Mainframe COBOL

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Mainframe COBOL

Location: Remote

Type: Contract role

Key Responsibilities:

Design develop and maintain COBOL-based applications on IBM mainframe systems (z/OS).
Support and enhance core payor systems including claims adjudication enrollment billing and eligibility.
Analyze and troubleshoot complex batch and online processing issues.
Collaborate with business analysts and product owners to translate requirements into technical solutions.
Participate in modernization efforts including integration with APIs databases and cloud platforms.
Ensure compliance with HIPAA and CMS regulations in all system changes and data handling.
Document system changes workflows and technical specifications.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing and best practices.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or related field.
5 years of experience in COBOL development on IBM mainframe environments.
Strong knowledge of JCL VSAM DB2 CICS and TSO/ISPF.
Experience in healthcare payor systems especially claims processing and eligibility workflows.
Familiarity with ANSI X12 EDI transactions (etc.).
Understanding of HIPAA compliance and healthcare data privacy standards.
Strong analytical debugging and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with modernization initiatives (e.g. wrapping COBOL logic in APIs migrating to cloud).
Exposure to FHIR HL7 or other modern interoperability standards.
Familiarity with DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines for mainframe environments.
Experience with performance tuning and capacity planning on mainframe systems.
Knowledge of Agile methodologies and tools (e.g. Jira Confluence).

Job Title: Mainframe COBOL Location: Remote Type: Contract role Key Responsibilities: Design develop and maintain COBOL-based applications on IBM mainframe systems (z/OS). Support and enhance core payor systems including claims adjudication enrollment billing and eligibility. Analyze and troub...