Healthcare Claims Systems Analyst - Medicaid/MMIS - Need LOCAL to Richmond or Very close by

DMAS - Systems Analyst 4 (TWO ROLES)
ON SITE REQUIRED: 3 days onsite and 2 days remote. Parking is not provided for contractors

There are 2 openings for this role. I submittal per opening per vendor.

Initial TEAMS/Virtual IVs will be conducted but mgr reserves the option to do a follow up IN PERSON IV if they deem necessary.

Local RVA candidates preferred bc of the weekly on site requirements. If not local, must be willing to relocate bf the engagement begins.

ABOUT THE ROLE: *No Automation testing is required, it is mostly Analysis and Manual Testing.
DMAS - Systems Analyst 4/Testing

We are seeking a highly skilled Systems Analyst with strong technical and analytical expertise in healthcare claims processing and comprehensive knowledge of data across all functional areas of the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) or a similar large-scale claims processing system.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct impact analysis for system changes, enhancements, and new module implementations within MMIS/MES.
• Lead advanced analysis across FAS Member, Claims, and Finance modules; assess business objectives, evaluate system impacts, and define high level solution approaches.
• Evaluate FAS workflows, identify system gaps, and recommend strategic enhancements to improve automation, accuracy, and compliance.
• Oversee system development activities, including design reviews, integration testing, defect resolution, and production validation.
• Serve as a senior technical liaison with vendors, fiscal agents, and cross functional teams to ensure stable, compliant FAS operations.
• Support FAS upgrades, interface enhancements, configuration changes, and system security improvements.
• Coordinate cross module alignment to ensure changes in Member, Claims, or Finance workflows do not create downstream system conflicts.
• Support audit and compliance activities by providing expert insights into FAS processes, data structures, and financial reconciliation workflows.
• Drive root cause analysis for complex production issues affecting FAS Member, Claims, and Finance modules, and coordinate long term corrective actions.
• Develop and execute comprehensive Test Strategies, including System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and End to End (E2E) testing for MMIS and MES modules.
• Perform Agile testing activities, including participating in sprint planning and backlog refinement, designing test cases with development teams, validating user stories, and executing continuous integration testing within each sprint.
• Test Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) applications and support data conversion and integration across MES modules and COTS products.
• Create and support development of Business Test Scenarios, Test Cases, and Test Data; assist with test execution activities.
• Support ongoing system releases, enhancements, and production defect resolution.
• Lead and manage defect triage calls with multiple vendors, ensuring accurate defect tracking and timely closure.
• Communicate UAT progress, results, and metrics to stakeholders; maintain comprehensive historical testing documentation.
• Monitor schedules, track execution progress, and communicate risks and issues promptly.
• Collaborate effectively with technical teams, business users, and cross functional groups with minimal supervision.

Required Skills and Experience

• Healthcare Claims Expertise: In depth knowledge of MMIS or similar large scale claims processing systems.
• Testing Leadership: Ability to coordinate and direct all testing phases in a multi vendor environment.
• Proven Agile Testing experience, including planning and executing functional, integration, and regression testing within iterative sprint cycles.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in Teradata, including writing complex queries.
• Experience with Mainframe and DB2 testing preferred.
• Strong experience in data conversion, mapping rules, validation, ETL design, and programming logic.
• Experience with IBM Cognos or similar reporting tools is preferred.
• Test Management Tools: Extensive experience with Azure DevOps or comparable tools for planning, tracking, and executing test activities.
• Defect Management: Strong experience managing UAT and defect triage calls across multiple systems and vendors.
• Problem Solving: Strong debugging skills and ability to act as a liaison between developers and business users.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills; ability to meet deadlines with professionalism and customer focus.

Required/Desired Skills

Skill	Required /Desired	Amount	of Experience
Experience with Large-Scale Claims Processing Software (MMIS or similar)	Required	5	Years
Proven Agile Testing Experience	Required	10	Years
Experience with (Manual) Test Scenario Development	Required	10	Years
Manual Test Case Creation and Test Data Preparation	Required	10	Years
Test Case Execution and Defect Tracking	Required	10	Years
Metrics Reporting and Test Summary Documentation	Required	10	Years
Experience with Coordination of SIT, UAT, and End-to-End Testing Activities	Required	12	Years
Experience with Azure DevOps or Similar Test Management Tools	Required	5	Years
Strong Debugging and Problem-Solving Skills	Required	11	Years
Experience in Managing Defect Triage Calls Across Multiple Vendors	Required	10	Years
Experience with Mainframe Testing	Desired	7	Years
Excellent organizational and communication skills; ability to meet deadlines with professionalism and customer focus	Required	10	Years

Questions

No.	Question
Question1	Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment?
Question2	Please list candidate's email address.
Question3	In what city and state does your candidate permanently reside? Local RVA candidates preferred bc of the weekly on site requirements. If your candidate is local to Richmond, have you (vendor) taken the necessary steps to verify this residency? No need to upload DL - just confirm you checked their current residence.
Question4	Role requires Healthcare Claims Expertise: In-depth knowledge of MMIS or similar large-scale claims processing systems to be considered. Please make sure If your candidate's experience with this is clearly reflected (highlighted) on their resume or they will not be considered.
Question5	Initial Virtual (TEAMS) interviews will be conducted but mgr reserves the option to do a follow up IN PERSON IV is they deem necessary. Pls make sure your candidate is aware and agrees to this arrangement.
Question6	If candidate is NOT local to Richmond (or within 1 hour drive) they must be willing to relocate BEFORE the engagement begins. Commuting to RVA more than 1 hour's drive (one way) for the required 3 days a week (on site) is NOT a long term option. Pls make sure your candidate is aware and agreed to this arrangement.