM Developer for z Systems), IBM Zos Explorer, Jenkins, Git, Endevor and Postman. Employer will accept experience gained concurrently.

Base pay range may vary if an offer is made for work in a different location. Pay Range: $145,018 - $155,000.

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The examination for this position may include a supplemental questionnaire. Improper or missing responses could affect your application.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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 (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

  • 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

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.

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).

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.