Mainframe COBOL Developer for Healthcare Claims (SAFe Agile)

Peraton; Idaho; Hybrid; 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

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