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9d ago

Senior Software Engineer

Genworth Richmond, VA

Richmond, VA

9d ago

$97k - $181k/yr Full time Backend Developer Senior CICS

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Job Description

Genworth offers a role where you support a long-term mission-critical system while working in a team that handles day-to-day operations, incident resolution, and continuous improvement. This Richmond, VA hybrid position is built around meaningful work, strong support for professional growth, and comprehensive total rewards.

You will support the CLOAS mainframe application for Long Term Care policy administration. In this role, you’ll help keep system health stable, resolve production incidents, and design and deliver changes using Agile practices.

Responsibilities

Support the Long Term Care policy administration system by monitoring operations, resolving failures and job abends, handling policy-related incidents and system defects, and maintaining application interactions with peripheral systems.
Analyze incidents reported by users to identify impact and develop solution proposals aligned to the correct approach.
Design, code, document, and test changes to meet acceptance criteria, avoid unintended impact, and fit within the overall technical architecture.
Support changes through testing, including test planning, defect resolution, and related technical system activities.
Implement solutions through the established change control process.
Create reports from system data to support business activities and meet regulatory and audit needs, including SOX audits.
Perform administrative and team responsibilities such as participating in meetings and Agile ceremonies (including Kanban Stand Ups and Inspect and Adapt sessions), responding to correspondence, providing status updates, reviewing/updating/submitting tickets, and participating in change management activities.
Take ownership of work and collaborate to complete incidents in a timely manner based on severity, impact, and urgency.
Assist team members with complex business and/or technical problems.
Provide technical guidance on complex programming topics.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience with strong mainframe programming skills in COBOL, JCL, CICS, and IMS, plus production support experience (preferably in insurance or finance).
Excellent analytical and detail-oriented mindset, including the ability to understand complex business logic, analyze system and data, identify needed changes, and assess impact across products and system functionality.
Basic experience with SQL and data analysis.
Experience working in a cross-functional environment on complex mainframe systems, with strong problem-solving skills and a results-oriented approach.
Good communication skills with the ability to coordinate with stakeholders, manage concurrent deadlines, and handle multiple priorities.
A continuous improvement mindset, with willingness to adapt to new technologies and ways of working.

Technologies

COBOL, JCL, CICS, IMS, SQL, Web Services, MQ

Benefits

Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage
Multiple 401(k) Savings Plan Options
Auto Enrollment in Employer-Directed Retirement Account Feature (100% employer-funded)
Generous Paid Time Off, including 12 paid holidays, Volunteer Time Off, and Paid Family Leave
Disability, Life, and Long Term Care Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment, and Training & Certification Support
Wellness support including gym membership reimbursement and Employee Assistance Program resources (work/life support, financial & legal management)
Caregiver and Mental Health Support Services
Competitive Compensation & Total Rewards Incentives

NICE TO HAVE

Mainframe application migration experience to other platforms
Knowledge of Assembler
Practical knowledge of LTC insurance products and premiums
Experience in a managed services environment, working with an onshore-offshore model, managing to SLAs and work queues
Agile experience (Scrum or Kanban)
IMS database experience in an MVS and CICS environment
Exposure to Product Accelerator tool
Advanced SQL programming experience
Experience with modern mainframe development and testing tools
Knowledge of automated COBOL conversion tools

Additional Information

This role is not eligible for sponsorship.
Salary range: USD 96,700 - 181,000 per year (National Range: $96,700 - $145,000; High-Cost Range: $120,900 - $181,000).
In addition to base salary, the role is eligible to participate in a bonus incentive plan based on individual and company performance; it is not guaranteed.
Initial work is within the Service Operations team for the CLOAS application, responsible for day-to-day operations, maintaining system health, and implementing changes to support the business.
Reports to the Long-Term Care Policy Administration Service Operations Leader.
Position location: Richmond, VA hybrid. Hybrid schedule requires both Remote and In-Office days if you reside within 50 miles of a Genworth | CareScout office, with working hours targeting 9am-5pm EST.
Remote applicants must reside in states/locations under Eastern or Central Standard Time including: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South.

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23d ago

Software Engineer

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Chattanooga, TN 🇺🇸 Remote

Chattanooga, TN

23d ago

Full time .NET Aix Azure DevOps

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Job Description

Software Engineer role supporting enrollment processing applications for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and modernization of legacy systems.

Responsibilities

Define system scope and objectives through research and fact-finding for the design, development, modification, or integration of complex information systems
Design, code, test, debug, and document programs, subroutines, and scripts
Develop or update application systems and procedures to meet functional requirements such as capacity, operating time, response time, and output formats
Serve in project roles as needed (project lead, business systems analyst, or technical lead) for small to medium efforts or manage phases of medium to large efforts
Maintain proficiency in required software languages, databases, platforms, operating systems, utilities, and networks for assigned work
Address system failures and performance events by taking actions that reduce downtime and prevent recurrence
Provide guidance and training to less-experienced analysts and programmers

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience (equivalent years calculated as 1 year of technical experience for each year of college requested)
1+ year experience with information technology concepts, application development methodology, terminology, and standards
3+ years systems and programming experience
1+ year expert working knowledge of at least one programming language used at BCBST
Proven skill with information technology in use at BCBST
Proven analysis, design, and coding skills, including demonstrated success leading large and complex projects
Ability to interpret and translate technical and/or complex concepts into information meaningful to project teams and/or business personnel
Strong organization and reliability; ability to manage multiple tasks with an exceptional work ethic
Leadership skills
Effective communication with technical and non-technical coworkers

Technologies

C#
.NET
SQL Server
SQL
Azure DevOps
AIX
COBOL

Ideal Candidate Profile

Experience with C#, .NET, and SQL Server
Experience developing, troubleshooting, and supporting batch-oriented applications and processes
Database development experience with SQL
Full-stack .NET development experience
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to diagnose application and data issues
Experience supporting production applications and resolving time-sensitive operational issues
Ability to collaborate with other engineers and business partners while independently owning technical work

Preferred Qualifications

Healthcare industry experience, especially enrollment, eligibility, or government programs
Experience with Azure DevOps or similar development lifecycle tools
Experience modernizing or migrating legacy applications and processes
Familiarity with AIX and COBOL environments

Work Location

Chattanooga, TN (remote / work-from-home)
Final round interviews will be conducted on-site in the Chattanooga, TN office
Remote role; sponsorship is not available

Additional Details

Openings: 1
Worker type: Employee
Company: BCBST BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.

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1mo ago

Software Engineer - Mid to Experienced Level

US National Security Agency/Central Security Service Fort Meade, MD

Fort Meade, MD

1mo ago Closed

$105k - $193k/yr Full time Cloud Operations COBOL Data Processing

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Oct 23, 2026).

Job Description

Advance mission-critical systems while contributing to a team that operates across a wide range of software and engineering disciplines. This position is based in Fort Meade, MD (onsite) with relocation expenses reimbursed (as eligible under agency policy). The role offers a $105,262 - $192,764 salary range, full-time schedule, and a Top Secret security clearance requirement within a Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk environment.

Role overview

Permanent appointment (Excepted Service)
Pay scale & grade: GG 11 - 14
Work schedule: Full-time
Travel: Occasional travel may be expected
Supervisory status: No
Telework eligible: No; Remote job: No
Drug test: Yes
Financial disclosure required: Yes
National security background check

Responsibilities

Advance high-impact systems and teams
Work across the full spectrum of tools and responsibilities in software development
Apply common tools and areas of interest, including: COBOL, C/C++, Java, cloud computing, Angular, React, Python, PIG Analytics, Pyspark, agile development, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Linux (VMWare), ElasticSearch, Rust, micro services, Ansible, clusters, digital forensics, incident response, and quantum
Upload a copy of your transcripts from all schools attended prior to applying (unofficial transcripts are fine at this stage)

Required qualifications

Relevant experience must include the software development process (requirements analysis, software design, implementation, testing, integration, deployment/installation, and maintenance) and programming
FULL PERFORMANCE entry options:
- Bachelor's degree plus 3 years relevant experience
- Master's degree plus 1 year relevant experience
- Doctoral degree with no experience
SENIOR entry options:
- Bachelor's degree plus 6 years relevant experience
- Master's degree plus 4 years relevant experience
- Doctoral degree plus 2 years relevant experience
Additional consideration: Associate's degree plus 5 years (in-depth, clearly related experience) for entry, and Associate's degree plus 8 years (in-depth, clearly related experience) may also be considered
Degree must be in Computer Science (CS) or Software Engineering
Related fields may be considered if the program includes at minimum concentrations in algorithms; computer architecture (not network architecture); programming methodologies and languages; data structures; logic and computation; and advanced mathematics (for example, calculus, discrete mathematics)
Education used to meet qualification requirements must come from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
Failure to provide all required information may result in an ineligible rating or affect the overall rating

Technologies and tools

COBOL, C/C++, Java, Python, Rust
Cloud computing, AWS
Angular, React
CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes
Linux (VMWare)
ElasticSearch
Micro services, Ansible, clusters
Digital forensics, incident response
GitLab, databases (relational and non-relational)
IBM mainframe, IBM mainframe-related work (including COBOL)
TLS/SSL, SIEM, IDS, NIST, ISO 27001, OWASP
HSMs, cryptographic libraries, APIs

How you will be evaluated

Evaluation is based on how well you meet the qualifications above
Industry norms may be used, including Docker, AWS, GitLab, open source contributions (see code.nsa.gov for examples of NSA contribution), and relational and non-relational databases
Experience with COBOL or IBM mainframe is preferred
Specialized skills or interest may include advanced mathematics (number theory, abstract algebra, linear algebra, probability theory, discrete mathematics), data structures, algorithms, operating systems, computer architecture
Preferred technical depth may include cryptography (symmetric and asymmetric, hash functions, encryption, digital signatures, key exchange), TLS/SSL and secure communications, HSMs and secure computing platforms, SIEM/IDS/vulnerability assessment tools, and adherence to security standards (NIST, ISO 27001, OWASP)
Teamwork, leadership, and interpersonal skills may be considered
Prior Intelligence Community experience is preferred

Required documents and compliance

NSA is part of the DoD Intelligence Community Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS)
NSA positions are in the Excepted Services under 10 USC 1601 appointment authority
Veterans claiming veterans' preference may be asked to submit documentation verifying eligibility
All required information must be provided as stated in the vacancy announcement to avoid ineligible rating or impact to overall rating
Random drug testing applies to applicants and employees in accordance with Executive Order 12564

Locations

Fort Meade, MD
San Antonio, TX

Agency contact

Phone: 1-844-424-4737
Email: intelcareers@nsa.gov

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2mo ago

Mainframe Cybersecurity Software Engineer

Motion Recruitment Plano, TX

Plano, TX

2mo ago Closed

Full time Application Security COBOL Cybersecurity Tools

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Sep 17, 2026).

Job Description

Motion Recruitment is hiring a Mainframe Cybersecurity Software Engineer in Plano, TX (onsite) to combine secure software engineering with modernization of a low-code application generation platform.

Responsibilities

75% hands-on development and security engineering
25% customer interaction, mentoring, collaboration, and technical leadership
35% COBOL development
30% C development
20% Java development
15% security engineering focused on TLS and authentication technologies

Requirements

Strong background in secure software development and secure coding practices
12+ years of software engineering experience
Expertise developing enterprise applications on z/OS and mainframe platforms
Strong programming skills in COBOL, C, and Java
Experience modernizing legacy applications while maintaining security and reliability
Knowledge of authentication, authorization, cryptography, and secure application architecture
Experience implementing secure communications and TLS-based solutions
Understanding of hybrid environments spanning mainframe and distributed systems
Strong troubleshooting and software design skills
Bachelor’s degree required

Technologies

COBOL
C
Java
z/OS
Linux
Windows
TLS

Desired Skills & Experience

Experience with code generation or low-code application platforms
Knowledge of RACF or other enterprise security integrations
Experience developing dynamically linked security libraries
Familiarity with Windows and Linux application environments
Experience with interlanguage communication such as COBOL-to-C integrations
Customer-facing consulting, training, or presentation experience
Conference speaking or technical evangelism experience
Experience helping enterprise customers implement security best practices

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Vacation Time
Stock Options
Bonus eligible

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2mo ago

Sr Mainframe Developer / Engineer

Vytwo Dallas, TX

Dallas, TX

2mo ago Closed

Full time Senior CICS COBOL

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Sep 16, 2026).

Job Description

Vytwo is hiring a Sr Mainframe Developer / Engineer for a hybrid role in Dallas, TX. This position emphasizes strong banking context and deep experience across mainframe development, data modeling, and test data management, with flexible work from home options available.

What you’ll do

Work with business stakeholders, Product Owners, SMEs, analysts, and development teams to understand business processes, data requirements, source systems, mappings, and data consumption needs.
Translate business rules and processes into logical and physical data models, source-to-target mappings, and data integration specifications.
Define and implement test data strategies for functional, regression, integration, performance, automation, and modernization testing.
Design and govern reusable test data patterns, including provisioning approaches, data masking strategies, synthetic data solutions, and environment refresh processes.
Apply data modeling principles covering entities, attributes, relationships, schemas, primary and foreign keys, indexes, constraints, and database design standards.
Read and analyze ERDs, database schemas, data dictionaries, and end-to-end data flow diagrams to identify dependencies and business impact.
Perform data discovery and mining across databases, tables, files, and source systems using SQL, Easytrieve, and other query and extraction tools.
Validate data quality, integrity, consistency, and accuracy by reviewing relationships, transformation logic, reconciliation outcomes, and business rules.
Support data movement and integration patterns across real-time and batch processing, including event-driven architectures, APIs, messaging queues, data pipelines, and file-based interfaces.
Partner with architecture, development, testing, and operational teams on data analysis, problem resolution, impact assessments, test automation enablement, and modernization initiatives.
Ensure test data solutions meet data privacy, protection, retention, classification, and regulatory requirements for sensitive customer and financial information.
Document data models, test data design patterns, source-to-target mappings, provisioning processes, and standards so solutions can be reused across enterprise efforts.

What you bring

Banking experience is a must
10+ years experience is a must
Strong mainframe and database skills, including COBOL, CICS, DB2, DB2 utilities, SQL, JCL, MVS utilities, and production support
Experience using the CA7 scheduling tool
Ability to analyze the as-is and design the to-be, using Jira
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Management, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
Proven experience in data analysis, data architecture, database design, test data management, quality engineering, or software delivery
Ability to write and optimize SQL queries for discovery, validation, reconciliation, and troubleshooting
Experience analyzing relational databases, mainframe data structures, files, batch jobs, APIs, and downstream data consumers
Strong communication skills, including explaining complex data concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Experience collaborating in Agile delivery environments across product, engineering, quality, architecture, and operations teams

Technologies

COBOL, CICS, DB2, SQL, JCL, MVS Utilities
CA7, Jira, Easytrieve, SPUFI
DB2 utilities, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL

Benefits

Flexible work from home options available

Preferred

Banking domain knowledge (payments, credit card, deposits, lending, or customer/account data)
Strong experience across data analysis, data architecture, database design, and test data management
Experience writing and optimizing SQL for data discovery, validation, reconciliation, and troubleshooting
Experience analyzing relational databases, mainframe data structures, files, batch jobs, APIs, and downstream data consumers
Understanding of core banking platforms, transaction processing flows, customer/account hierarchies, and regulatory reporting requirements
Ability to trace and map data across upstream and downstream applications, databases, files, APIs, and enterprise data platforms
Familiarity with batch and real-time processing architectures and data movement across interconnected banking systems
Preference for enterprise test data management platform experience, including data masking, synthetic data generation, data subsetting, and automated data provisioning
Understanding of data governance, data classification, retention, and regulations for storage, transmission, and protection of sensitive customer and financial data

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3mo ago

Sr Lead Software Engineer - Artificial Intelligence

JPMorganChase Plano, TX

Plano, TX

3mo ago Closed

Full time Backend Developer Senior APIs

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Aug 20, 2026).

Job Description

JPMorganChase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer - Artificial Intelligence to design, build, and operate AI toolchains that modernize mainframe processing by translating COBOL, JCL, and DB2 logic into production-ready services. This onsite role in Plano, Texas places you at the intersection of software engineering and advanced AI, collaborating with domain experts to ensure reliable, auditable migration of critical financial workflows. The position blends hands-on development with leadership in agent-based translation, verification, and runtime evolution for complex processing domains.

Responsibilities

Architect and maintain the specification-generation pipeline, enabling artifact ingestion of COBOL sources, JCL, job schedules, DB2 schemas, and SME knowledge; design chunking strategies and RAG pipelines to produce structured calculation and workflow specifications validated by domain experts.
Designs and implements multi-agent workflows that translate legacy COBOL/JCL logic into target-state Kotlin/JVM code, building orchestration layers, tool-use patterns, and guardrails to ensure correctness of financial calculations.
Establishes evaluation and verification infrastructure, including automated test harnesses that compare migrated results with legacy outputs, parity testing, regression suites, and confidence scoring to inform production cutover decisions.
Contributes to the standard calculation runtime by shaping and extending the target platform where migrated calculations deploy, ensuring deterministic, immutable, auditable execution.
Collaborates with domain SMEs across Credit, Money Market & Mutual Funds, Statements & Tax, and IBOR to validate agent outputs, refine prompt strategies, and close knowledge gaps in specifications.
Extends ETL and CDC pipelines for agent workflows by building and integrating event sourcing, CDC, and data pipelines that map upstream and downstream dependencies for end-to-end migrated processes.
Operates AI systems in production, owning LLMOps for deployment, monitoring, cost management, latency optimization, token budgeting, and incident response to ensure 24/7 reliability and compliance.
Performs rapid iterative development cycles, prototyping quickly, instrumenting metrics, and making data-driven decisions about agent architectures, model selection, and prompt strategies.
Contributes to shared tooling and infrastructure by building reusable libraries, evaluation harnesses, prompt templates, and orchestration patterns that scale AI capabilities across all four core processing domains.

Requirements

5+ years of software engineering experience shipping production systems
2+ years hands-on experience building LLM-based applications — agentic architectures, RAG pipelines, prompt engineering, and evaluation frameworks
Strong software engineering fundamentals in distributed systems, event-driven architectures, API design, testing practices, and cloud platforms (AWS/EKS/ECS)
Expert proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) as part of daily workflow
Production experience with at least one of Kotlin/JVM(Java), Python, Rust
Demonstrated ability to operate and debug complex systems
Clear communicator who can articulate technical trade-offs to engineers and business stakeholders
Experience with code migration

Technologies

COBOL
JCL
DB2
Kotlin
Java
Python
Rust
AWS
EKS
ECS
Temporal
Airflow
Kafka
PostgreSQL
Kubernetes
CDC
Claude Code
GitHub Copilot
Cursor
LLM

Benefits

Comprehensive health care coverage
On-site health and wellness centers
Retirement savings plan
Backup childcare
Tuition reimbursement
Mental health support
Financial coaching

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4mo ago

Software Engineer II

Truist Bank Atlanta, GA

Atlanta, GA

4mo ago Closed

Full time CICS COBOL Data Processing

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Aug 2, 2026).

Job Description

Truist Bank is seeking a Software Engineer II to design and deliver technically complex solutions within an Agile development environment. The role centers on partnering with product owners to define objectives and integrating automated testing, monitoring, and security throughout the release cycle. This position is based in Atlanta, GA with a hybrid work model and requires onsite presence at Truist offices in Atlanta for at least four days per week.

Responsibilities

Deliver technically complex solutions and provide system integration support across projects.
Collaborate with business product owners to clarify goals and offer design recommendations.
Develop tailored coding and software integrations, perform analysis, and configure solutions using project-specific tools.
Lead and participate in the development, testing, deployment, maintenance, and support of intricate solutions, adhering to company standards and emphasizing robust unit testing and release-testing support.
Create non-functional monitoring capabilities and provide escalated support for complex applications in production.
Implement and maintain security controls and monitoring in line with corporate standards.
Typically lead moderately complex projects while contributing to larger, more complex initiatives.
Resolve advanced technical and operational problems and mentor teammates with less experience; may oversee a small team.
In an Agile environment, deliver high quality working software, automate manual tasks, engage with the business from the design outset, apply continuous engineering practices, refine user stories, and maintain automated unit testing while supporting integration and functional testing.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
Minimum 4 years of software engineering or IT consulting experience performing data conversions between processors.
Strong knowledge of information systems and ability to apply IT best practices.
Understanding of key banking-related business processes and competitive IT strategies.
Experience planning and managing projects, solving complex problems, and mentoring less experienced teammates.
Ability to work with Business and Operations teams to refine requirements and design banking-system solutions.
Solid relational database design and development skills, including SQL, stored procedures, and data modeling.
Experience coordinating data definitions, rules, access policies, and encryption techniques across cross-functional streams to maintain data quality and reliability.
Experience developing feasibility study reports to assess practicality and identify potential challenges and solutions.
Proficiency with JCL; IMS database; IBM tools such as ISPF, IBM File Manager, NDM, ConnectDirect; IBM Utilities; COBOL; DB2; CICS; VSAM; SQL; SAS; CA-ESP; CA-WA Workstation; File Manager; DBVisualizer; SoapUI; and Unix.
This role is based in Atlanta, GA and may be eligible for a hybrid remote model; applicants must be able to work onsite at Truist offices in Atlanta, GA at least four days per week.

Technologies

JCL
IMS database
ISPF
IBM File Manager
NDM
ConnectDirect
IBM Utilities
COBOL
DB2
CICS
VSAM
SQL
SAS
CA-ESP
CA-WA Workstation
File Manager
DBVisualizer
SoapUI
Unix

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Accidental death and dismemberment
Tax-preferred savings accounts
401k plan
Paid vacation
Paid sick days
Paid holidays
Defined benefit pension plan
Restricted stock units
Deferred compensation plan

Eligible regular teammates working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for these benefits, with eligibility determined by the division offering the position.