ResponsibilitiesThePeraton Health, State and LocalSectorisseeking COBOL Software Developer, Advisorto join us in supporting andmaintainingthe Medicare FeeForService claims processing system. In this role, youwillserveas a principal technicalcontributor onanAgile teamproviding maintenance and operations support for theMedicareDurable MedicalEquipment (DME) contract.
As a COBOLSoftware Development, Advisor, you will help plan, direct, and coordinate software development across multiple functional areasof the DME system.This rolewilloperatein a highly structured, rigorous development environment, spanninghigh-level technical design,hands-on coding, unit testing, and defect resolution.At this level,the candidate isexpected to exercise a high degree of independent judgement, serve as a technical authority within the team, and provide leadership and mentorship to developers at all levels.
The Advisorwill design, develop, and enhance core software programs while adhering to strict coding standards. Quality is vital to this mission,thisrole mustbuild and execute your own unit test plans, test cases, and test data.Additionally, the Advisor roleis responsible forinstalling changes into internal testing regions,troubleshootingandresolvingdefects,and keeping technicaldocumentationcurrent.
What youll do:
- Designs, codes,unit tests, and debugs complexenhancementsand fixes tothe Medicare health claims processing systemwhile adhering to strict coding standards.
- Leadstechnical design sessions anddrivesimplementation ofcomplex software components.
- Appliesdeeptechnicalexpertisetodeliverreliable, high-qualitymaintenance and development solutions.
- Integratetechnical knowledge and business understanding to implement end-user and enterprise solutions of high complexity with minimal direction.
- Serves as a principal technical contributor on a persistentAgile development teamsupporting maintenance and operations.
- Demonstrates advanced, practical mastery of mainframe developmentconcepts, practices, and engineering techniques.
- Consult with team members, cross-functional organizations, clients, and vendors toresolvecomplex technical issues.
- Servesas a mentorand technical resourcetodevelopers,actively supporting team growth andknowledge transfer.
- Representsthe team during client-facing technical discussions, communicating complex issues clearly and effectively.
- Provide reliabletime and resourcesestimates for your assignedtasks andprojects to ensure sprint predictability.
- Troubleshoot problems independently and deliver effective, well-reasoned solutions.
- Contributes to the strategic technical direction of the development teamandassistsin developingsolutions to complex business and technology problems.
Qualifications
What youll need:
- Education & Experience:BS/BAdegree with 8+years of relevant experience; orMasterdegree with 6 years of relevant experience;or HS diploma with 12 years of relevant experience.
- Mainframe development experiencein production or maintenanceenvironment.
- Advancedproficiencywith mainframe technologies such as COBOL, JCL, CICS, TSO and VSAM.
- Knowledge of health care claims processing, particularly Medicare FeeForService.
- Abilityto perform well in a highly rigorous, structureddevelopment environment.
- Demonstratedexperience as asenior or principalsoftware developer in a mainframe environment.
- Demonstratedability todetermineand decompose businessand technicalrequirements.
- Application lifecyclemethodologyexperience,specifically Agile/SCRUM.
- Strong communicationskills and technical writingability, including client-facingcommunication.
- Ability to develop application project solutions andprovideaccurateestimates.
- Experience withMedicare Part A, Medicare Part B,DMEor Medicare Common Working File (CWF) specific processing systems.
- Experience working withor in support ofCMSprograms or contracts.
- Experience with DevOps/DevSecOpstools and frameworks through plan, define, build, test, release and deploy processes.
- SAFeexperience and/or certification.
- Must be able to achieveandmaintainaPublicTrust clearance.
PreferredQualifications:
- Experience withAssemblerlanguage in a mainframe environment.
- Familiarity with development and collaboration tools:GitHub, Jira, Confluence, Eclipse (IDz/RDz).
- Exposure to modern languages such asJava or Python.
Target Salary Range$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual27s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
