Senior System Support Administrator- CGS Administrators, LLC

Summary
Working at CGS Administrators
CGS Administrators provides a variety of services, under contracts with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for beneficiaries, health care providers, and medical equipment suppliers in 33 states, supporting the needs of more than 20 million Medicare beneficiaries nationwide.

Completing morning check-outs to ensure systems are up by 6:00 AM Central. Analyzing, organizing, documenting, and resolving security findings. Research production issues for CGS owned applications. Complete ad hoc tasks and projects to support the Production environment.

What We Can Do For You:
We understand the value of a diverse and inclusive workplace and strive to be an employer where employees across all spectrums have access and opportunity to develop their skills, advance their careers and contribute their unique abilities to the growth of our company.

Our comprehensive benefits package includes:
401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
Subsidized health plans and free vision coverage
Life insurance
Paid annual leave - the longer you work here, the more you earn
Nine paid holidays
On-site cafeterias and fitness centers in major locations
Wellness programs and a healthy lifestyle premium discount
Tuition assistance
Service recognition

Want to work for a growing company with an innovative eye towards the future? Join us today!
Description

What you'll do

• Perform/Support installation, configuration, administration, implementation, scheduling and/or tuning/modification of applications. Provide support for moderate to complex system/production performance concerns. Collaborate with various internal groups and external vendors to ensure all specifications are met and problems are resolved as they arise.
• Assist in analysis of problems/issues. Perform corrective actions whenever possible to fix applications that end abnormally and/or notify technical support for resolution. Communicate with applications on-call persons to repair applications that ended abnormally. Consult with senior level peers on projects of greater complexity.
• Evaluate system performance in real-time as well as via reports for release related issues. Monitor and report on scheduled batch and online applications for successful/unsuccessful execution. Review all abnormal results/issues to production processing from previous cycles and verify that they have been logged/resolved. May run necessary system backups.
• Verify Production and Test environments are up and functioning properly. Perform testing responsibilities as need. Review and/or create documentation for accuracy, future problems, and company standards.
• Participate in work sessions and walkthroughs for quality and production implementations, releases, data conversion projects and/or disaster recovery exercises. Attend implementation meetings to determine impact to system availability and assignment of team resources for these implementations.
• Look for improvement opportunities in the cycles and in procedures. May create new programs to automate the release process where possible. Assist and provide recommendations in applications enhancement projects.

Work Environment:

• Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer.
• Customer-focused, project-oriented applications support environment.

To Qualify for This Position, You'll Need:

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree in job related degree OR
• 4 years of job related work experience OR
• 2 years of job related experience plus an associate's degree

Required Work Experience:

4 years of technical experience with systems analysis, design, and/or programming experience or other job-related IT experience.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Comprehends data storage techniques, database philosophy, database management, and programming techniques.
• Strong understanding of the requirements for maintaining production systems and the effect of program changes.
• Understands how to use structured techniques in new program development.
• Strong understanding of development, quality assurance, and integration methodologies.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work well under pressure and as part of a team.
• Pays attention to detail.

Required Software and Other Tools:

• Strong knowledge of relevant operating systems, programming languages, and/or development/productivity tools and their usage in the company.

We Prefer That You Have:

• MS Server Experience
• Production Support Experience
• Active Directory Experience
• SQL Experience
• Powershell Experience

We participate in E-Verify and comply with the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and our subsidiary companies maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment to promote employment opportunities for persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, weight, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other legally protected status. Additionally, as a federal contractor, the company maintains Affirmative Action programs to promote employment opportunities for minorities, females, disabled individuals and veterans. It is our policy to provide equal opportunities in all phases of the employment process and to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with physical and mental disabilities.

If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please e-mail or call 1-, ext. 47480 with the nature of your request. We will make a determination regarding your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.