Cobol Software Developer

Peraton; Maryland; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton in the United States (Maryland) seeks a Cobol Software Developer to join an Agile team maintaining the Medicare Fee-For-Service system. You'll work primarily with mainframe technologies (COBOL, JCL) to deliver reliable, high‑quality solutions within a SAFe framework.

You will design, develop, and test software components, collaborate with teammates, estimate tasks, and contribute to documentation and operations support for the DME contract System.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience: 0-2 years with BS/BA, or a High School diploma with 4 years of experience.
• Experience with mainframe technologies such as COBOL, JCL, CICS, TSO and VSAM.
• Ability to perform well in a highly structured development environment.
• Demonstrated experience as a software developer in a mainframe environment, preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to determine and decompose business and technical requirements.
• Experience with application lifecycle methodology, specifically Agile/SCRUM.
• Strong communications skills and technical writing ability.
• Ability to develop application project solutions and provide accurate estimates.
• Must be able to achieve and maintain Public Trust clearance.
• Knowledge of health care claims processing, particularly Medicare Fee-For-Service.
• 2 years of mainframe development experience.
• Experience with Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B, DME or Medicare Common Working File (CWF) specific processing systems.
• Experience working with or in support of CMS programs or contracts.
• Experience with DevOps/DevSecOps tools and frameworks through plan, define, build, test, release and deploy processes.
• SAFe Agile experience and/or certification.
• Experience with Assembler language in a mainframe environment.
• Familiarity with development and collaboration tools: GitHub, Jira, Confluence, Eclipse (IDz/RDz).
• Exposure to modern languages such as Java or Python.

Responsibilities

• Designs, codes, unit tests, and debugs enhancements and fixes to the health claims processing system.
• Participates as a member of a persistent Agile development teams supporting maintenance and operations.
• Completes development to implement components of moderate complexity under general direction within a legacy mainframe environment.
• Participates in design activities related to maintenance solutions.
• Demonstrates general use and application of concepts, practices, and techniques.
• Designs, prepares and executes unit tests to validate changes prior to release, and represents the team to clients.
• Provides solutions to a variety of technical problems.
• Applies technical knowledge to deliver maintenance solutions across one or more technology areas.
• Applies company and 3rd party technologies solutions of moderate complexity with general direction.
• With only general direction, implements end-user or enterprise solutions of moderate complexity with general direction provided.
• Integrates technical expertise and business understanding to deliver stable, reliable solutions for clients.
• Consults with team members and other organizations, clients, and vendors on technical issues.
• Provides time and resource estimates for assigned tasks and projects.
• Assists in developing solutions to complex business and technology problems in areas of proven expertise.

Skills

Mainframe COBOL

JCL

CICS

TSO

VSAM

Agile/Scrum

SAFe Agile

DevOps tools

Assembler language

Java

Python

Communication skills

Technical writing

Estimation skills

Public Trust clearance

Education

BS/BA in Computer Science or related field

High School diploma with 4+ years of experience

Tools

GitHub

Jira

Confluence

Eclipse (IDz/RDz)

Job description

What you'll need:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Education & Experience: 0-2 years withBS/BA, or a High School diploma with 4years of experience.

• Experiencewith mainframe technologies such as COBOL, JCL, CICS, TSO and VSAM.

• Abilityto perform well in a highly rigorousstructureddevelopment environment.

• Demonstratedexperience as a software developer in a mainframe environment, preferred.

• Demonstratedability todetermineand decompose businessand technicalrequirements.

• Experience withapplication lifecyclemethodologyexperience,specifically Agile/SCRUM.

• Strong communicationskills and technical writingability.

• Ability to develop application project solutions andprovideaccurateestimates.

• Must be able to achieve andmaintainPublicTrust clearance.

PreferredQualifications:

• Knowledge of health care claims processing, particularly Medicare FeeForService.

• 2 years of mainframe development experience.

• Experience with Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B,DMEor Medicare Common Working File (CWF) specific processing systems.

• Experience working withor in support ofCMSprograms orcontracts.

• Experience with DevOps/DevSecOpstools and frameworks through plan, define, build, test, release and deploy processes.

• SAFeAgileexperience and/or certification.

• Experience with Assemblerlanguagein a mainframe environment.

• Familiarity with development and collaboration tools: GitHub, Jira, Confluence, Eclipse (IDz/RDz).
• Exposure tomodern languages such as Java or Python.

ThePeraton Health, State and LocalSectorisseeking Cobol Software Developersto join us in supporting andmaintainingthe Medicare FeeForService claims processing system. In this role, youwillbe acontributing memberof an Agile teamproviding maintenance and operations support for the Durable Medical Equipment (DME) contract.

As a Cobol Software Developer, you will work within a highly structured and rigorous development environment that follows theSAFeAgile/Scrum framework. This position offers anopportunity to build foundational engineering skills whilesupporting a critical healthcare platform.Youwillworkprimarily with mainframe technologies, including COBOL and JCL, to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions.

You will assistin designing, developing, and enhancing software programs according to established procedures and coding standards. You will also build and execute unit test plans, test cases, and test data to ensure high-quality deliverables.

You will collaborate closely with your team to plan and execute work assignments, ensuring all project due dates and sprint commitments are met. Additionally, you will help install software changes into internal testing regions, troubleshoot and resolve discovered defects, andassistin keeping technical documentation current.

What you'll do:

• Designs, codes, unit tests, and debugs enhancementsand fixesto the health claims processing system.

• Participates as a member of a persistent Agile development teamsupporting maintenance and operations.

• Completes development to implementcomponentsof moderate complexity under general directionwithin a legacy mainframe environment.

• Participatesin design activitiesrelated to maintenance solutions.

• Demonstratesgeneral useand application of concepts, practices, and techniques.

• Designs,preparesand executes unit teststovalidatechanges prior to release,andrepresentsteam to clients.

• Provides solutions to a variety oftechnicalproblems.

• Applies technical knowledge todelivermaintenance solutions across one or more technology areas.

• Applies company and 3rd party technologiessolutions of moderate complexitywith general direction.

• With only general direction, implements end-user or enterprise solutions of moderate complexitywith general direction provided.

• Integrates technicalexpertiseand business understanding todeliver stable, reliablesolutions for clients.

• Consults with team members and other organizations, clients,and vendors ontechnicalissues.

• Provides timeandresource estimates for assignedtasks andprojects.

• Assistsin developingsolutions to complex business and technology problems in areas of provenexpertise.