Senior Mainframe

Cognizant

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Hartford, CT
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Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.

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TL;DR · Senior Mainframe

The Senior Mainframe role involves leading the design, development, support, and optimization of MQ-based messaging solutions and Claims applications. Working within the healthcare claims adjudication domain, the successful candidate will transform business requirements into scalable, compliant mainframe systems. Day-to-day responsibilities include developing, testing, debugging, and maintaining applications while providing technical leadership and mentoring to offshore team members. The role requires coordinating onsite-offshore activities, conducting code reviews, and troubleshooting production issues to ensure reliable enterprise integration. Key technical requirements include proficiency with CICS, MQ, and mainframe technologies, alongside experience in code migration, release management, and package creation across development, test, QA, and production environments. The position operates within an Agile development framework to solve complex technical problems in healthcare claims processing.

What you'll do

  • Develop and implement technical solutions for Claims applications by transforming business requirements into scalable mainframe systems.
  • Design, develop, test, debug, and maintain mainframe Claims applications using CICS and MQ.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentoring to offshore team members and coordinate onsite-offshore activities.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and optimize application performance.
  • Conduct code reviews to ensure compliance with established coding standards and best practices.
  • Support SIT, UAT, production deployments, and post-implementation activities.
  • Manage package creation and code promotion across Development, Test, QA, and Production environments.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of experience in MQ, mainframe technologies, and Healthcare Claims processing.
  • Strong experience with mainframe technologies, specifically CICS and MQ.
  • Experience with Healthcare Claims Adjudication processes and related business workflows.
  • Strong understanding of code migration, release management, and package creation across environments.
  • Knowledge of post-deployment validation and backout procedures.
  • Experience working in Agile development environments.
  • Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

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