Mainframe Programmer - Advanced

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Overview

Remote
$50 - $60
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Medicaid
Mainframe
JCL
IDMS databases
CA-ADS

Job Details

COMPANY / DEPARTMENT CULTURE :

CHALLENGING, FAST-PACED, TEAM ENVIRONMENT WORKING ON MEDICAID SYSTEM FOR CLIENT

WHY IS THIS POSITION OPEN

This position is open due to the ongoing workload required by the Medicaid IT Systems and the need to have resources to support the various claims adjudication and payment processes that have been developed in the past. There are also new projects slated for FY26 that will need resources.

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE MEDICAID SERVICES MMIS AND MEDS TEAMS TO MAKE CODING CHANGES TO COBOL AND ADS PROGRAMS USING AN IDMS NETWORK DATABASE OR IDMS RELATIONAL DATABASE, TECHNICAL AND DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS. DEBUG, UNIT TEST, AND INTEGRATION TEST CODING CHANGES. SUPPORT QUALITY ASSURANCE STAFF DURING QA, USER ACCEPTANCE, AND EXTERNAL TESTING BY MAKING NEEDED CODING CHANGES. COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY IN BOTH WRITTEN AND SPOKEN COMMUNICATION. WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH CLEMSON STAFF AND OTHER CONTRACTED STAFF. PERFORM ON-CALL DUTIES ON A ROTATIONAL BASIS.

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

MAINFRAME, MVS COBOL, JCL, IDMS/NETWORK, CA-ADS

SOFT SKILLS REQUIRED: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS (WRITTEN AND ORAL), ADAPTABILITY, FLEXIBILITY, SELF-MOTIVATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, ANALYTICAL THINKING, TIME MANAGEMENT, ABILITY TO WORK EFFECTIVELY IN A STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

CHANGEMAN, SAS, FILE-AID

REQUIRED EDUCATION: HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN COMPUTER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND MODIFICATION.

5+ years' experience with Mainframe

5+ years' experience with JCL

5+ years' experience with IDMS databases

2+ years' experience with CA-ADS

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