Software Architect, Senior Advisor

Peraton; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a senior enterprise mainframe architect to lead design and delivery of large-scale, mission-critical systems for government-related projects. You will articulate the architectural vision, create models, and specify interfaces while collaborating with product managers and customer experts.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in CS/IT with 12+ years (or 10+ with a Master’s) and strong COBOL/CICS/DBB experience, along with SAFe/Agile practices and the ability

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field with 12+ years of relevant experience; or Master's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• 10+ years of experience in mainframe software architecture and development, with demonstrated experience in large-scale, mission-critical systems.
• Advanced proficiency with mainframe technologies including COBOL, CICS, BMS, JCL, VSAM, and IBM Assembler (ALC).
• Demonstrated experience with Java development in a mainframe or enterprise environment a plus.
• Experience with DevSecOps tools and frameworks, including GitHub, Jenkins, and IBM Dependency Based Build (DBB) a plus
• Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, REXX, CLIST, or Perl.
• Demonstrated ability to design and validate enterprise-level architectures against complex regulatory and technical requirements.
• Experience with healthcare claims processing systems, particularly Medicare FeeForService.
• Experience with Medicare DME, Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B, or the Medicare Common Working File (CWF) specific processing systems.
• Experience working with or in support of CMS programs or contracts.
• Application lifecycle methodology experience, specifically Agile/SCRUM within a SAFe framework.
• Strong communication skills with demonstrated ability to present complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including government clients.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Familiarity with collaboration and project management tools: Jira, Confluence, Slack.
• Familiarity with CMS security frameworks including the CMS Acceptable Risk Safeguards (ARS) and CMS Technical Reference Architecture (TRA).
• Experience with the ECHIMP change management process or equivalent CMS change control processes.

Responsibilities

• Provides architectural and big picture oversight for development of new or enhanced products. Articulates the architectural vision, conceptualizes, and experiments with alternative architectural approaches, creates models and component and interface specification documents, and validates the architecture against requirements and assumptions. Works with various product developers, product managers, and customer application experts to create software products containing required features and modifications. Provides technical advice to other departments within the organization and may be responsible for integrating components built by product developers. Works without supervision on highly complex projects. Wide latitude for independent judgment. Highly skilled with extensive proficiency.

Skills

Mainframe architecture

COBOL

CICS

JCL

VSAM

Assembler (IBM)

Java development (mainframe)

DevSecOps tools

Python scripting

Regulatory/compliance understanding

Medicare claims processing knowledge

CMS programs experience

Agile/Scrum/SAFe

Communication skills

Public Trust clearance

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Technology

Master's degree with 10+ years experience

Tools

GitHub

Jenkins

IBM DBB

Job description

• Education & Experience:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field with 12+ years of relevant experience; orMaster'sdegree with 10+ years of relevant experience.

• 10+ years of experience inmainframesoftware architecture and development, withdemonstratedexperience in large-scale, mission-critical systems.

• Advancedproficiencywith mainframe technologies includingCOBOL, CICS, BMS, JCL, VSAM, and IBM Assembler (ALC).

• Demonstrated experience withJavadevelopment in a mainframe or enterprise environmenta plus.

• Experience withDevSecOpstools and frameworks, includingGitHub, Jenkins, and IBM Dependency Based Build (DBB)a plus

• Proficiencywith scripting languages such asPython, PowerShell, REXX, CLIST, or Perl.

• Demonstrated ability to design andvalidateenterprise-level architectures against complex regulatory and technical requirements.

• Experience with healthcare claims processing systems, particularly Medicare FeeForService.

• Experience withMedicare DME, Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B, or the Medicare Common Working File (CWF) specific processing systems.

• Experience working with or in support ofCMSprograms or contracts.

• Application lifecyclemethodologyexperience, specificallyAgile/SCRUMwithin aSAFeframework.

• Strong communicationskills withdemonstratedability to present complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including government clients.

• Must be able to obtain and maintainaPublic Trustclearance.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with collaboration and project management tools:Jira, Confluence, Slack.

• Familiarity with CMS security frameworks including theCMS Acceptable Risk Safeguards (ARS)andCMS Technical Reference Architecture (TRA).

• Experience with theECHIMPchange management process or equivalent CMS change control processes.

Provides architectural and big picture oversight for development of new or enhanced products. Articulates the architectural vision, conceptualizes, and experiments with alternative architectural approaches, creates models and component and interface specification documents, and validates the architecture against requirements and assumptions. Works with various product developers, product managers, and customer application experts to create software products containing required features and modifications. Provides technical advice to other departments within the organization and may be responsible for integrating components built by product developers. Works without supervision on highly complex projects. Wide latitude for independent judgment. Highly skilled with extensive proficiency.