Medicaid Systems Analyst & COBOL Specialist — Onsite Start

United Global Technologies, Inc.; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

United Global Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Systems Analyst to support MMIS operations, reporting, and analytics. The role includes liaison work between business programs and IT, system requirements, and QA/testing across COBOL/JCL environments.

You will work onsite initially (30–90 days) with potential to shift to a hybrid model. A strong background in Medicaid, mainframe, and data analysis is required.

Qualifications

• 5 years Medicaid or healthcare experience, including Medicaid claims concepts.
• Proficient in COBOL programming language.
• 5 years experience operating healthcare Mainframe systems for payers as a technical analyst or related duties.
• At least 3 years experience with EDI transactions, including managing companion guides.
• Experience working with a Medicaid eligibility and/or enrollment information system in an operations capacity.
• Understanding MMIS mainframe capabilities and intricacies.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a liaison between the business programs and the IT organization to provide technical solutions to meet user needs.
• Develops, retrieves, and distributes reports and datasets to multiple internal and external stakeholders for monitoring, reconciliation, and operational processing.
• Performs operational support activities for the legacy MMIS and subsystems; coordinates between business and technical staff with vendors and government agencies.
• Performs highly complex analysis, design, and testing as an analyst for MMIS and subsystems.
• Reviews QA and UA results; documents issues for triage and resolution.
• Proactively identifies risks and action items; communicates with program management and stakeholders.

Skills

Medicaid experience

COBOL

Mainframe for healthcare payers

EDI transactions

MMIS knowledge

SAS

Data visualization

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical, business, or healthcare field

7+ years of equivalent experience in systems analysis

Tools

MVS COBOL

JCL

IDMS/NETWORK

CA-ADS

CHANGEMAN

SAS

Job description

United Global Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Systems Analyst to support MMIS operations, reporting, and analytics. The role includes liaison work between business programs and IT, system requirements, and QA/testing across COBOL/JCL environments.

You will work onsite initially (30–90 days) with potential to shift to a hybrid model. A strong background in Medicaid, mainframe, and data analysis is required.