AS400 Technical Lead – COBOL & RPG

Cognizant; Minneapolis (MN); A distancia; USD 83.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Cognizant is seeking an AS400 Technical Lead – COBOL & RPG to drive end-to-end delivery across AS400 environments. You will balance hands-on development with delivery governance, collaborating with onshore and offshore teams and stakeholders to meet scope, quality, and timelines.

Responsibilities include leading technical delivery, coordinating cross-functional teams, and acting as the primary interface with client SMEs, while providing clear executive status, risks, and mitigation plans.

Formación

• 9+ years of IT experience with AS400 applications.
• Strong hands-on experience with AS400 environments.
• Proficient in RPG and COBOL/400 programming.
• Experience with CLLE.
• Experience with SQLRPGLE.
• Experience with DB2/400.
• Experience leading technical delivery and cross-functional teams.
• Strong stakeholder and client-facing communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Own end-to-end delivery and hands-on coding across AS400, COBOL, RPG, and CL environments.
• Lead cross-functional technical teams across onshore and offshore delivery.
• Interface with client SMEs, resolve dependencies, and secure sign-offs on business rules.
• Provide executive status reporting on progress, risks, and financials.

Conocimientos

AS400 applications

RPG programming

COBOL/400

CLLE

SQLRPGLE

DB2/400

Delivery leadership

Stakeholder comms

Cross-functional teams

9+ years IT experience

Herramientas

CI/CD practices

AS400 Synon

Descripción del empleo

About The Role

As an AS400 Technical Lead – COBOL & RPG, you will be responsible for end-to-end technical delivery and hands-on development across AS400 environments. You will combine strong technical expertise with delivery leadership and stakeholder management, working closely with cross-functional technical teams, client stakeholders, and subject matter experts across onshore and offshore delivery models.

In this role, you will

• Own end-to-end delivery and hands-on coding across AS400, COBOL, RPG, and CL environments, ensuring adherence to scope, quality, and timelines.
• Lead and manage cross-functional technical teams, driving productivity, capacity planning, and delivery governance across onshore and offshore models.
• Act as the primary stakeholder interface, working with client SMEs, resolving dependencies, and securing sign-offs on extracted business rules.
• Provide clear executive status reporting to leadership, including progress, risks, financials, and mitigation plans.

What You Need To Have To Be Considered

• 9+ years of overall IT experience, with strong experience working with AS400 applications.
• Strong hands-on experience with AS400 environments.
• Strong programming experience with RPG and COBOL/400.
• Experience with CLLE.
• Experience with SQLRPGLE.
• Experience working with DB2/400.
• Experience leading technical delivery and cross-functional technical teams.
• Strong stakeholder and client-facing communication skills.

These will help you stand out

• Knowledge of AS400 Synon.
• Healthcare industry experience, particularly within Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM).
• Experience with CI/CD practices.

Work model

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a Remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States.

Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

Salary And Other Compensation

The annual salary for this position is between $83,250 to $130,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan