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, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive. 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. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.

We actively uphold transparent and fair hiring practices that support individual opportunity, inclusive culture, and career mobility across all levels of our organisation.

We offer meaningful opportunities for growth, a culture of inclusion, and a strong commitment to transparency and integrity in everything we do.

Job Description

U.S. Bank is seeking a Mainframe COBOL / CICS DB2 Application Developer with proven full SDLC experience to contribute toward the success of our technology initiatives.

In this role you will be part of an Agile, DevOps team established to build, enhance and support our Merchant Acquiring System.

You will consult with product owners, development leads and business owners on requirement gathering / refinement.

You will be responsible for development, deployment and production support of a large, complex application.

As an Application Developer you will:

Participate in all aspects of SDLC; design, coding, testing, implementation, and documentation of solutions of moderate complexity, significance, and risk.
Follow best practices of software development including, following coding standards, detailed and thorough testing, detailed documentation, and code-reviews.
Create peer reviewed comprehensive technical designs, unit test plans and test cases.
Collaborate in team agile ceremonies, Daily Stand-ups, refinement sessions, sprint planning. Provide clear and valuable input to discussions. Support colleagues, developers, test engineers and product owners.

Review, investigate and answer internal customer’s queries.

Troubleshoot and resolve production issues.
Join a 24x7 On-Call rota, periodically providing out of hours support for our mainframe-based applications.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience.
At least five years of experience with developing and implementing applications.

The following skills and proven experience with are required:

mainframe COBOL / CICS

JCL, Batch Procedures and Parms

DB2 / SQL

IBM IDz

Batch scheduler e.g. Ca7

The following skills and proven experience with are advantageous:

working within an agile methodology

IBM File Manager

VSAM

GIT
ServiceNow or other ITSM

Jira or other agile tool

Visual Studio

CoPilot or other AI development tools

Prior knowledge of the payment industry or merchant acquiring is not required but is a distinct advantage.

Location expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

Accessibility

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need adjustments at any stage of the application or hiring process, please contact your recruiter for guidance and support.

Total Rewards

U.S. Bank is committed to fair, equitable, and transparent compensation practices in line with local regulatory and legal requirements. Our total rewards approach is designed to attract, retain, and support top talent while ensuring equal pay for work of equal value.

We offer a market-competitive compensation package that includes:

Clearly defined salary ranges aligned with industry benchmarks and internal equity standards.
Performance-based incentives for eligible employees (as defined by relevant plan rules), awarded through transparent, objective criteria that recognize both individual and company performance.
Inclusive equitable benefits that are accessible to all employees and focused around our 3 main pillars of financial wellbeing, health & wellness).
Continuous development opportunities including training, education support, and career progression pathways based on inclusive and transparent criteria.
Employee recognition programs that celebrate achievements and milestones for all.

We regularly review our compensation and benefits to ensure they remain competitive, inclusive, and responsive to employee needs and market trends. Further details of the compensation package will be provided upon application.

We encourage candidates to explore the full value of our offer, including monetary and non-monetary benefits, at Employee benefits and development | U.S. Bank | Elavon.

Closing Date

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

We aim to provide timely updates throughout the process and encourage early applications to ensure consideration.

Mainframe Application Developer

Benefits

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