Senior Mainframe Developer/Lead

Overview

Remote
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required
Able to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

Agile
CICS
COBOL
Debugging
FOCUS
Health Care
IBM DB2
IBM Mainframe
ISPF
JCL
Mainframe
Mentorship
Migration
Offshoring
Quality Control
Requirements Analysis
Specification Gathering
Supply Chain Management
VSAM
Workflow
z/OS
TSO

Job Details

Hi, We have a high-priority opening for a Senior Mainframe Tech Lead (COBOL, CICS, DB2, Healthcare Claims) please share your resume if interested

Senior Mainframe Tech Lead (COBOL, CICS, DB2, Healthcare Claims)

  • Job Title (Internal): Program Manager (Focus is technical leadership)

  • Location: Remote

  • Experience: 10+ years

  • Top 3 Skills Required: COBOL DB2, CICS, Claims Processing Experience

  • Client: Cognizant / Aetna

  • Request ID: 51743-1

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Mainframe Tech Lead with 10+ years of technical experience to lead development and support for the ACAS domain claims processing systems. This is a Remote role requiring expert proficiency in Mainframe COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, and CICS. The Lead will be responsible for translating business needs into technical specifications, hands-on development, providing technical guidance to onshore/offshore teams, and ensuring high-quality delivery across mission-critical mainframe applications. Mandatory experience in healthcare claims workflows is required.

Key Responsibilities & Required Skills

Core Mainframe Development & Leadership

  • Hands-on Development: Design, develop, test, and debug mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, and CICS.

  • Technical Guidance: Provide mentorship and technical guidance to offsite leads and developers, and coordinate daily tasks between onsite/offshore teams.

  • Tools: Strong proficiency with IBM mainframe tools such as z/OS, ISPF, TSO, File-Aid, and SCM.

  • Quality Control: Lead and participate in code reviews and optimize mainframe programs for improved performance.

Domain Expertise & Process

  • Domain Focus: Mandatory healthcare claims domain experience for understanding complex claims processing workflows (ACAS domain).

  • Requirements: Perform requirement analysis and translate business needs into detailed technical specifications.

  • Deployment: Solid understanding of mainframe code migration processes (package creation, verification, and backout strategies).

  • Methodology: Experience with Agile development methodologies.

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