Interface Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business teams, partners, and vendors to gather and validate interface requirements.
• Design interface solutions in coordination with Functional BAs and Partners.
• Define interface specifications and record layouts for development team.
• Review detailed specifications for web services.
• Modify existing layouts in coordination with business users and interface partners.
• Collaborate with partners on integration testing and validate new or existing interfaces.
• Coordinate interface deployment with vendors and partners.
• Research and analyze application interface and data issues.
• Perform data analysis on Inbound and Outbound file transfers.
• Support data extraction and exchange with external source systems.
• Test and approve data conversion for all new projects.
• Support maintenance and enhancements of existing interfaces.
• Assist in resolving issues by working as a liaison between the business users, interface partners and development staff.
• Coordinate with Interface/Business partners and production support teams to resolve interface emergency issues.
• Coordinate with the various infrastructure teams for approvals and changes to networks, gateways, security etc. for all interface related changes as well as production emergencies.
• Support the technical requirements of the MMIS hosting and software environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8 years IT experience with strong interface and data analysis experience.
• Technical knowledge of IT infrastructure and hosting environments standards.
• Strong understanding of interface design and data structures.
• Strong Knowledge of SOAP Web Services, XML and data exchange.
• Experience in file exchange mechanisms and protocols like sftp is required.
• Prior experience developing requirement documents and technical specifications is required
• Experience with SQL is required.
• Experience with web service validations and testing tools like SoapUI or similar and defining requirements and testing specifications is required.
• Understanding of encryption and familiarity with a Unix/Linux environment.
• Strong health insurance business knowledge with focus on interface designs, data structures and transaction types.
• Proficient in business analysis to support all stages of SDLC.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Education and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, IT or Healthcare Administration, or equivalent work experience.