About

COBOL Engineer

Contract (Potential for Extension or Conversion)

Hybrid (Onsite 1-2 days/week in Morris Plains, NJ or Minneapolis, MN or St. Louis, MO or Tampa, FL)

As a COBOL Engineer, you will be responsible for developing software solutions for enterprise-level integration projects. You will work to produce scalable, reusable, and reliable code in an Agile environment. You will join a team of passionate developers to explore cutting-edge technologies and push automation initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications

4+ years (flexible, intent is more “senior” level experience) of Software Engineering experience.

Proficiency with COBOL

Mainframe experience such as JCL, DB2, VSAM, CICS

Exposure to Java Spring Boot, React, database development (PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL, Oracle SQL) in support of modern RESTful web application portals and services.

• Familiar with modern development practices including distributed source control (e.g. Git), static code analysis (e.g. SonarQube), CI/CD (e.g. Jenkins), and unit testing.
• Complete understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts in the field.
• Ability to provide and implement technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems.
• Solutions are innovative, thorough, practical, and consistent with organizational objectives.
• Strong customer and client service focus.
• Ability to lead discussions with all levels of the organization and provide balanced information of an idea or communication of an issue regardless of written or verbal Familiarity with health care or PBM industry.
• Familiar with working in a vendor partner model.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to accommodate project deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload and meet project deadlines.
• Adaptability and willingness to lean new tools and applications.
• Ability to adapt in a dynamic work environment and make independent decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across project teams.
  
  

Bonus Skills

• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• Knowledge of Stratus Technology and Stratus COBOL/VOS COBOL
  
  

Responsibilities

• Partner with multiple vendors to create estimates and delivery plans for projects or programs across an application family.
• Ensure quality of technology delivery of multiple vendors’ technology solutions for multiple concurrent projects or programs for an application family.
• Provide technology leadership and delivery accountability for solutions for multiple concurrent projects.
• Lead requirements gathering, design, and development in support of features for the Modernization effort and the myPassport Workers Compensation Internal PCA and External Client Portals.
• Function as team leader for a large or complex unit with accountability for:
• Setting direction to mature the technology associated with the team. Key aspect of this is “tech debt” removal when possible.
• Identify and implement process enhancement opportunities associated with supporting the application area.
• Implement actions to increase partner knowledge on team.
• Partner with architects to set direction for maturing use of/retiring/adding technology components in the environment.
• Provide technical guidance to projects/programs for complex components of a multiple technology suites.
• Lead efforts to develop standard practices, components, guidelines for use of complex technology components.
• Lead teams to resolve urgent and high production incidents.
• Lead actions to determine root cause of problems and drive resolution.
• Work on special projects as assigned.
  
  

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $50.00 - $58.00 per hour

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
  
  

Schedule

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
  
  

Application Question(s)

• Are you currently located in Morris Plains, NJ or Minneapolis, MN or St. Louis, MO or Tampa, FL?
• Will you now, or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status)?
  
  

Experience

• COBOL: 4 years (Required)
  
  

Ability To Commute

• Tampa, FL 33609 (Required)
  
  

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Tampa, FL 33609

Nice-to-have skills

• Cobol
• DB2
• CICS
• React
• PostgreSQL
• Microsoft SQL
• Oracle SQL
• Git
• Jenkins
• Unit Testing
• JIRA
• Tampa, Florida
  
  

Work experience

• Backend
• Applications
  
  

Languages

• English