Remote Senior Mainframe Engineer – MQ, CICS, Claims

Cognizant; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) plan

Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Senior Mainframe with 7+ years of MQ, CICS, and Healthcare Claims processing expertise for a remote role. Lead design, development, support, and optimization of MQ-based messaging solutions and Claims applications in collaboration with onsite and offshore teams.

The role requires driving code reviews, production support, and migration activities, while ensuring compliance and performance. Remote work with potential in-person interviews.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with mainframe technologies including CICS and MQ.
• Experience with Healthcare Claims Adjudication processes and related workflows.
• Knowledge of code migration and release management processes.
• Experience with package creation and code promotion across environments.
• Familiarity with post-deployment validation and backout procedures.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration with stakeholders and offshore teams.
• Experience in Agile development environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement technical solutions for Claims applications in mainframe systems.
• Design, develop, test, debug, and maintain mainframe Claims applications using CICS and MQ.
• Collaborate with analysts, QA, PMs, and support teams to ensure project success.
• Provide technical leadership and coordinate onsite-offshore activities.
• Act as a point of contact for technical issue resolution.
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize performance.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure coding standards compliance.
• Support SIT, UAT, production deployments, and post-implementation activities.

Skills

CICS

MQ

Healthcare Claims Adjudication

Agile

Offshore coordination

Troubleshooting

Release management

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Senior Mainframe with 7+ years of MQ, CICS, and Healthcare Claims processing expertise for a remote role. Lead design, development, support, and optimization of MQ-based messaging solutions and Claims applications in collaboration with onsite and offshore teams.

The role requires driving code reviews, production support, and migration activities, while ensuring compliance and performance. Remote work with potential in-person interviews.