Senior Interface Analyst

Required Education:
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, IT or Healthcare Administration, or equivalent work experience

Required Skills, Knowledge and Experience:  
• 8+ years IT experience with strong interface and data analysis experience
• Technical knowledge of IT infrastructure and hosting environments standards
• Strong understanding of interface design and data structures
• Strong Knowledge of SOAP Web Services, XML and data exchange
• Experience in file exchange mechanisms and protocols like sftp is required
• Prior experience developing requirement documents and technical specifications is required
• Experience with SQL is required
• Experience with web service validations and testing tools like SoapUI or similar and defining requirements and testing specifications is required
• Understanding of encryption and familiarity with a Unix/Linux environment
• Strong health insurance business knowledge with focus on interface designs, data structures and transaction types 
• Proficient in business analysis to support all stages of SDLC
• Excellent communication and documentation skills

Client is seeking to hire a Senior Interface Analyst to join our collaborative Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) team. The Senior Interface Analyst should possess experience working on large-scale integration projects and a strong understanding of Medicaid and/or health insurance business processes. This role manages the day-to-day interface operations and technical requirements of the MMIS system, supporting ongoing data research and analysis efforts. The key responsibilities include planning, developing, and executing interface implementation and data migration activities. 

The Senior Interface Analyst will actively participate in MMIS internal projects, contribute to security and privacy standards, and support improvements to the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Candidates with prior experience in Medicaid systems will be given preference. The Senior Interface Analyst will be called upon to act as an active member in all phases of the project including gap analysis, requirements gathering, design and development activities, documentation, testing, implementation, and stabilization. The Senior Interface Analyst is expected to work independently and collaboratively with technical teams and business stakeholders; therefore, exceptional communication, coordination, and documentation skills are essential for success in this role.

Responsibilities: 
• Collaborate with business teams, partners, and vendors to gather and validate interface requirements
• Design interface solutions in coordination with Functional BAs and Partners
• Define interface specifications and record layouts for development team
• Review detailed specifications for web services
• Modify existing layouts in coordination with business users and interface partners
• Collaborate with partners on integration testing and validate new or existing interfaces
• Coordinate interface deployment with vendors and partners
• Research and analyze application interface and data issues
• Perform data analysis on Inbound and Outbound file transfers
• Support data extraction and exchange with external source systems
• Test and approve data conversion for all new projects
• Support maintenance and enhancements of existing interfaces
• Assist in resolving issues by working as a liaison between the business users, interface partners and development staff
• Coordinate with Interface/Business partners and production support teams to resolve interface emergency issues
• Coordinate with the various infrastructure teams for approvals and changes to networks, gateways, security etc. for all interface related changes as well as production emergencies
• Support the technical requirements of the MMIS hosting and software environments