Remote Senior Mainframe Developer - COBOL, DB2, MQ, CICS

Keylent Inc; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Keylent Inc. is seeking a Senior Mainframe Developer to design, implement, and maintain Healthcare Claims applications. The role emphasizes COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, CICS, and MQ in a remote setting, requiring strong problem-solving and collaboration with offshore teams.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of mainframe experience, deep knowledge of release management, and comfort working in Agile environments to deliver robust, scalable solutions for production environments.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Mainframe technologies, COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, CICS and MQ for application development.
• Experience with Healthcare Claims Adjudication processes and a strong understanding of related business workflows and operations.
• Solid understanding of code migration and release management processes, including package creation, code promotion across Development, Test, QA, and Production environments, along with post-deployment validation and backout procedures.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve complex technical and production support issues.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with business stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and offshore development teams.
• Experience working in Agile development environments and the ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a team setting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement technical solutions for Healthcare Claims application by transforming business requirements into scalable, efficient, and compliant mainframe systems.
• Design, develop, test, debug, and maintain mainframe claims applications using COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, CICS, and MQ following established coding standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with business analysts, QA teams, project managers, and support teams to deliver high-quality solutions and ensure successful project execution.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to offshore team members, coordinate onsite-offshore activities, and act as a key contact for technical issue resolution.
• Troubleshoot production issues, optimize application performance, conduct code reviews, and support SIT, UAT, production deployments, and post-implementation activities.

Skills

COBOL

JCL

DB2

VSAM

CICS

MQ

Healthcare Claims Adjudication domain

Agile development

offshore collaboration

Job description

Keylent Inc. is seeking a Senior Mainframe Developer to design, implement, and maintain Healthcare Claims applications. The role emphasizes COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, CICS, and MQ in a remote setting, requiring strong problem-solving and collaboration with offshore teams.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of mainframe experience, deep knowledge of release management, and comfort working in Agile environments to deliver robust, scalable solutions for production environments.