Senior Mainframe Engineer - Remote (MQ, CICS, Claims)

Cognizant

Helena (MT)

Remote

USD 60,000 - 90,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) plan
Long-term Disability
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a seasoned Senior Mainframe professional for a remote role. The candidate will lead design, development, and optimization of MQ-based messaging solutions and Healthcare Claims processing, partnering with onsite and offshore teams.

Ideal applicants have 7+ years of mainframe experience, proficiency in CICS and MQ, and a track record in Agile environments. This remote position offers flexible collaboration across time zones and Cognizant's incentive programs.

Qualifications

  • Experience with mainframe tech including CICS and MQ.
  • Healthcare Claims Adjudication process knowledge.
  • Understanding of code migration and release management.
  • Experience with multi-environment promotion processes.
  • Agile development experience.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

  • Transform business requirements into scalable mainframe systems.
  • Design, develop, test, and maintain Claims applications.
  • Collaborate with analysts, QA, PMs, and support teams.
  • Provide technical leadership and coordinate offshore teams.
  • Resolve technical issues and optimize performance.
  • Conduct code reviews and ensure coding standards.
  • Support SIT, UAT, production deployments, and post-implementation activities.

Skills

Mainframe tech
MQ messaging
Healthcare claims
Agile
Release management

Education

Bachelor level education

Tools

CICS
MQ

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a seasoned Senior Mainframe professional for a remote role. The candidate will lead design, development, and optimization of MQ-based messaging solutions and Healthcare Claims processing, partnering with onsite and offshore teams.

Ideal applicants have 7+ years of mainframe experience, proficiency in CICS and MQ, and a track record in Agile environments. This remote position offers flexible collaboration across time zones and Cognizant's incentive programs.

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