Mainframe Systems Analyst ? Medicaid MMIS (COBOL, JCL, IDMS)
Project Identifier
| SC
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Client
| South Carolina
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Agency
| State of South Carolina
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Location
| Fully onsite for the first 30-90 days with potential to switch to hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote).
1801 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina, USA, 29201.
Candidate MUST be a SC resident or willing to relocate to SC prior to starting the role at their own expense.
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Contract Duration
| 12 Months
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Interview Type
| Virtual
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Visa Requirements
| The candidate will have to be on an Innosoft W2.
At least 6 months of valid work authorization
(Citizen, OPT-EAD, -EAD)
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Tentative Start Date
| 12/08/2026
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Deadline
| 11/17/2026
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Project Overview
The South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services (SCDHHS) is the State Medicaid Agency for South Carolina. The Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) is critical to our business operations.
SCDHHS is seeking a Systems Analyst - Consultant to assist with supporting operations for the legacy MMIS system in the Bureau of Medicaid Systems. Related systems include the MMIS Online application, Provider Web Tool, Provider Enrollment application, and EDI/Translator.
The principal duties of this position are to serve as a systems analyst for the MMIS team under general supervision by the Bureau Chief of Business Systems Management. As such, the systems analyst is responsible for activities supporting MMIS operational activities including reporting and analytics, systems support, testing.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
Serves as a liaison between the business programs and the IT organization to provide technical solutions to meet user needs.
Develops, retrieves, and distributes reports and datasets to multiple internal and external stakeholders for purposes of monitoring, reconciliation, and operational processing.
Performs operational support activities for the legacy MMIS and subsystems. Receives and responds to requests and inquiries from business stakeholders. Monitors vendor requests and coordinates between business and technical staff. Identifies trending issues and escalates to program management as needed. Translates business requests and needs into system requirements and technical requests. Serves as a subject matter expert associated with content, processes, and procedures.
Performs highly complex analysis, design, and testing as an analyst, to meet the needs of the users of MMIS and its subsystems.
Reviews and verifies QA and UA results as assigned. Documents issues and defects for triage and resolution.
Proactively identifying risks, issues, and action items leading to possible solutions.
Interacting with internal and external organizations (i.e. vendors, State and Federal government agencies, State providers, and other stakeholders).
Works collaboratively with the MMIS vendor teams to support SDLC processes as well as support SCDHHS-specific code library changes to COBOL and JCL programs.
Follows standard SDLC processes and contributes to ongoing process improvement.
Communicates effectively in both written and spoken forms.
Self-motivated and able to learn on the job with little training/guidance.
Able to review job schedules and logs to troubleshoot issues.
Experience working in a cross-functional team environment.
Superb written and oral communications skills, including the ability to relay moderately complex technical instructions and requests.
Ability to effectively communicate with team members, technical team, key stakeholders, and vendors.
Requirements
Education and Certifications:
Bachelor?s degree in a technical, business, or healthcare field.
7+ years of equivalent experience in systems analysis and/or computer systems development/modification may be substituted.
Required Skills:
5 years Medicaid or healthcare experience. (Experience working with Medicaid claims and provider operations concepts)
Proficient in COBOL programming language.
5 years experience operating healthcare Mainframe systems for payers as a technical analyst or related duties.
At least 3 years experience with EDI transactions, including managing companion guides.
Experience working with a Medicaid eligibility and/or enrollment information system in an operations capacity.
Understanding of MMIS mainframe capabilities and intricacies.
MVS COBOL, JCL, IDMS/NETWORK, CA-ADS, CHANGEMAN, SAS
Preferred Skills:
Subject Matter Expertise as it relates to MMIS Operations.
Proficient in data analysis tools and techniques, such as SAS, Excel, data visualization tools, and statistical analysis software.
Experience providing status reports and other technical or operational reports in a clear and concise manner.
