Mainframe Program Manager
Posted 3 days ago by 1765521762
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA
Summary: The Mainframe Program Manager role involves overseeing the development and maintenance of mainframe applications, particularly in the ACAS domain, with a focus on claims processing workflows. The position requires strong technical skills in COBOL, DB2, and CICS, along with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor developers. The role is remote, allowing for flexibility in work arrangements while ensuring high performance and regulatory compliance in application development. The candidate will also be responsible for troubleshooting, optimizing performance, and supporting user acceptance testing.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform requirement analysis and engineering tasks for the ACAS domain.
- Design, develop, test, and debug mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, and CICS.
- Create technical documentation to support mainframe development.
- Write and maintain code for existing applications, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to offsite leads/developers.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for technical and functional issues.
- Optimize mainframe programs for performance and efficiency.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues and bugs.
- Participate in and conduct code reviews to ensure quality and maintainability.
- Support user acceptance testing (UAT) and production deployment activities.
- Ensure good understanding of Mainframe code migration from development to production environment.
- Experience in healthcare claims and their associated systems.
- Experience with Agile development methodologies.
Key Skills:
- Proficiency in Mainframe COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, and CICS.
- In-depth knowledge of IBM mainframe tools such as z/OS, ISPF, TSO, File-aid, and SCM.
- Good understanding of Mainframe code migration processes.
- Experience in healthcare claims processing.
- Experience with Agile development methodologies.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Location- Remote (US)
Duration- 12 mos.
| DB2 |
| Claims |
| Cobol |
| Mainframe CICS |
1. COBOL-DB2,
2. CICS
3. Claims experience
Perform requirement analysis and engineering tasks for the ACAS domain, converting business needs into detailed technical specifications that support our claims processing workflows, ensuring high-performance, accuracy, and regulatory compliance.
Design, develop, test, and debug mainframe applications, often involving COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, and CICS.
Create technical documentation to support mainframe development.
Write and maintain code for existing applications, ensuring adherence to quality standards and best practices.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., business analysts, QA, project managers) to ensure successful project delivery.
Mentor and provide technical guidance to offsite leads/developers. Coordinate daily activities between the onsite team and offshore development teams.
Serve as the primary point of contact for technical and functional issues.
Optimize mainframe programs for performance and efficiency.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues and bugs.
Participate in and conduct code reviews to ensure quality and maintainability.
Support user acceptance testing (UAT) and production deployment activities.
Proficiency in Mainframe COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM and CICS.
In-depth knowledge of IBM mainframe tools for development, debugging, and system management, such as z/OS, ISPF, TSO, File-aid and SCM is required.
Good understanding of Mainframe code migration from development to a production environment, which involves Package creation, code promotion to Test, QA and PROD regions. Good knowledge in Post-Installation Verification and Backout strategies.
Experience in healthcare claims and their associated systems is crucial for understanding the complex claims processing workflow.
Experience with Agile development methodologies.