Mainframes Tech Lead

Position Title: Mainframes Tech Lead

Location:Remote

Duration: 12 plus months contract with possible extension

Domain: Health Insurance Membership and Billing.

10 years leading mainframe development for member enrollment/lifecycle systems (Commercial Medicaid Medicare) in regulated healthcare environments owning the full SDLC from requirements through production support.

• Drive architecture and design of member management capabilities - enrollment eligibility plan management disenrollment - translating complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Deep technical proficiency in COBOL JCL VSAM IMS DB/DC DB2 for z/OS REXX and z/OS utilities (SORT IDCAMS IBM File Manager) plus version control/change management tools (ChangeMan Endevor Git).
• Apply healthcare regulatory expertise including EDI transaction sets and HIPAA compliance.
• Lead and mentor high-performing teams managing onshore-offshore delivery cross-time-zone coordination and sprint/release reporting.
• Own production reliability: perform root-cause analysis on incidents drive corrective/preventive actions and enforce coding standards and quality benchmarks.
• Manage delivery risk and stakeholder communication - identifying bottlenecks mitigating delays and serving as the primary technical liaison to business stakeholders.

Required Skills:

MainframesHealth Insurance - Medical and Billing