Command Center Analyst

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield; North Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Club Blue onsite gym

Green Leaf Grill onsite

Wellness incentives

Job summary

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield is seeking a Command Center Analyst to monitor and support the Enterprise computer and application network environment. The role collaborates with CCAs, System Administrators, Engineers, and Developers to maintain AlwaysOn availability for members and providers.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree or 5 years of related experience, 3+ years in networking, and familiarity with ITIL, network, and data center concepts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5 years of related experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum 3 years in networking systems, data processing, or network operations.
• Certifications in Network/Virtualization/OS favored.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to change enablement practices and participates in the CAB.
• Assists in workload prep, reruns for JCL errors or hardware issues.
• Completes assigned work on time and tracks incidents and tickets.
• Performs problem management to drive continual improvement.
• Configures monitoring tools to detect and resolve issues with owners.

Skills

Network administration

TCP/IP

DNS

DHCP

Packet capture

Scripting

ITIL

Cross-functional communications

Data Center Infrastructure

Server administration

SAFe/Agile

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

JCL

CA7

AppWorx

ServiceNow

Job description

To learn more about Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Hiring Policies, please click here.

Job Summary

The Command Center Analyst (CCA) monitors the operations of the Enterprise computer and application network environment including hardware and software. The incumbent works closely with other CCAs, System Administrators, Engineers, and/or Developers to ensure proper functioning of all business services, services, applications, and technical services under CCA management to deliver AlwaysOn Availability for the company to provide the necessary services for Members and Providers. The Command Center operates 24x7x365 in designated office locations which includes evenings, weekends, and some holidays and are responsible for the successful completion of all scheduled data processing workload.

Requirements

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in related field. In lieu of degree, five (5) years’ related experience will be considered.

LICENSING/CERTIFICATION

Network, Virtualization, Operating Systems and/or but not limited to other related certifications preferred.

EXPERIENCE

Minimum three (3) years’ experience in networking systems, computer repair, or network operations, data-processing, production scheduling software.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Basics of Server Administration in Windows and Linux Operating Systems
• Basics of Virtualized Infrastructure
• Basics of Network Administration including Subnetting
• Basics of Data Center Infrastructure
• Ability to build and leverage Technical Diagrams
• Ability to run and read a packet capture
• Ability to write low code and/or no code scripts for resolution of monitoring events
• Ability to use ITIL Framework including Service Design, Incident, Change, Event, and Problem
• Technical Troubleshooting Skills of Identify and Isolate Management
• Production Scheduling Software – such as (JCL, CA7, AppWorx)
• Domain Name System (DNS)
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Monitoring application administration
• Systems Documentation
• Active Directory
• TCP/IP
• SAFe, Agile Skills
• Cross-Functional Communications
• Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
• Decision Making
• Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Network Administration
• Office Softwares
• Oral Communications
• Organizing
• Packet Capturing
• Problem Solving
• Scripting
• Server Admin
• Troubleshooting
• Virtualized Network Functions (VNF)
• Written Communication

Responsibilities

• Adheres to all change enablement related practices and policies including participation in the enterprise's Change Advisory Board (CAB)
• Assists in workload preparation, set-up, and performs reruns due to JCL errors, hardware malfunctions, bad input data, and job preparation errors
• Completes assigned work on time and/or makes every effort to do so prior to notifying leadership including incidents, requested items, stories, problems, job abends, and any other tickets
• Conducts problem management practices include acting as problem record owner facilitating the problem tasks to bring about continual improvement
• Configures monitoring tools to ensure we advocate for mean time to detect and resolve in conjunction with application and technical owners
• Defines and documents the monitoring service to the enterprise including vendor contacts, budgeting, lifecycle management, integrations, and execution of a roadmap
• Embodies and models the attributes of the I&O operating model and acts as the standard bearer for the ideals
• Engages with the appropriate vendors outside of I&O including Facilities, Physical Security or any other Telecommunications Provider to ensure that circuits are up and operational
• Ensures all records are updated including runbooks, CMDB, and business rules in ServiceNow to ensure we are making programmatic decisions
• Ensures availability of all online networks within standard and ensures timely completion of nightly batch processing
• Ensures that all security policies, procedures and EDP standards are followed not limited to vulnerability management, change and configuration management, and findings management
• Initiates appropriate event, incident, and if necessary, major incident processes to ensure that the company’s services are available for member and provider facing operations by advocating for the event
• Monitors the operation of the enterprise business services, services, applications, and technical services & communication lines including monitoring the mainframe systems health and performance, as well as managing the AppWorx queues
• Participates in the appropriate on-call rotation adhering to the documented expectations
• Takes the appropriate actions in the spirit of continual improvement when a defect, or area of improvement is noted in either records, practice, process, or operating of monitoring

Certifications Security Requirements

This position is identified as level three (3). This position must ensure the security and confidentiality of records and information to prevent substantial harm, embarrassment, inconvenience, or unfairness to any individual on whom information is maintained. The integrity of information must be maintained as outlined in the company Administrative Manual. Segregation of Duties Segregation of duties will be used to ensure that errors or irregularities are prevented or detected on a timely basis by employees in the normal course of business. This position must adhere to the segregation of duties guidelines in the Administrative Manual.

Employment Type

Regular ADA Requirements 2.2 General Office Worker, Semi-Active, Local Travel - someone who normally works in an office setting or remotely, periodically has lifting and carrying requirements up to 40 lbs and routinely travels for work within the metropolitan area by vehicle as essential functions of the job.

Why?

Arkansas Blue Cross is consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in Central Arkansas.

We Love our Employees

At Arkansas Blue Cross, we care about the health, wellness, and education of our employees. We offer many great incentives such as:

• Tuition reimbursement.
• Club Blue, a free, onsite gym to encourage exercise.
• Green Leaf Grill and Green Leaf Grill Express, onsite restaurants in Little Rock that promote healthy eating.
• Incentives for wellness education and exercise.

We Love our Culture

The average tenure is 10 years with hundreds of employees having been here 15 years or longer. Our inclusive culture brings employees together to connect while celebrating our differences.

We Love our Community

Our employees often volunteer within their communities, at charity events, walks and runs, schools and nonprofits. When disasters strike, our employees help wherever they are needed. It's just another way we show that Blue cares.