COBOL Software Developer, Advisor

Peraton; Florida; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Peraton Health, State and Local Sector is seeking a COBOL Software Developer Advisor to join the Medicare Fee-For-Service processing systems team in a focused, Agile environment.

You will guide development across the DME system, design and implement core software, and mentor junior developers. A structured, high-standard coding culture and public trust clearance are essential.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree with 8+ years of relevant experience; or Master's degree with 6 years of relevant experience; or HS diploma with 12 years of relevant experience.
• Mainframe development experience in production or maintenance environment.
• Advanced proficiency with mainframe technologies such as COBOL, JCL, CICS, TSO and VSAM.
• Knowledge of health care claims processing, particularly Medicare FeeForService.
• Ability to perform well in a highly rigorous, structured development environment.
• Demonstrated experience as a senior or principal software developer in a mainframe environment.
• Demonstrated ability to determine and decompose business and technical requirements.
• Application lifecycle methodology experience, specifically Agile/SCRUM.
• Strong communication skills and technical writing ability, including client-facing communication.
• Ability to develop application project solutions and provide accurate estimates.
• 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 experience and/or certification.
• Must be able to achieve and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Assembler language experience (preferred).
• 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 complex enhancements and fixes to the Medicare health claims processing system while adhering to strict coding standards.
• Leads technical design sessions and drives implementation of complex software components.
• Applies deep technical expertise to deliver reliable, high-quality maintenance and development solutions.
• Integrates technical knowledge and business understanding to implement end-user and enterprise solutions of high complexity with minimal direction.
• Serves as a principal technical contributor on persistent Agile development team supporting maintenance and operations.
• Demonstrates advanced, practical mastery of mainframe development concepts, practices, and engineering techniques.
• Consult with team members, cross-functional organizations, clients, and vendors to resolve complex technical issues.
• Serves as a mentor and technical resource to develop ers, actively supporting team growth and knowledge transfer.
• Represents the team during client-facing technical discussions, communicating complex issues clearly and effectively.
• Provide reliable time and resources estimates for your assigned tasks and projects to ensure sprint predictability.
• Troubleshoot problems independently and deliver effective, well-reasoned solutions.
• Contributes to the strategic technical direction of the development team and assists in developing solutions to complex business and technology problems.

Skills

Mainframe development

COBOL

JCL

CICS

TSO

VSAM

Medicare FeeForService

Agile/SCRUM

SAFe

DevOps/DevSecOps

Client-facing communication

Estimating

CMS programs/contracts

Mentoring/leadership

Assembler language (pref)

GitHub

Jira

Confluence

Eclipse IDz/RDz

Java

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree with 8+ years

Master's degree with 6 years

High School diploma + 12 years experience

Tools

GitHub

Jira

Confluence

Eclipse IDz/RDz

Job description

What you'll need:

• Education & Experience:BS/BAdegree with 8+years of relevant experience; orMaster'sdegree with 6 years of relevant experience;or HS diploma with 12 years of relevant experience.

• Mainframe development experiencein production or maintenanceenvironment.

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

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

• Abilityto perform well in a highly rigorous, structureddevelopment environment.

• Demonstratedexperience as asenior or principalsoftware developer in a mainframe environment.

• Demonstratedability todetermineand decompose businessand technicalrequirements.

• Application lifecyclemethodologyexperience,specifically Agile/SCRUM.

• Strong communicationskills and technical writingability, including client-facingcommunication.

• Ability to develop application project solutions andprovideaccurateestimates.

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

• Experience working withor in support ofCMSprograms or contracts.

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

• SAFeexperience and/or certification.

• Must be able to achieveandmaintainaPublicTrust clearance.

PreferredQualifications:

• Experience withAssemblerlanguage in a mainframe environment.

• Familiarity with development and collaboration tools:GitHub, Jira, Confluence, Eclipse (IDz/RDz).

• Exposure to modern languages such asJava or Python.

ThePeraton Health, State and LocalSectorisseeking COBOL Software Developer, Advisorto join us in supporting andmaintainingthe Medicare FeeForService claims processing system. In this role, youwillserveas a principal technicalcontributor onanAgile teamproviding maintenance and operations support for theMedicareDurable MedicalEquipment (DME) contract.

As a COBOLSoftware Development, Advisor, you will help plan, direct, and coordinate software development across multiple functional areasof the DME system.This rolewilloperatein a highly structured, rigorous development environment, spanninghigh-level technical design,hands-on coding, unit testing, and defect resolution.At this level,the candidate isexpected to exercise a high degree of independent judgement, serve as a technical authority within the team, and provide leadership and mentorship to developers at all levels.

The Advisorwill design, develop, and enhance core software programs while adhering to strict coding standards. Quality is vital to this mission,thisrole mustbuild and execute your own unit test plans, test cases, and test data.Additionally, the Advisor roleis responsible forinstalling changes into internal testing regions,troubleshootingandresolvingdefects,and keeping technicaldocumentationcurrent.

What you'll do:

• Designs, codes,unit tests, and debugs complexenhancementsand fixes tothe Medicare health claims processing systemwhile adhering to strict coding standards.

• Leadstechnical design sessions anddrivesimplementation ofcomplex software components.

• Appliesdeeptechnicalexpertisetodeliverreliable, high-qualitymaintenance and development solutions.

• Integratetechnical knowledge and business understanding to implement end-user and enterprise solutions of high complexity with minimal direction.

• Serves as a principal technical contributor on a persistentAgile development teamsupporting maintenance and operations.

• Demonstrates advanced, practical mastery of mainframe developmentconcepts, practices, and engineering techniques.

• Consult with team members, cross-functional organizations, clients, and vendors toresolvecomplex technical issues.

• Servesas a mentorand technical resourcetodevelopers,actively supporting team growth andknowledge transfer.

• Representsthe team during client-facing technical discussions, communicating complex issues clearly and effectively.

• Provide reliabletime and resourcesestimates for your assignedtasks andprojects to ensure sprint predictability.

• Troubleshoot problems independently and deliver effective, well-reasoned solutions.

• Contributes to the strategic technical direction of the development teamandassistsin developingsolutions to complex business and technology problems.