AS400 Technical Lead – COBOL & RPG

Cognizant; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 83,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Paid parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an AS400 Technical Lead to deliver end-to-end development across AS400, COBOL, RPG, and CL. You will lead onshore/offshore teams and partner with client SMEs to secure sign-offs on complex business rules.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, delivery governance, and proactive executive reporting. Remote US-based applicants are welcome, with strong stakeholder communication to drive successful outcomes.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery and hands-on coding across AS400, COBOL, RPG, and CL environments, ensuring scope, quality, and timelines.
• Lead and manage cross-functional technical teams, driving productivity 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.

Skills

AS400

RPG

COBOL/400

CLLE

SQLRPGLE

DB2/400

Delivery leadership

Stakeholder comms

Job description

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

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.