Be part of a team that unleashes the power of leading-edge technologies to help improve the health and well-being of those most vulnerable in our country and communities. Working at Gainwell carries its rewards. You'll have an incredible opportunity to grow your career in a company that values work flexibility, learning, and career development. You'll add to your technical credentials and certifications while enjoying a generous, flexible vacation policy and educational assistance. We also have comprehensive leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities.
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Sr. Mainframe Programmer (COBOL/CICS/DB2) - Hybrid Role in Sacramento, CA at Gainwell, you will be a part of an innovative healthcare technology company with a mission to serve the healthcare needs of our communities. You will use your programming and analytical skills to drive the development of healthcare administration products used, and relied upon, by millions of patients. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to grow and develop as a professional through our exceptional developmental opportunities.
Your role in our missionApply your skills to support Gainwell as we help clients deliver better health and human services outcomes.
- Support of COBOL mainframe environment
- Design, document, and coordinate desired changes to legacy modules.
- Develop, install and evaluate application software on the mainframe.
- Involved in delivering technical architecture solution elements.
- Support coordination between application architects and developers to make sure design requirements are accurate and deliver the desired ROI for clients.
- Ability to work in a project team to define and develop project requirements, deliverables, functional specifications and detailed application solution designs for clients.
- Analyze and estimate feasibility and compatibility with other programs and projects.
- Provide quality control for project deliverables.
- Defines designs and develops highly complex systems requirements. Evaluates, test, debugs and implements applications programs in support of client needs.
- Assesses architecture and current hardware limitations, defines and designs highly complex system specifications, input/output process and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility.
- Plans, conducts and technically directs the analysis and resolution of business problems to be solved with automated systems.
- Designs, installs and/or modifies operating systems, utility software and/or database to meet business unit/client's needs.
- Analyzes, designs, acquires and implements projects for LAN and/or WAN systems.
- Designs, develops, troubleshoots and analyzes complex software programs that operate successfully with hardware systems.
- Performs cost analysis of vendor supplied products for cost and efficiency. Customizes highly complex purchased applications.
- Reviews literature, patents and current practices to support business requirements and/or new industry technology.
- Prepares reports and/or recommendations regarding new technology for appropriate personnel.
- Provides complex technical consultation on current and proposed systems to other organizations and clients.
- Provides leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel.
What we're looking for - 6+ years of applications development and programming with 3+ years of programming and on-call support experience coding in a COBOL/MVS/JCL/IBM mainframe environment
- Other experiences:
- 1+ years of experience exposing CICS and COBOL programs as web services via CICS Transaction Server (CTS)
- Hands-on experience with CICS, TSO, CHANGEMAN, SQL, DB2, Abend-Aid, MainView, and Xpediter CICS
- Familiarity with Easytrieve and FileAid
- Project responsibilities for analyzing operational methods and developing computer programs to meet desired results.
- All phases of the Software Development Lifecycle.
- Principles and techniques of design, analysis, computer programming, testing, debugging, implementation, and documentation.
- Healthcare IT experience with healthcare claims, payer, Medicaid or Medicare systems is highly preferred.
What you should expect in this role - HYBIRD ROLE: If you live in Sacramento, CA area, you will be required to be onsite at our office in Roseville, CA 95747 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and may increase to 4 days per week. If you do not live within a commutable distance, you can work 100% from home in the USA.
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule to accommodate business needs and travel as required
- Video cameras must be used during all interviews, as well as during the initial week of orientation
The deadline to submit applications for this posting is February 20, 2026
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The pay range for this position is $75,000 - $100,000 per year, however, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. Put your passion to work at Gainwell. You'll have the opportunity to grow your career in a company that values work flexibility, learning, and career development. All salaried, full-time candidates are eligible for our generous, flexible vacation policy, a 401(k) employer match, comprehensive health benefits , and educational assistance. We also have a variety of leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities.
We believe nothing is impossible when you bring together people who care deeply about making healthcare work better for everyone. Build your career with Gainwell, an industry leader. You'll be joining a company where collaboration, innovation, and inclusion fuel our growth. Learn more about Gainwell at our company website and visit our Careers site for all available job role openings.
Gainwell Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), age, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Gainwell Technologies defines "wages" and "wage rates" to include "all forms of pay, including, but not limited to, salary, overtime pay, bonuses, stock, stock options, profit sharing and bonus plans, life insurance, vacation and holiday pay, cleaning or gasoline allowances, hotel accommodations, reimbursement for travel expenses, and benefits.
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