AS/400 Program Manager — Enterprise Delivery & Modernization

Cognizant; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant seeks a Project Manager for AS/400 applications to lead complex delivery, enhancement, and modernization for Property and Casualty insurance. You will coordinate with developers, QA, business analysts, architecture, and insurance stakeholders to deliver reliable enterprise solutions.

The role emphasizes end-to-end planning, risk management, and continuous improvement in a hybrid work model with Hartford on-site three days a week; remote options may be available based on business needs.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of technology experience managing complex enterprise projects.
• Experience planning, budgeting, resource coordination, risk management, stakeholder communication, quality assurance, and release delivery.
• Knowledge of AS/400 application ecosystem including SQLRPGLE, RPGLE, Db2 for i, CLP, RPG, and AS/400 utilities.
• Experience leading legacy application enhancement, transformation, or modernization initiatives in an enterprise environment.
• Knowledge of Property and Casualty Insurance processes, including policy administration, claims, or billing.
• Experience applying predictive, Agile, or hybrid delivery methodologies to complex technology programs.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience collaborating across distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and delivery of AS/400 application projects, including scope definition, schedules, resource plans, budgets, dependencies, and delivery milestones.
• Oversee application development, enhancement, and modernization initiatives involving SQLRPGLE, RPGLE, Db2 for i, CLP, RPG, and AS/400 utilities.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions to protect delivery timelines, scope, budget, and quality commitments.
• Partner with Property and Casualty Insurance stakeholders to translate policy administration, claims, and billing requirements into actionable user stories and technical specifications.
• Manage quality, change, release, and deployment activities by establishing acceptance criteria, reviewing test strategies, coordinating release plans, and validating post-production stability.
• Provide clear and concise project reporting to business and technology stakeholders, covering delivery progress, financial performance, risks, dependencies, and required decisions.
• Ensure project activities comply with enterprise architecture, information security, data protection, documentation, and audit requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement by applying lessons learned and addressing recurring constraints within AS/400 application delivery processes.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Hybrid delivery

Cross-functional leadership

Budgeting & planning

Risk management

Communication skills

Tools

AS/400 / IBM i

SQLRPGLE

RPGLE

Db2 for i

CLP

RPG

AS/400 utilities

Job description

Cognizant seeks a Project Manager for AS/400 applications to lead complex delivery, enhancement, and modernization for Property and Casualty insurance. You will coordinate with developers, QA, business analysts, architecture, and insurance stakeholders to deliver reliable enterprise solutions.

The role emphasizes end-to-end planning, risk management, and continuous improvement in a hybrid work model with Hartford on-site three days a week; remote options may be available based on business needs.