Senior Systems Administrator

Senior Systems Administrator

U.S. Citizenship is required for this position due to Department of Defense restrictions.

Who We Are

WPS Health Solutions is a leading not-for-profit health insurer in Wisconsin. Our services offer health insurance plans for individuals, families, seniors, and group plans for small to large businesses. We process claims and provide customer service support for beneficiaries of the Medicare program and manage benefits for millions of active-duty and retired military personnel across the U.S. and abroad. In 2021, WPS Health Solutions celebrated 75 years of making health insurance easier for those we serve. Proud to be military and veteran ready.

Our Culture

WPS' Performance-Based Culture is where the great work and innovations of our people are seen, fueled, and rewarded. We accomplish this by creating an inclusive, empowering employee experience, focusing on People, Work, and Conditions. This results in people bringing their authentic selves to work every day in an organization that successfully adapts to business changes and new opportunities. We are guided by our Purpose: Together, making health care easier for the people we serve.

In 2021 and 2022, WPS Health Solutions was recognized for several awards including:

• Madison, Wisconsin's Top Workplaces
• Top Workplace national cultural excellence awards for Remote Work and Work-Life Flexibility
• Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces® with the further honor of Achievers "Elite 8" winner in the category of Culture Alignment

Role Snapshot

System Administrator is responsible for administering, maintaining, and applying maintenance to IBM for DB2 for z/OS at a system level. Administer and maintain z/OS TCP/IP networks. Participate in annual Disaster Recovery. Administer and maintain SI2 security patching.

In this role you will:

• Ensure that all database security guidelines are met and documented working with Mainview and Vanguard compliance.
• Interact with project stakeholders from different business lines to ensure quality deliverables.
• Complete effective technical writing of policies, procedures, standards, and recommendations.
• Keep current with new technologies, concepts, and innovations within the industry.
• Collaborate with vendor and consulting partners.

How do I know this opportunity is right for me? If you:

• Have a passion for process improvement and applying your analytical skills.
• Possess a keen understanding of how technology comes into play when planning, designing and maintaining organizational compliance processes.
• Like to work on difficult and complex problems that have multifaceted and sometimes equally complex solutions.
• Have the desire to work independently, but also enjoy meeting people and learning new things.
• Can bring new perspectives and ideas to areas of audit and compliance.

What will I gain from this role?

• The ability to see the efforts of your labor be adopted and implemented, in some cases company wide.
• Experience working in an environment that serves our Nation's military, veterans, Guard and Reserves and Medicare beneficiaries.
• Experience working in a continuous performance feedback environment.

Minimum Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required for this position due to Department of Defense restrictions.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, OR equivalent post high school education and/or work-related experience.
• 1 or more years of related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 or more years of related work experience working in a technical systems administration role.
• 2 plus years of WPS Health Solutions systems knowledge and experience.
• System programmer - DB2/networking/SI2
• Security for mainframe systems
• Disaster Recovery

Salary Range

$100,000 ~ 125,000

The base pay offered for this position may vary within the posted range based on your job-related knowledge, skills, experience and may fall outside the posted range.

This role is open to remote work for this opportunity in the following approved states:

Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin

Remote Worker Requirements

For remote position, employee is required to meet remote worker requirements, including a designated work station, a wired (Ethernet) connection to the network, and a minimum of 10Mbps downstream connection with at least 1Mbps upstream (can be checked at https://speedtest.net)

Benefits

• Remote and hybrid work options available
• Performance bonus and/or merit increase opportunities
• 401(k) with dollar-per-dollar match up to 6% of salary (100% vested immediately)
• Competitive paid time off
• Health, dental insurance, Teladoc starts DAY 1
• Review additional benefits here

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)