Senior; Mainframe) Programmer Analyst; It Programmer Analyst Ii; Contractual Job Baltimore area,Maryland USA,IT/Tech

Position: SENIOR (MAINFRAME) PROGRAMMER ANALYST (IT PROGRAMMER ANALYST II (FULL-TIME CONTRACTUAL))

Introduction

Agency Mission

Maryland's health depends on great technology.

Help us build it.

OET is the engine behind MDH - one team driving innovation across every department serving Maryland's most vulnerable residents.

We're looking for technologists ready to reimagine how public health works.

That’s our mission - backed by benefits and a team serious about getting it right.

Your skills. Maryland's health. Let’s build it together.

GRADE

LOCATION OF POSITION

MDH Office of Enterprise Technology (OET)

Division of Medicaid Information Systems (DMIS)

201 W. Preston Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

Main Purpose of Job

The main purpose of this full-time contractual position will be to function as a Programmer Analyst, designing, developing, testing, implementing, and maintaining applications and programming solutions for the MMIS-II system. This position will also use generally accepted computer programming languages and developmental tools, consulting with users to plan, develop, evaluate, and revise the system.

Please Note:

This position is hybrid telework eligible.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification(s) to be considered. Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications.

Experience:

 Five years of experience, one year of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining applications systems and programs using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools and an additional four years of experience converting data from project specifications by writing program code using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute six credit hours of coursework in application analysis and programming using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools for six months of the required experience.

2. Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and eighteen months of experience converting data from project specifications by writing program code using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools for the additional four years of the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and fifteen credit hours from an accredited college or university in systems analysis and application programming using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools for the additional four years of the required experience.

4. Candidates may substitute experience in one of the following areas: operating computers, scheduling, controlling input and output or maintaining backups or data storage, processing data on computers, evaluating, implementing and maintaining hardware and software, on a year-for-year basis for a high school education.

5. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university  in Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or other information technology related field and one year of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining applications systems and programs using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools for the required experience.

6. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Computer Systems Programming classifications or Computer Systems Programming specialty codes in the Information Technology field of work on a year-for-year base for the required experience.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preference will be given to applicants who possess the following desirable qualification(s). Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications.

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…