Staff Software Development Engineer – Mainframe

CVS Health

Software Development Engineer providing production support and improvement for IBM Mainframe COBOL applications at CVS Health. Collaborating with cross-functional teams on incident resolution and system enhancements.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $130,295 - $260,590 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead Level 1–3 application production support for QL Eligibility, Drug, Prescriber business customers, including monitoring, incident resolution, and proactive system health checks.
Analyze and troubleshoot complex application and systems issues; perform root cause analysis and implement long-term corrective actions.
Collaborate with engineering, product, QA, operations, and business teams to ensure timely and accurate resolution of production incidents.
Code fix, optimize, and improve existing codebases to enhance system reliability, stability, and scalability.
Perform debugging and validation across distributed application environments.
Handle Job failures, Batch processing, Job scheduling, and queues in DCU3 Mainframe Environment.
Participate in on-call rotations as needed to support critical production services.
Contribute to the technical roadmap, driving innovation and continuous improvement within the engineering ecosystem.
Document solutions, operational procedures, and knowledge-base articles to support cross-team learning and operational excellence.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in application production support (Level 1–3), incident management, and troubleshooting of enterprise systems.
7+ years of Software Development Engineering experience using Mainframe CICS, JCL, COBOL programs, DB2 queries, and Tivoli batch workflows.
3+ years experience with distributed systems, APIs, databases, and cloud technologies (Azure and GCP).
Familiarity with AS/400, monitoring tools, logging frameworks, and IT operations processes.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision coverage
paid time off
retirement savings options
wellness programs
other resources, based on eligibility

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Hard Skills & Tools

application production supportincident managementtroubleshootingMainframe CICSJCLCOBOLDB2Tivolidistributed systemsAPIs

Soft Skills

analytical skillscommunication skillsproblem-solving skillscollaborationcross-functional teamwork