Developer III Mainframe

*SYSTEMTEC* is seeking an *Developer III Mainframe *for a _hybrid _opportunity for candidates in Columbia, SC. Candidate will develop, enhance, and support mission-critical mainframe applications that power healthcare claims processing and related business operations. The role requires hands-on expertise across COBOL, JCL, DB2, and CICS, along with strong production troubleshooting and systems analysis capabilities. *Required Qualifications of the Developer III Mainframe:* * Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to provide sponsorship or work with Third-Party agencies. * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; alternatively, 4 years of relevant experience, or 2 years of relevant experience combined with an Associate’s degree in a related field. * Minimum of 4 years of experience in application development, systems testing, or a closely related area. * Hands-on experience with *COBOL* development, including both batch and online applications. * Strong *JCL* experience, including batch processing, job scheduling, restart/recovery, and troubleshooting. * Professional experience with *DB2 and SQL*, including database access, query development, and application performance tuning. * Hands-on *CICS* experience involving online transaction processing, application development, and production support. * Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot production issues and evaluate application changes within a complex mainframe environment. * Ability to work onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, as well as additional onsite days when needed; an in-person interview is required. * Credit check required; candidates must also be willing to participate in a rotating on-call schedule after onboarding, approximately one week every 8–12 weeks. *Preferred Skills/Experience of the Developer III Mainframe:* Healthcare payer or health insurance experience is strongly preferred, particularly hands-on experience with claims adjudication, eligibility, benefits, pricing, provider systems, pharmacy systems, or healthcare claims processing. Additional experience with IMS, IBM MQ/MQ Series, VS Code, GitHub, GitHub Copilot, Zowe, Node.js, Git-based source control, or AI-assisted development practices is beneficial. *Responsibilities of the Developer III Mainframe:* * Analyze business requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions, including designing and implementing application enhancements. * Develop, modify, test, and maintain COBOL batch and online programs within a mainframe environment. * Create and maintain JCL processes while supporting batch execution, scheduling, job recovery, and restart procedures. * Develop and optimize DB2 SQL, access and manipulate application data, and perform database or application performance analysis. * Develop and support CICS transactions while investigating and resolving complex production issues affecting critical healthcare applications. * Participate in implementations, production deployments, business initiatives, and the rotating after-hours/on-call support schedule. *Work Location:* Columbia, SC — Partial onsite. The standard schedule is Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM Eastern Time, with onsite work required Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday plus additional onsite days as needed. *Compensation / Benefits: * Full-Time Employment with SYSTEMTEC means competitive compensation, access to health, dental, disability, and life coverage, and 401(k) with match. *\*\*\*Please note: *SYSTEMTEC is not set up to employ workers in the states of California, New York, and New Jersey*.\*\*\** Pay: $50.35 per hour Work Location: Hybrid remote in Columbia, SC 29201