IT Applications Developer/Senior - MMIS

State of Nebraska•Lincoln, NE

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is hiring an IT Applications Developer/Senior to maintain and enhance the technology behind Nebraska’s Medicaid claims processing system. The position designs, develops, and supports complex COBOL and IBM DB2 applications that support healthcare delivery for Nebraskans. It is a full-time, permanent, on-site role in Lincoln, Nebraska, and is not eligible for contract or remote work. The department does not sponsor or transfer non-immigrant work visas and does not accept STEM OPT for this position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science, information systems, mathematics, engineering, or another related field, and two years of experience, education, or training in coding computer applications; programming experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.
Position is on-site at the Nebraska State Office Building in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Nice To Haves

Five or more years of full lifecycle COBOL development on IBM z/OS mainframes using DB2; development experience must be current (within the last year) and support a large, complex application system.
Five or more years developing relational databases, including logical design, understanding physical design components, and writing complex SQL to access a large, complex application database.
Five or more years of CICS development experience.
Experience working on a large (30 or more people) software development team using structured procedures and guidelines.
Familiarity with Abend-Aid, File-Aid, QMF/SPUFI, Xpediter, IDCAMS, DB2 Load/Unload, and Syncsort.
Experience with Medicaid or claims processing systems.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and provide production support for Nebraska Medicaid’s claims processing system in alignment with program needs.
Analyze and design, program, debug, and test COBOL and IBM DB2 batch applications.
Resolve production and test issues for large, complex applications within constrained timeframes.
Provide scheduled on-call support for overnight and weekend batch claims processing cycles.
Create and maintain supporting technical documentation.