Banking

Lead Software Engineer-Cobol/Mainframe!!

Contract

Strategic Staffing Solutions

STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS (S3) HAS AN OPENING!

Strategic Staffing Solutions is currently looking for a Lead software engineer, W2, for a contract opportunity with one of our largest clients!

Candidates should be willing to work on our W-2 ONLY, NO C2C

Job Title: Lead software engineer
Role Type: W2 only
Duration: 12 months
Schedule: 3 days in office at the desired location with a hybrid work model
Locations: Minneapolis, MN

Job Summary:

In this contingent resource assignment, you 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.

Responsibilities:

  • Participate in low to moderately complex initiatives and projects associated with the technology domain, including installation, upgrades, and deployment efforts
  • Identify opportunities for service quality and availability improvements within the technology domain environment
  • Design, code, test, debug, and document for low to moderately complex projects and programs associated with technology domain, including upgrades and deployments
  • Review and analyze technical assignments or challenges that are related to low to medium risk deliverables and that require research, evaluation, and selection of alternative technology domains
  • Present recommendations for resolving issues or may escalate issues as needed to meet established service level agreements
  • Exercise some independent judgment while also developing understanding of given technology domain in reference to security and compliance requirements
  • Provide information to technology colleagues, internal partners, and stakeholders

Required Skills:

  • 4+ years of software engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
  • 4+ years of understanding of Cobol and ability to program on the mainframe
  • 1+ years of basic understanding of Assembler

Desired Skills:

  • Knowledge of and ability to use EZTRIEVE
  • Strong preference to have an understanding of types of VSAM and how to define VSAM
  • CICS, JCL, PROC, Endeavor, CA7, MQ—Basic understanding desired
  • Preferred banking experience in the past
  • Data Space, ServiceNow, Agile, FMMVS, and basic testing practices

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

“Beware of scams. S3 never asks for money during its onboarding process.”

Job ID: JOB-242094
Publish Date: 18 Jun 2025

Tagged as: Lead Software Engineer-Cobol/Mainframe!!