IT Programmer Analyst, Lead/Advanced

State of Maryland • Baltimore City, MD

10d • Onsite

About The Position

This full-time contractual IT Programmer Analyst Lead position will serve as a technical lead for the Maryland Medicaid Information System (MMIS) Reporting Team, designing and delivering programming solutions that support critical Medicaid operations. This position will also combine hands-on application development with team leadership, providing technical guidance, mentoring, and oversight to programmer analysts while ensuring high-quality, reliable, and maintainable system solutions. Additionally, this position will play a key role in supporting system enhancements, resolving complex technical issues, and advancing the performance and effectiveness of Medicaid reporting and data systems.

Requirements

• Six years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining applications systems and programs using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools
• Two years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining applications systems and programs using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools
• Four years of experience converting data from project specifications by writing program code using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools
• Employees in this classification may be subject to call-in 24 hours a day and, therefore, may be required to provide the employing agency with a telephone number where the employee can be reached.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting the Maryland Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) or another States MMIS
• Experience in IBM z/OS mainframe application development and support
• Experience and proficiency in COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, VSAM, ISPF and TSO
• Experience with debugging and performance tools such as Xpeditor, File-AID and QMF
• Experience with Information Builders FOCUS

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of programming solutions supporting MMIS reporting and business operations
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and work direction to programmer analysts, including training, coaching, and quality review of deliverables
• Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into scalable, maintainable application and reporting solutions
• Develop and maintain system documentation, technical specifications, and operational procedures to support ongoing system reliability and knowledge transfer
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues, provide on-call support as needed, and recommend improvements to system performance and functionality

Benefits

• Subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents (75% paid by State)
• Dental coverage (employee pays full premium)
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance (employee pays full premium)
• Life insurance (employee pays full premium)
• Leave granted at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, not to exceed 40 hours per calendar year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed