Top Skills' Details

COBOL programming on a Mainfram

CICS (10-15% of development will be done on CICS)

Healthcare experience (knowledge of what a claim is, what a deductible is, what an EOB is, what out of pocket is, types of insurance a payer might provide (i.e. Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, etc), what is a denial, etc)

Secondary Skills - Nice to Haves

mainframe

IBM

AS400

iSeries


Job Description

Client has an IBM mainframe that runs mission a critical app which is their claims adjudication system. One of the COBOL programmers on the team left Client, and Client is looking for an immediate backfill with a hybrid on site candidate for a 6 months+ contract to hire. They make changes to the claims system so that claims adjudicate at first pass so that a processor doesn't have to process them. Periodic reviews that happen and they have to make routine updates. All medical claims adjudication apps are in COBOL so these are mission critical applications.

This person is just going to be responsible for the applications side and not systems administration. This person should be familiar with COBOL programming specifically on a mainframe. This person should also be able to communicate the business side of a payer and the claims adjudication process.

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

Personality - someone who has a lot of confidence in their technical abilities and feels like they can figure it out. They are not looking for someone who will be tentative about everything and can't make decisions. Client wants someone that can set a plan and act on those actions. Mentorship for the other team member would be key as well.

Employee Value Proposition (EVP)

Work Environment

This person will need to be based in Jackson; MS. Client is good with this person working a hybrid onsite/remote work schedule. Core hours will be Mon - Fri, 8-430 pm CST.

Education: Bachelors Degree

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