What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technology Support Specialist position at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi?
Healthy Careers Start Here At Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, we encourage professional growth in a challenging and fast-paced atmosphere. Our 'be healthy' culture promotes health and wellness at all levels of the Company, and we provide our employees with the time, tools and resources to commit to a healthy lifestyle. Job Summary – The Technology Support Specialist is responsible for operating and monitoring all centralized Data Center computer systems and peripheral equipment, production job scheduling on the Mainframe, Service Desk functions that involve promoting production software changes submitted by the application support staff, logging user questions and issues, problem determination, and logging, assigning, and tracking issues using our Service Management Software. This position also involves monitoring for infrastructure and security related alerts to be addressed by the appropriate teams. Job-Specific Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in a Technology or Business related field is required. Experience in operations of the following areas is desirable: Service Management systems in a Help Desk environment Automated job scheduling systems Automated change control Previous experience in an IT related field is a plus. Strong verbal and written interpersonal and communication skills.Superior telephone etiquette and an ability to deal effectively with customers, vendors, peers, and management. Excellent PC experience using spreadsheets, word processors, and databases. A working knowledge of the healthcare business environment and processes is preferred. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi is an Equal opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that is worth approximately one-third of the salary compensation. Our benefits program is among the best in the health care field. We are looking for employees who can bring their experience, expertise and dedication to work for our customers. At Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, we work daily to help Mississippians find their personal answers to this question through health and wellness partnerships with quality healthcare providers, employer groups and community leaders across the state. Our goal is to help each person along their journey to a healthier life… their Blue Wellness Journey. Our health and wellness benefits are designed to support our members in understanding their health and in receiving the care they need at the right time and place, beginning with establishing a healthy relationship with a Primary Care Network Provider through an annual wellness visit at no out-of-pocket cost. We partner with our Network Providers to ensure the highest quality, evidence-based care is provided in each care setting from primary care to specialty care through our Primary Care Home, Blue Distinction Centers of Excellence and Maternity Care Quality initiatives. We partner with employer groups to make every workplace a healthy workplace by providing tools and information to help employees take ownership of their health and understand and make the most of their benefits, all while working to manage health and healthcare costs. We partner with community leaders and organizations to make healthy living resources available to all Mississippians through the work of the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation, our support of the arts and culture and our Team Blue volunteers. These partnerships and our dedicated team of employees are making a difference every day, in our communities and in the lives of each person we reach. So, what does it mean to be healthy? The answer is about you, your health, your life… and all its possibilities. Live healthy. Live Blue.
