Senior Software Development Engineer

CVS Health

Senior Software Development Engineer developing and enhancing mainframe applications for claims adjudication and financial processing systems. Collaborating with product, QA, and system teams to ensure claims processing accuracy.

Posted 5/9/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $101,970 - $203,940 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and enhance claims adjudication, pricing, and payment‑related mainframe applications
Build and maintain COBOL programs supporting claim intake, edits, pricing, provider payment, and adjustments
Develop and support CICS online transactions and high‑volume batch processing flows
Implement business rules aligned with claims policy, benefits, reimbursement, and payment integrity logic
Perform impact analysis for benefit changes, regulatory updates, and claim rule modifications
Conduct abend analysis, root cause analysis (RCA), and defect remediation
Partner with Operations and Application Support teams to meet SLA, SOX, and audit requirements
Support release validation, checkouts, and production cycles for claims systems
Optimize DB2 SQL for claims queries, extracts, and payment calculations
Tune batch jobs and job streams to improve cycle time, batch window adherence, and CPU efficiency
Identify and resolve data integrity issues impacting claim outcomes and provider payment
Support integration of mainframe claims platforms with downstream and upstream systems (vendor feeds, pricing engines, clinical edits)
Participate in modernization initiatives such as service enablement, API exposure, and hybrid cloud integrations
Mentor junior engineers and support consistent engineering standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

5–8+ years of hands‑on mainframe application development experience
Strong proficiency in: COBOL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, JCL and enterprise batch scheduling (e.g., Control‑M, CA‑7)
Demonstrated experience supporting claims adjudication or financial transaction systems
Experience with mainframe tools such as ISPF, SDSF, Endevor, File‑Aid, Abend‑Aid
Strong analytical and debugging skills with attention to detail
Ability to work independently on complex enhancements with minimal oversight
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field , or equivalent professional experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision coverage
paid time off
retirement savings options
wellness programs
comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

COBOLCICSDB2VSAMJCLSQLbatch processingimpact analysisdefect remediationclaims adjudication

Soft Skills

analytical skillsdebugging skillsattention to detailindependent workmentoring