Associate Software Engineer - Claims Mainframe Developer

Highmark Health

120d • $57,700 - $107,800

About The Position

Highmark is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Associate Software Engineer to join our team, focusing on the development and support of core mainframe applications essential for our claims processing platform. This role is ideal for an individual with foundational programming knowledge who is eager to learn and grow within a complex, mission-critical environment. The successful candidate will work under the guidance of senior engineers to design, develop, test, and maintain programs, batch jobs, and online transactions (CICS/IMS) that drive our claims operations. In this role, you will be a key contributor to our mainframe application development team, collaborating with senior engineers and business analysts to translate business requirements into technical specifications. You will be responsible for developing, testing, debugging, and maintaining COBOL programs, JCL for batch processes, and CICS/IMS transactions, playing an active part in the full software development lifecycle. Additionally, you will assist in troubleshooting and resolving production issues related to claims processing applications, ensuring adherence to Highmark's coding standards and security guidelines. A commitment to continuous learning in mainframe technologies and claims processing logic, along with diligent documentation of technical designs and procedures, will be essential.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or closely related field.
• 1 year proficiency in design and analysis of algorithms, data structures, and design patterns in the building and deploying of scalable; highly available systems.
• 1 year experience in at least one modern programming languages (Java, Python, JavaScript, ACE, IIB/ITX, Informatica preferred).
• Experience with at least two of the following: React, Angular v4+, NodeJS, NoSQL databases, HTML5, CSS, Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services.
• 1 year of understanding of web services technologies such as REST, HTTPS, JSON.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field.
• Experience in mainframe systems programming with a focus on one or more of the following: z/OS concepts and utilities, RACF, TSO, COBOL, JES2, JCL, DB2, SQL.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for designing and creating engineering specifications for software applications and programs.
• Responsible for writing code that adheres to coding standards.
• Perform code reviews.
• Responsible for idea generation, exploring and suggesting appropriate technical solutions to achieve the required product features.
• Monitor technical process against project plan while safeguarding functionality, scalability and performance.
• Part of an agile work team and responsible for participating in all scrum ceremonies.
• Assist in sprint planning and completing required sprints in the development through final execution of software applications/programs.
• Communicate any issues/blockers to the Scrum Master in a timely manner.
• Help in story creation (i.e. DoD, Acceptance Criteria, estimation).
• Creates Tasks for their stories in applicable software (ex: RTC or Jira), and updates status and assignment accordingly.
• Monitor work against production schedule and provide progress updates and report any issues or technical difficulties to senior developers/principals on a regular basis.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

Benefits

• Base pay range: $57,700.00 - $107,800.00.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees