Systems Analyst - Senior

UPMC is hiring a Systems Analyst-Senior is hiring for their Application Engineering team. If you are an experienced analyst with SQL, Azure/DevOps, and claims processing APPLY NOW! 

Work Location: Fully Remote

Work Hours: Standard business hours in eastern standard time.

Purpose:
Under the general direction of the management team and senior staff, the Systems Analyst - Senior requires a proficient level of experienced analytical services, defining requirements, developing, and/or maintaining computer applications/systems, and providing services to meet client IT and business needs.

Responsibilities:
 

• Responsible for performing manual testing in relation to Enrollment, Group Product, and Premium billing.
• Documentation: Complete detail-oriented documentation for new and moderately complex processes. Responsible for the quality and validity of produced documents. Extract and document customer/business requirements and needs for use by enterprise architecture and engineering teams (network, system, and software).
• Second and Third Level Support (Including Maintenance Activities): Independently triage and resolve Level 2 and Level 3 support issues. Act as a mentor to less experienced staff in resolution of Level 2 and Level 3 issues. Ability to handle problem management as appropriate.
• Project Management: Take ownership of a project and have the ability to distribute tasks to team members and meet milestone completion. Update all project management and time tracking tools accordingly.
• SDLC (System Development Life Cycle): Have a proficient understanding of multiple system/application development life cycles.
• Data Confidentiality/Security: Always maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Data Quality: Always maintain data quality.
• Vendor Relationships: Interact with vendors (technical issues, project initiatives) independently, as necessary. Ability to act as the point person for issue escalation.
• Report Writing/Analysis: Write and analyze complex reports. Make modifications to complex reports. 
• Mentor less experienced team members. Communicate with the business/act as business analyst.
• End User Training: Ability to create training content. Facilitate more detailed user training sessions. Ability to train peers.
• Process Improvement: Ability to manage process improvement efforts. Create and update processes, as necessary. Ability to independently recognize opportunities for process improvements.
• Application Upgrades and Implementation: Identify new functionality and/or hardware requirements related to application upgrades and implementations. Creates test plans. Responsible for review and validation of functionality. Report backs any problems. Create and/or manage cutover plans including downtime, etc. Responsible for evaluating impact and coordinating efforts across multiple platforms, as necessary.
• System Integration: May be responsible for coordination of tasks and resources related to system integration, validation of testing and implementation.
• *Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.*Performs other duties as assigned.