Oddball

System Architect

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9 hours ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+

Base Salary

$120k - $165k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Own the technical integrity of the FISS architecture across changes, enhancements, and modernization efforts.
  • Guide integration between the mainframe and AWS-hosted components and modern API-based services.
  • Define architectural standards and review technical decisions affecting the core system.
  • Ensure COBOL, CICS, and VSAM changes are implemented safely without risking claims processing.
  • Collaborate with Java and API modernization engineers on integration patterns.
  • Serve as the technical escalation point for complex program issues.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Deep hands-on experience with COBOL and IBM mainframe environments, including CICS and VSAM.
  • Experience integrating mainframe systems with cloud-hosted or API-based components.
  • Familiarity with AWS and modern API development patterns.
  • Medicare or Medicaid claims-processing systems experience is a strong plus.
  • Clear communication across technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States; certain roles may require U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation and/or security clearance.

Benefits

  • Fully remote work arrangement.
  • Yearly stipend.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.
  • Company Match 401(k) plan.
  • Flexible PTO and paid holidays.
  • Position is contingent upon contract award and may include pre-award proposal activities.

Tech Stack

AWSCOBOLJava

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About Oddball

201-500 employees

Oddball is a digital services firm that designs, builds, and operates scalable web and cloud software for U.S. federal agencies, with a focus on citizen-facing services. The privately held company, founded in 2015 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, delivers full-stack development, human-centered design, product management, DevOps, and cloud migration from design through deployment. Its revenue comes from government contracts and professional services engagements.

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