Associate Cobol Technical Analyst

Highmark Health Company; Washington (Washington County); Remote; USD 58,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

enGen is seeking a remote-based analyst to support mainframe COBOL-related activities within a healthcare context. The role involves translating business needs into detailed requirements, evaluating risks, and ensuring quality delivery across the project lifecycle.

Required Information Systems or Technology experience with preferences for Cobol/Mainframe and health insurance knowledge. A Bachelor's degree in a related field is required, with potential for advanced degrees.

Qualifications

• Required Information Systems or Technology
• Preferred Cobol Mainframe experience Health Insurance or Healthcare Industry

Responsibilities

• Work with senior team members to capture capability needs and drive quality solutions.
• Assist with requirement walkthroughs, sprint reviews, and project status reporting.
• Support requirements testing and defect management to minimize production defects.

Skills

Basic Analytical Skills

Basic Problem-Solving

Basic Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Information Systems or related field

Job description

## **Company :**enGen## **Job Description :****JOB SUMMARY**This job supports one or more technical aspects of the Mainframe Cobol application product life cycle, within a sub-product scope (one or more application components). Uses judgement and discretion in collaboration with customers to understand capability needs, gather project specifications, create business cases and cost sheet analysis, translate high-level business needs into detailed requirements for new capabilities (and change request/enhancements on existing capabilities), analyze data to determine business problems, trends, or opportunities for process improvements, create/execute test cases, provide root cause analysis and corrective action plan, verify delivery of customer needs, and ensure quality delivery. Also supports identification, documentation, and resolution of risks, defects and issues. May analyze market trends for competitive insight to correlate into business value statements. Begins to build organizational and platform knowledge in one or more disciplines to advance professional track career. Requires understanding of end systems impact of changes across multiple systems. Technical domains include, but are not limited to, Infrastructure, Networking/Telecommunications, Release Management, and Application/Platform Support.**ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES*** Work with more senior team members, customers, Technical Engineers, Software Engineers, Architects, and Capability Managers to assist in capturing capability needs and driving quality business solutions. Assist with the creation and maintenance of deliverables such as business vision, requirements, personalization to different clients, and user interface design.* Collaborate with cross-functional teams on technology development projects, contributing to various stages of the technology delivery lifecycle, leveraging diverse technology skills and perspectives to drive project success.* Support various aspects of requirements testing (e.g. testing plan, scenarios, documentation, defect management) to ensure minimal production defects are realized and completing analysis of the results tying back to customer impacts.* Ensure compliance with required standards and obtain all necessary approvals throughout the project lifecycle.* Effectively communicate with team members, customers, partners and management, including assisting with or conducting requirement walkthroughs and sprint reviews, reporting project status, enabling vendor solutions and providing accurate and concise documentation.* Other duties as assigned or requested.**EXPERIENCE****Required*** Information Systems or Technology**Preferred*** Cobol* Mainframe experience* Health Insurance or Healthcare Industry**SKILLS*** Basic Analytical Skills* Basic Problem-Solving* Basic Communication Skills**EDUCATION****Required*** Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Information Systems or related field or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree.**Substitutions*** None**Preferred*** Master's degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Information Systems or related field**LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS****Required*** None**PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS****Position Type**Remote-basedTeaches / trains othersOccasionallyWorks primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)NeverPhysical work site requiredNoLifting: up to 10 poundsConstantlyLifting: 10 to 25 poundsOccasionallyLifting: 25 to 50 poundsRarely***Disclaimer:** The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.**Compliance Requirement**: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.**As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company's Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.Furthermore, it is every employee's responsibility to comply with the company's Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.***Pay Range Minimum:**$58,100.00**Pay Range Maximum:**$90,000.00*Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate's qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets.*Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.Highmark Health is a national, blended health organization that includes one of America's largest Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers and a growing regional hospital and physician network.Based in Pittsburgh, Pa., Highmark Health's 35,000 employees serve millions of customers nationwide through the nonprofit organization's affiliated businesses, which include Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, HM Insurance Group, United Concordia Dental, HM Health Solutions and HM Home & Community Services.Highmark Health's businesses proudly serve a broad spectrum of health-related needs including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative, technology solutions.