JCL CA ADS Changeman CICS VSAM Consultant

Consultant

Location: Columbia, SC (100% Remote) Job Type: Contract Duration: 9 Months Open Date: 14-May-2026 Start Date: 15-June-2026 Submission Deadline: 21-May at 5:00 PM EST

Project Scope:

This project involves backfilling production systems, potentially working on smaller short-term projects, and collaborating with customers, development staff, operational staff, and QA staff.

Daily Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Medicaid Services MMIS and MEDS Teams to implement coding changes in Cobol and Ads programs using IDMS Network or Relational Databases, adhering to technical and design specifications.
• Debug, unit test, and integration test coding changes.
• Support Quality Assurance staff during QA, User Acceptance, and External Testing by making necessary coding changes.
• Communicate effectively in both written and spoken forms.
• Work collaboratively with Clemson staff and other contracted personnel.
• Participate in on-call duties on a rotational basis.

Required Skills (Ranked by Importance):

• 10+ years of experience with Mainframe
• 10+ years of experience with MVS COBOL
• 10+ years of experience with JCL
• 10+ years of experience with IDMS/Network
• 10+ years of experience with DB2
• 7+ years of experience with CA-ADS
• 5+ years of experience with Changeman
• 5+ years of experience with CICS
• 5+ years of experience with VSAM

Soft Skills Required:

• Effective Communication Skills (written and oral)
• Adaptability
• Flexibility
• Self-motivation
• Problem Solving
• Analytical Thinking
• Time Management
• Ability to work effectively in a stressful environment

Preferred Skills (Ranked by Importance):

• SAS
• File-aid
• Medicaid or Medicare Claims processing
• MQ
• Endevor
• Xpeditor

Required Education:

• Associate's degree or equivalent work experience

Additional Information:

• Requirement ID: 158218
• Recruiter Email: coolsoft
• Interview Process: 2 rounds, virtual
• Candidate Location: Must reside in the Continental US (lower 48 states) and be comfortable working EST time zone hours. No SC residency required.
• Contact: Call 502-379-4456 Ext 100 for more details. Please provide Requirement ID: 158218 when calling.

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