AS400 SYNON Application Developer

• Location: Minnetonka Mills MN
• Duration: 6 months
• Role: AS400 SYNON Application Developer
• Domain: Healthcare / PBM
• Experience Required: 8–10 years
• Primary Skill: AS400_SYNOn
• Keyword: Health Care Company Set 2 – EP Hiring

Must-Have Technical/Functional Skills

• iSeries / AS400 (Mid-Range)
• SYNON / CA 2E
• COBOL / COBOL/400
• ILE COBOL
• CLLE / CL
• SQL
• 15+ years of hands-on coding experience in CA/2E (SYNON).
• Strong experience with SYNON programming, including:
  • Programming
  • Array handling
  • Commit control
• 8+ years of hands-on coding experience in COBOL AS400 and/or COBOL ILE.
• Experience working with ACMS/MOM.
• Strong exposure to DB2400 / DB2 for i.

PBM / Healthcare Functional Skills

• Strong functional knowledge of core Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) functions.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Core adjudication
  • Pricing
  • Accumulators
  • Medicare Part D (MED D) Pricing
  • Benefit Plans
  • Patient Pay
  • Regulatory requirements
• Strong functional knowledge of RxClaim is highly desirable.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Analyze and understand functional and technical requirements.
• Work with business and capability teams to discuss and refine requirements.
• Guide team members while performing hands-on development.
• Partner with team members to build robust, efficient, and effective solutions.
• Identify opportunities to fine-tune and optimize applications.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum development processes.
• Lead teams in an onshore/offshore delivery model.
• Work in a team focused on continuous integration, improvement, and learning.
• Contribute to the team's technology roadmap from both functional and technical perspectives.
• Coordinate with clients for requirement clarification and solution discussions.
• Work independently and take ownership of assigned tasks.

AS400 SYNON Application Development

• Work on application development projects involving AS400 SYNON-based healthcare applications.
• Prepare Impact Analysis (IA) and detailed technical design documents based on Features/User Stories.
• Consult with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, System Analysts, Subject Matter Experts, and business users to evaluate requirements.
• Evaluate existing or proposed systems and prepare detailed technical designs.
• Conduct technical design walkthroughs with SA/SME, QA, and support teams.
• Review impact analysis and detailed designs.
• Develop or modify existing batch and online modules/programs.
• Support Product Owner demonstrations.
• Prepare test plans and test data.
• Execute testing based on project requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Perform coding according to technical design documents and User Stories.
• Ensure timely delivery of assigned development tasks.
• Participate in:
  • Design reviews
  • Test case reviews
  • Production support readiness reviews
• Support QA, UAT, and release phases through defect analysis and change maintenance.
• Adhere to all quality requirements and development standards.

Technical Skills

• AS400 / iSeries
• SYNON / CA 2E
• COBOL/400
• ILE COBOL
• CLLE / CL
• SQL
• DB2400 / DB2 for i
• RPG is desirable.
• Experience writing and optimizing SQL queries.
• Experience with batch and online application modules.
• Experience analyzing and modifying legacy AS400 applications.

Generic Managerial Skills

• Ability to lead an onshore/offshore team.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Good attitude and self-motivated approach.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with business and technical teams.
• Adaptable and willing to support off-hours activities when required.
• Strong client coordination and stakeholder management skills.

Pre-Screening Questionnaire

• Does the candidate have strong functional knowledge of RxClaim?
• Does the candidate have hands-on experience with core adjudication logic?
• Does the candidate have hands-on experience with PBM accumulators?
• Does the candidate have hands-on experience with MED D Pricing?
• Does the candidate have experience with benefit plans, patient pay, and PBM regulations?
• Does the candidate have 15+ years of hands-on coding experience in CA/2E (SYNON)?
• Does the candidate have 8+ years of hands-on coding experience in COBOL AS400 and/or COBOL ILE?
• Does the candidate have strong experience with DB2400 / DB2 for i?
• Does the candidate have experience with ACMS/MOM?
• Does the candidate have experience writing SQL queries?
• Does the candidate have healthcare or PBM domain experience?

Essential Skills

• AS400 SYNON Application Development
• iSeries
• SYNON / CA 2E
• COBOL
• COBOL/400
• ILE COBOL
• CLLE
• SQL
• DB2400
• AS400
• Healthcare / PBM
• RxClaim
• Core Adjudication
• Pricing
• Accumulators
• MED D Pricing
• Benefit Plans
• Patient Pay

Desirable Skills

• Healthcare domain experience
• PBM experience
• RxClaim
• RPG
• AS400 COBOL
• Advanced SQL
• Production support
• Agile/Scrum

Keywords

• AS400
• iSeries
• SYNON
• CA 2E
• AS400 SYNON Application Developer
• COBOL/400
• ILE COBOL
• CLLE
• SQL
• DB2400
• RxClaim
• PBM
• Healthcare
• Core Adjudication
• MED D Pricing
• Accumulators
• Patient Pay
• Benefit Plan