Cobol Software Developer, Mid

Peraton; United States; On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton Health, State and Local Sector seeks a Lead Associate Software Development to join the Medicare DME program, providing senior technical contributions on an Agile team. You will design, code, test, and mentor in a highly structured SAFe environment, focusing on mainframe COBOL, JCL, CICS, and VSAM while translating customer goals into actionable work items.

US citizenship is required with the ability to obtain Public Trust clearance; the posted range reflects market standards for this

Qualifications

• Mainframe development experience in production or maintenance environments.
• Experience with Agile/SCRUM and SAFe frameworks.
• Strong communication and technical writing abilities.
• Experience mentoring junior/mid-level developers.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, unit test, and debug health claims processing system enhancements.
• Lead and participate in design activities, providing technical guidance.
• Mentor developers and translate requirements into actionable work items.
• Collaborate with clients and teams to deliver complex solutions.

Skills

Mainframe Dev

Agile/SCRUM

Communication

Mentoring

Problem Solving

Public Trust

US Citizenship

Education

BS/BA in related field

Masters in related field

High School diploma + 10+ yrs

Tools

COBOL

JCL

CICS

TSO

VSAM

GitHub

Jira

Confluence

Eclipse IDz/RDz

SAFe

Job description

Responsibilities

Peraton Health, State and Local Sector is seeking aSoftware Development, Lead Associate to join us in supporting and maintaining the Medicare Fee For Service claims processing system. In this role, you will be a senior technical contributor on an Agile team providing maintenance and operations support for the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment(DME) contract.

As aSoftwareDevelopment, Lead Associate, you willyou will work within a highly structured and rigorous development environment that follows theSAFeAgile/Scrum framework. This role focuses onhandling project coordination and technical design to hands-on coding, unit testing, and defect resolutionacrossfunctional areasof themainframelegacyDME system.

Quality is vital to this mission,the rolewill build and executeunit test plans, test cases, and test dataincluding COBOL and Assembler components.This rolewill also handle installing changes into internal testing regions,troubleshootingandresolving defects,identifyingprocess improvements, andkeepingtechnical documentationcurrent.Additionaly, thisLead Associaterole will betranslating customer goalsand requirementsinto actionableworkitems for the team, whileserving as a technical resource and mentor todevelopers.

Responsibilities:

• Design, codes,and unit tests, and debugsenhancementsand fixesto the health claims processing systemwhile adhering to strict coding standards.
• Participates as aseniormember of a persistentAgiledevelopment teamsupporting maintenance and operations.
• Leads and completes developmentofcomplex componentswithin the mainframe environment.
• Workswith minimal direction, exercisingindependent judgement on technical approaches and solutions.
• Leads andparticipatesin design activities,providingtechnical guidance on maintenance solutions.
• Demonstratesadvanceduse and application ofdevelopmentconcepts, practices, and techniques.
• Designs,preparesand executes unit tests;representsteam to clientson technical matters.
• Provides solutions to awidevariety ofcomplex technicalproblems.
• Contributes to strategictechnicaldirectionofthe developmentteams.
• Applies technical knowledge todelivermaintenance solutions acrossmultipletechnology areaswith minimal direction.
• Implements end-user and enterprise solutions of high complexity with minimal direction.
• Integratesdeeptechnicalexpertiseand business understanding todeliverstable, reliablesolutions for clients.
• Consults with team members and other organizations,clientsand vendors on complextechnical issues.
• Provides timeandresource estimates for assignedtasks andprojects.
• Developssolutions to complex business and technology problems in areas of provenexpertise.
• Mentors andprovidestechnical guidance to junior and mid-level developers on the team.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience:BS/BA with6+yearsof relevant experience; orMasterswith 4 years of relevant experience; or HSdiplomawith10+years experience.
• 6+years of mainframe development experiencein production or maintenance environment.
• Proficiencywith mainframe technologiesincluding COBOL, JCL, CICS, TSO and VSAM.
• Knowledge of health care claims processing, particularly Medicare Fee for Service.
• Abilityto perform well in a highly rigorousstructureddevelopment environment.
• Demonstratedexperience as aseniorsoftware developer in a mainframe environment.
• Demonstratedability todetermineand decompose businessand technicalrequirements.
• Application lifecyclemethodologyexperience,specifically Agile/SCRUM
• Strong communicationskills and technical writingability.
• Ability to develop application project solutions and estimating.
• Experience with Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B,DMEor Medicare Common Working File (CWF) specific processing systems.
• Experience working withor in supportofCMSprograms and contracts.
• Experience with DevOps/DevSecOpstools and frameworks through plan, define, build, test, release and deploy process.
• Familiarity with development andcollaborationtools: GitHub, Jira, Confluence, Eclipse (IDz/RDz)
• SAFeexperience and/or certification.
• Must be able to achieveandmaintainaPublicTrust clearance.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.