External Job Posting Title Cobol Software Developer

Peraton; Idaho; On-site; USD 51,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Cobol Software Developer to join the Health, State and Local sector in Idaho, supporting and maintaining the Medicare Fee-For-Service claims processing system. You will work on mainframe technologies (COBOL, JCL) within a SAFe Agile/Scrum framework, contributing to maintenance and operations for a critical healthcare platform.

You will design, develop, and test software, collaborate with an Agile team, and help install changes, troubleshoot defects, and keep documentation up

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• 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 rigorous 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 experience, specifically Agile/SCRUM.
• Strong communication 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.
• Preferred qualifications: knowledge of health care claims processing, Medicare familiarity, 2 years mainframe development experience, DevOps/DevSecOps tools and frameworks, SAFe Agile experience/certification, Assembler language familiarity, modern languages like 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 team 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.
• Designs, prepares and executes unit tests to validate changes prior to release, and represents team to clients.
• Provides solutions to a variety of technical problems.
• Applies technical knowledge to deliver maintenance solutions across technology areas.
• Applies company and 3rd party technologies solutions of moderate complexity with general direction.
• With general direction, implements end-user or enterprise solutions of moderate complexity.
• Integrates technical expertise and business understanding to deliver stable, reliable solutions for clients.
• Consults with team members, 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

COBOL

JCL

CICS

TSO

VSAM

Agile/SCRUM

Public Trust clearance

Mainframe development

CMS programs

GitHub

Jira

Confluence

Eclipse

Education

BS/BA in related field

High School diploma + 4 years experience

Tools

IDz/RDz

GitHub

Jira

Confluence

Eclipse

Job description

Responsibilities

ThePeraton Health, State and LocalSectorisseeking Cobol Software Developersto join us in supporting andmaintainingthe Medicare FeeForService claims processing system. In this role, youwillbe a conbuting 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 willassistin 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.

Qualifications

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.

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

$51,000 - $82,000. 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.