Program Manager

Valiant Technologies LLC; Colorado; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC in Colorado seeks an experienced mainframe engineer to analyze requirements, design, develop, test, and debug COBOL/JCL applications for ACAS healthcare claims workflows.

You will optimize performance, document solutions, and collaborate with analysts, QA, and managers, while mentoring offshore teams and coordinating delivery across onsite/offsite groups.

Strong knowledge of z/OS, ISPF, TSO, File-Aid, SCM and Agile practices is required.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Mainframe COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM and CICS is required.
• In-depth knowledge of IBM mainframe tools such as z/OS, ISPF, TSO, File-aid and SCM.
• Experience in healthcare claims and their associated systems is crucial.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform requirement analysis and engineering tasks for the ACAS domain, converting business needs into detailed technical specifications that support our claims processing workflows, ensuring high-performance, accuracy, and regulatory compliance.
• Design, develop, test, and debug mainframe applications, often involving COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, and CICS.
• Create technical documentation to support mainframe development.
• Write and maintain code for existing applications, ensuring adherence to quality standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., business analysts, QA, project managers) to ensure successful project delivery.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to offsite leads/developers. Coordinate daily activities between the onsite team and offshore development teams.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for technical and functional issues.
• Optimize mainframe programs for performance and efficiency.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues and bugs.
• Participate in and conduct code reviews to ensure quality and maintainability.
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT) and production deployment activities.

Skills

Mainframe COBOL

Problem-solving

Analytical thinking

Communication

Debugging

Tools

z/OS

ISPF

TSO

File-aid

SCM

Job description

Perform requirement analysis and engineering tasks for the ACAS domain, converting business needs into detailed technical specifications that support our claims processing workflows, ensuring high-performance, accuracy, and regulatory compliance.

Design, develop, test, and debug mainframe applications, often involving COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, and CICS.

Create technical documentation to support mainframe development.

Write and maintain code for existing applications, ensuring adherence to quality standards and best practices.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., business analysts, QA, project managers) to ensure successful project delivery.

Mentor and provide technical guidance to offsite leads/developers. Coordinate daily activities between the onsite team and offshore development teams.

Serve as the primary point of contact for technical and functional issues.

Optimize mainframe programs for performance and efficiency.

Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues and bugs.

Participate in and conduct code reviews to ensure quality and maintainability.

Support user acceptance testing (UAT) and production deployment activities.

Proficiency in Mainframe COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM and CICS.

In-depth knowledge of IBM mainframe tools for development, debugging, and system management, such as z/OS, ISPF, TSO, File-aid and SCM is required.

Good understanding of Mainframe code migration from development to a production environment, which involves Package creation, code promotion to Test, QA and PROD regions. Good knowledge in Post-Installation Verification and Backout strategies.

Experience in healthcare claims and their associated systems is crucial for understanding the complex claims processing workflow.

Excellent problem-solving, analytical and debugging skills to resolve complex technical issues and bugs.

Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Experience with Agile development methodologies.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.