Terms of Employment
• W2 Contract, 12 Months (Potential to convert to perm)
• This position is primarily remote. With that said, candidates must live in the DMV area – as onsite work is required once per month for PI Planning, and occasionally for other team meetings or events.

Overview
Work with a premier healthcare organization supporting a critical Federal Employee Program that manages enrollment data for more than two million members. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will step into a core backfill role tasked with ensuring the stability and performance of high-volume, legacy core enrollment systems. This position offers the perfect bridge for a veteran engineer: immediate, high-impact work maintaining vital legacy codebases alongside an organization-wide commitment to future modernization using cloud and AI tools.

Key Responsibilities
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize high-volume legacy core enrollment applications to ensure continuous data processing accuracy.
• Write, modify, and review application code within the core mainframe architecture.
• Collaborate actively with cross-functional teams during quarterly PI (Program Increment) planning sessions and monthly on-site meetings.
• Adopt a self-starter mindset to rapidly map out legacy logic and take on expanding operational responsibilities as the system evolves.
• Participate in future-state training and R&D efforts using tools like Amazon Q and Amazon Transform to build system documentation and assist in application modernization.

Required Qualifications
• 8+ years of deep, hands-on software engineering experience within an IBM mainframe ecosystem.
• Advanced proficiency in COBOL programming, JCL, CICS, and DB2.
• Prior experience working with healthcare information technology, specifically dealing with enrollment or claims data systems.
• Must currently reside within the DMV (Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia) metro area or approved regions of West Virginia, with the physical capability to commute on-site monthly.
• Full eligibility for long-term permanent hire without requiring visa sponsorship or policy exceptions.

Preferred Qualifications
• Conceptual awareness or basic exposure to cloud environments (specifically AWS) or AI modernization utilities.
• Previous experience or familiarity with Java, Spring Framework, or microservices, provided the candidate remains dedicated to core mainframe execution.

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