Cobol Software Developer, Sr.

Peraton; United States; On-site; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Software Developer, Advisor to join the Health, State and Local Sector. You will act as a principal technical contributor on an Agile team, maintaining the Medicare DME claims processing system, with hands-on coding, testing, and mentorship.

The role requires strong mainframe skills and a track record in delivering complex software solutions. You will design, develop, and install changes, coordinate across teams, and provide accurate estimates while ensuring high-quality

Qualifications

• Education & Experience: BS/BA degree with 8+ years of experience; or MS with 6 years; or HS diploma with 12 years.
• 8+ years of mainframe development experience in production or maintenance.
• Advanced proficiency with mainframe technologies such as COBOL, JCL, CICS, TSO and VSAM.
• Knowledge of health care claims processing, particularly Medicare Fee-For-Service.
• 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, Part B, DME or Medicare Common Working File (CWF) 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.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Preferred: Experience with Assembler language in a mainframe environment.
• Familiarity with GitHub, Jira, Confluence, Eclipse (IDz/RDz).
• Exposure to 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 a 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 COBOL

JCL

CICS

TSO

VSAM

Agile/SCRUM

DevOps/DevSecOps tools

SAFe

Public Trust clearance

Medicare DME processing

Education

BS/BA degree

MS degree

HS diploma

Tools

GitHub

Jira

Confluence

Eclipse IDz/RDz

Job description

Responsibilities

ThePeraton Health, State and LocalSectorisseekingSoftware 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 aSoftware 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.

Responsibilities:

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

• 8+years of 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.
• Must be a US Citizen.

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.

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

$135,000 - $216,000. 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.