Sr. Mainframe Programmer; COBOL​/CICS​/DB- in Sacramento, CA

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Date:
Feb 10, 2026

Location:

Roseville, CA, US,

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.

As a 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.

Apply 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.
• 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.

• 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, Main View, and Xpediter CICS
• Familiarity with Easytrieve and File Aid
• 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,…