CA-ADS Mainframe Developer - Contract - Remote

Mainframe COBOL Developer
Location: Remote

Interview Process: 1 round, phone
Duration: 12 Months
Employment Type: Contract
Experience Required: 10+ Years

Candidate
location: No SC residency required. Candidate must reside in lower 48
states (Continental US) and comfortable working EST time zone hours.

Project Scope:

Seeking an experienced Mainframe COBOL
Developer to support production Medicaid systems through application
maintenance, enhancements, and production support activities. The consultant
will work on production backfill, small enhancement projects, and collaborate
with development, QA, operations, and business teams to deliver reliable and
high-quality solutions.

The ideal candidate will have extensive
experience with Mainframe technologies including COBOL, IDMS, and CA-ADS, with
the ability to analyze technical specifications, implement coding changes,
perform testing, and support production environments. This role also includes
participation in an on-call support rotation.

Key Responsibilities:

·        Develop and
maintain Mainframe applications using COBOL, CA-ADS, and IDMS databases.

·        Analyze technical
and design specifications to implement application enhancements and production
fixes.

·        Debug, unit test,
and integration test application changes.

·        Support Quality
Assurance, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and external testing by resolving
defects and implementing required code changes.

·        Collaborate with
development, QA, operations, and business teams throughout the software
development lifecycle.

·        Maintain and
support production Medicaid applications and related systems.

·        Participate in
on-call production support on a rotational basis.

·        Troubleshoot
production issues and provide timely resolutions.

·        Communicate
technical solutions effectively with internal teams and stakeholders.

·        Follow
established coding standards, documentation practices, and change management
procedures.

Required Skills & Experience:

·        10+ years of
Mainframe development experience.

·        10+ years of MVS
COBOL development experience.

·        10+ years of IDMS
database experience.

·        10+ years of
CA-ADS development experience.

·        5+ years of JCL
experience.

·        Strong debugging,
testing, and production support experience.

·        Excellent written
and verbal communication skills.

·        Strong
analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting abilities.

·        Ability to work
independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced production environment.

Preferred Skills:

·        ChangeMan

·        File-AID

·        FootPrints

·        SAS

·        Medicaid systems
experience

Education
High School Diploma or equivalent with 10+ years of experience in computer
systems development and application maintenance.