Senior Programmer Analyst

at Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology in Springfield, Illinois, United States

Job Description

25%    Under administrative direction, serves as a Senior Program Analyst for the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) supporting the Department of Human Services (DHS):

• Performs complex professional and advisory application functions for Vocational Rehabilitation Client Systems. 
• Assists DHS, Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) users of the Client Payment, Waiver Enrollment, and Claiming Systems in understanding system goals and how it operates.  
• Discusses new requirements identified by the user.  
• Designs and develops new changes to the Client Payment and Waiver Enrollment and Claiming systems.  
• Documents implementation plans for new versions of the Client Payment and Waiver Enrollment and Claiming systems.
• Utilizes JCL, COBOL, DB2 and VSAM data bases, IMS batch/online programming and supporting large mainframe applications in performance of job duties.

25%    Prepares detailed specifications for various systems in the Vocational Rehabilitation Client Systems Division:

• Identifies the Client Payment System, Payroll, STARS, Waiver Enrollment and Claiming system, file, data requirements and final report layouts.
• Utilizes Mainframe system requirements, MVS, TSO, ISPF, IMS batch/online, VSAM, COBOL, Easytrieve, JCL, and associated utilities.
• Performs IMS on-line maintenance and utilizes Mobius reporting, and Schedular.  
• Specifies the data selection criteria, general processing, and special processing for transitioning into the new HCM Payroll system, IMPACT Core, and Payment Modernization.

20%    Prepares rough drafts outlining report layouts, data files, and processing steps associate with Client Payment Systems and its sub processes:

• Meets and confers with user personnel to present preliminary findings.
• Identifies user needs and requirements.

15%    Confers with users and other DoIT/DHS staff regarding Home Services Program and Vocational Rehabilitation Program (DRS) problems:

• Initiates feasibility studies.
• Determines if project is justified by the time, manpower, and cost against the value of the projected product.
• Develops alternative approaches to achieve objectives.
• Determines best way to satisfy user requests for information and if there is any existing production program which could be utilized.
• Develops production operating specifications and user operating manuals.
• Trains operations staff and user personnel in the usage of Client Payment, Medicaid Waiver and STARS systems and manuals.

5%    Resolves problems and makes changes to programs as needed:

• Re-evaluates the entire system periodically to ascertain needs are still being met.
• Performs ongoing system maintenance.
• Performs business and system analysis and resolution for application development. 

5%    Keeps abreast of new developments in the Information Technology (IT) field:

• Continues education by attending meetings, training sessions, seminars, and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products, vendors, techniques, and procedures.
• Attends demonstrations and exhibitions related to assigned operations.

5%    Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.