Sr. Systems Analyst

• Location: National Remote
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Job Summary

This position is responsible for designing enhancements and new business applications and/or information systems solutions through integration of technical and business requirements; serving as technical designer to identify best solution and resulting technical specifications within limits of code environment; linking Business Analyst needs and Architect definition to technical solutions. Ensures the integrity, security, scalability, and daily availability and of the databases supporting the Health Spring Medicare line of business applications through proactive monitoring and management activities.

Responsibilities include

• Develop detailed technical specifications and designs for waterfall/XP projects / system enhancements.
• Provide application domain knowledge to the ADM team.
• Manage unstable applications / systems by helping to resolve incidents and issues.
• Support infrastructure first build with Solution Architects and Infrastructure Engineers.
• Review, guide, troubleshoot and resolve contentious issues escalated during implementation.
• Evaluate integration of SaaS / COTS packages to current environment.
• Develop operating procedures and user manuals for transition into routine operations.
• Enable building of knowledge databases for technology, solutions and domain areas.
• Work with architecture, application services, infrastructure, release management and other relevant stakeholders to enable a smooth deployment.
• Continuously work on capturing and transferring tacit knowledge to vendors and knowledge management systems.
• Maintain the common I/O access subsystem (database access layer) used to access these files.
• Maintain the in-house developed utilities that assist in managing the databases and their integrity.
• Manage the underlying test platforms and files used by developers maintaining these applications
• Partner with system analysts and solution engineers to translate business and technical requirements into detailed designs that are secure, robust, scalable and extensible.
• Manage VSAM performance thru proper design and buffering, key design.
• Administer and use the CICS VR forward recovery utility (enterprise).
• Write or review responses to audit requests. SDO severity and authorization reports.
• CICS ABEND reporting.
• Production and Test problem determination and debugging
• Capacity planning
• Testing processes for select system software upgrades* Incorporate application cost optimization practices, including leveraging the Intelligent Reliability Operations module to enhance system stability and reduce operational expenses. (PE Only)

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