IT Applications Developer/Senior - MMIS

son; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is seeking an IT Applications Developer/Senior for the MMIS system in Lincoln, NE. The role focuses on COBOL, DB2, and CICS, with production support and design responsibilities in a large, mission-driven team.

Ideal candidates have extensive mainframe experience and a track record of delivering reliable, scalable batch and online processing. On-site employment only; employment status is full-time and permanent.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, information systems, mathematics, engineering, or related field, plus two years of coding experience.
• Preferred: 5+ years full lifecycle COBOL development on IBM z/OS with DB2; CICS experience; strong SQL and batch processing skills.
• Experience with large teams and complex, mission-critical systems is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and provide production support for Nebraska Medicaid's claims processing system (COBOL, IBM DB2).
• Analyze, debug, and test applications; ensure reliability and performance.
• Provide on-call support for batch processing and maintain technical documentation.

Job description

The work we do matters!

Hiring Agency: Health & Human Services - Agency 25

Location: Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate: $36.060

Job Posting: JR2026-00029552 IT Applications Developer/Senior - MMIS (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed): 10-07-2026

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services does not sponsor or transfer non-immigrant work visas for this position or accept STEM OPT (form i-983) at any time.

Join the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services as an IT Applications Developer/Senior – MMIS and play a key role in maintaining and enhancing the technology behind Nebraska’s Medicaid claims processing system. You’ll design, develop, and support complex COBOL and IBM DB2 applications that directly impact healthcare delivery for thousands of Nebraskans. This role is ideal for a seasoned mainframe developer with deep experience in COBOL, DB2, and CICS who thrives on solving challenging problems, ensuring system reliability, and collaborating within a large, mission-driven technical team.

This is a full-time/permanent on-site role in Lincoln, Nebraska. Not eligible to be a contracted or remote position.

Examples of Work

Job duties include:

• Design, develop, and provide production support of Nebraska Medicaid's claim processing system, in alignment with the business needs of the Nebraska Medicaid program. This includes analysis and design, programming, debugging and testing of COBOL and IBM DB2 batch computer applications.
• Provide support and problem solving for production and test issues for large, complex applications in constrained timeframes.
• Provide, on a scheduled basis, on-call support for overnight and weekend batch claims processing cycles.
• Create and maintain supporting technical documentation.

Requirements / Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science, information systems, mathematics, engineering or other related field and two years of experience, education, or training in coding computer applications; programming experience can be substituted for education on a year for year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years full lifecycle development with COBOL in IBM zOS mainframe (DB2 databases). Software development experience must be current (within the last year) and must be in support of a large-scale, complex application system.
• 5+ years developing relational databases, including logical design, understanding of physical design components, and complex SQL accessing a large, complex application database.
• 5+ years CICS development experience.
• Experience working as part of a large (30+) software development team using structured procedures and guidelines.
• Familiarity with tools: Abend-Aid, File-Aid, QMF/SPUFI, Xpediter, IDCAMS, DB2 Load/Unload, Syncsort
• Experience in Medicaid/claims processing systems

Other

Position is located on-site at the Nebraska State Office Building in Lincoln.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation. Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits

Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.