Remote QNXT Technical Lead — Healthcare Payer Solutions

Cognizant

Honolulu (HI)

Remote

USD 113,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a QNXT Technical Manager for a remote US-based position. You will lead technical delivery, governance, and optimization of QNXT-based healthcare payer solutions, partnering with clients and delivery teams to ensure scalable, high-performing outcomes.

You will mentor technical consultants, manage releases, and drive issue resolution across QNXT modules, with a focus on HIPAA EDI and system integrations. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/IT/Healthcare Administration or related field.
8+ years of healthcare payer technology, consulting, implementation, or production support experience.
5+ years of hands-on QNXT technical experience in healthcare payer operations.
Strong expertise with QNXT Claims Processing, Benefits Configuration, Workflow Engine (WFE), Batch Processing, and System Integrations.
Experience supporting HIPAA EDI transactions including 837, 834, 820, and 27X transaction sets.
Advanced SQL and database analysis skills with experience troubleshooting complex production issues.
Deep understanding of QNXT Schema, architecture, data structures, and system dependencies.
Proven experience leading technical teams and managing client-facing consulting engagements.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end technical delivery for QNXT consulting, implementation, enhancement, and support engagements.
Provide technical leadership across QNXT Claims Processing, Benefits Configuration, Workflow Engine (WFE), Batch Processing, Interfaces, and Integrations.
Drive root cause analysis and resolution of complex production issues impacting claims processing, membership, provider, and benefit operations.
Oversee release management, environment governance, technical change management, and production support activities.
Partner with client business and IT teams to design scalable solutions that align with operational and strategic objectives.
Lead, mentor, and develop technical consultants while promoting QNXT best practices, quality standards, and continuous improvement.
Manage technical risks, dependencies, and compliance requirements to ensure successful project delivery.