Software Engineer 1- Mainframe Dev (Regulatory & Compliance).

U.S. Bank • Cincinnati, OH

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
• Two to three years of relevant experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in the financial services industry, particularly within compliance‑focused applications.
• Knowledge of API integrations, especially where APIs interface with or support mainframe‑connected workflows.
• Experience delivering software across the SDLC.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum teams using tools such as Jira.
• Mainframe development experience with COBOL, Easytrieve, and JCL.
• Scripting/programming experience with PowerShell and Batch.
• Working knowledge of distributed environments, including Microsoft SQL Server and Windows Server.
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines, including YAML‑based pipelines (GitLab).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, OneNote, SharePoint).
• Strong problem‑solving and troubleshooting skills across multiple platforms.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and business partners.
• Detail‑oriented mindset focused on stability, maintainability, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• 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

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level