Software Engineer 3 Contingent

Software Engineer 3 - Contingent ( req Id : XX8910-1)

Minneapolis Minnesota 55415

12+ Months

Hybrid

Job Description:

Project Summary:

• This candidate will have the Opportunity to join a long-standing Mainframe engineering team supporting critical Data Distributor Deposits application.
• The environment is maintenance heavy and stability focused, with engineers responsible for modifying existing COBOL applications based on product requirements, testing changes, and deploying them into production.
• This is not greenfield development; success in this role comes from strong MF Cobol / VSAM knowledge, careful change management, and the ability to work within decades old systems.

Experience:

• Banking/ financial services experience will be very key for this role
• Specific experience and understanding of how account numbers, check numbers, routing, etc. break down interact and breakdown inside Cobol)
• Understanding of how those items track and interact internally
• Deposit tracking, fraud, etc. in finance experience is also nice

Additional:

• Opportunity to join a long-standing Mainframe engineering team supporting critical Data Distributor Deposits application.
• The environment is maintenance heavy and stability focused, with engineers responsible for modifying existing COBOL applications based on product requirements, testing changes, and deploying them into production.
• This is not greenfield development; success in this role comes from strong MF Cobol / VSAM knowledge, careful change management, and the ability to work within decades old systems.
• Cobol, VSAM, JCL, Endeavor and other core MF skills

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Support and maintain the Data Distributor, NOVA and SD applications in the Core Deposits team in MN.
• Modify existing COBOL programs to meet product and business requirements (enhancements, fixes, regulatory updates)
• Validate and distribute data to Hogan IDS, including nightly batch processing
• Develop and maintain JCL for batch jobs and production workflows
• Perform testing, validation, and production deployments following client change processes
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate with product partners
• Support production issues and contribute to application stability
• Mentor and help train junior engineers on Hogan and mainframe best practices

Must Have:

• Strong COBOL development experience in a mainframe environment (most critical skill)
• Understand and have worked with VSAM extensively.
• Experience maintaining and enhancing legacy, highly customized mainframe applications
• Solid understanding of JCL
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with product and business stakeholders
• Ability and willingness to mentor junior engineers

Nice to Have:

• ServiceNow experience for incident, change, or problem management
• Experience supporting batch heavy overnight processing
• Background working in financial services or regulated environments
• Prior experience on long lived, business critical systems with complex integrations

In this contingent resource assignment, candidate may:

• Consult on or participate in moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within Software Engineering and contribute to large-scale planning related to Software Engineering deliverables.
• Review and analyze moderately complex Software Engineering challenges that require an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Contribute to the resolution of moderately complex issues and consult with others to meet Software Engineering deliverables while leveraging solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with client personnel in Software Engineering.

Required Qualifications:

• 4 plus years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.

Note:

• Approved Locations - (hybrid)USA-MN-MINNEAPOLIS-550 S 4th St-107935
• Interview
• 1 round - manager interview - video interview - 30 min 45 min on calendar
• 2 round - technical interview - video interview - 1 hour