IT Programmer Analyst, Lead/ Advanced *repost* (Full-Time Contractual)

MDH Med Care Prgms - Ofc Systems Ops Pharmacy; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

MDH Med Care Prgms - Ofc Systems Ops Pharmacy is seeking a full-time IT Programmer Analyst Lead to serve as the technical lead for the MMIS Recipient Team within the Maryland Department of Health's Office of Enterprise Technology. You will guide programmer analysts and deliver solutions for Medicaid recipient eligibility and enrollment.

The role blends hands-on development with team leadership, supporting system enhancements, production support, and modernization efforts across MMIS

Qualifications

• Six years of experience in application development, including two years designing and developing systems and four years converting data through programs.
• Experience with IBM z/OS mainframe application development and support.
• Proficiency in COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, VSAM, ISPF and TSO.
• Experience supporting Maryland MMIS or another state's MMIS.
• Technical leadership and mentoring experience with programmer analysts.
• Ability to provide 24-hour on-call support as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the MMIS Recipient Team.
• Guide programmer analysts in delivering Medicaid recipient eligibility and enrollment solutions.
• Support system enhancements, production support, and modernization efforts.

Skills

Application development

System design

Data conversion

COBOL

CICS

JCL

DB2

VSAM

ISPF

TSO

IBM z/OS

MMIS experience

Technical leadership

Mentoring

On-call support

Job description

This full-time contractual IT Programmer Analyst Lead position serves as a technical lead for the Maryland Medicaid Information System (MMIS) Recipient Team within the Maryland Department of Health's Office of Enterprise Technology. The role combines hands-on application development with team leadership, guiding programmer analysts in delivering solutions for Medicaid recipient eligibility and enrollment functions while supporting system enhancements, production support, and ongoing modernization efforts.

Key qualifications:

• Six years of experience in application development using generally accepted programming languages, including two years designing and developing systems and four years converting data through program c
• Experience with IBM z/OS mainframe application development and support
• Proficiency in COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, VSAM, ISPF and TSO
• Experience supporting Maryland MMIS or another state's MMIS
• Technical leadership and mentoring experience with programmer analysts
• Ability to provide 24-hour on-call support as needed