Principal Business Systems Analyst - Optum

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care's most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Join our dynamic technology team as a Principal Business Systems Analyst, where you will bridge the gap between large-scale mainframe system architecture, storage, application development, finance, and IT leadership. In this role, you will analyze physical and logical z Platform environments, manage complex processing requirements, and translate system data into actionable financial results. Using enterprise-approved AI tools and modern analytical methods, you will design and deploy innovative solutions to automate tasks, streamline technical workflows, and support critical business processes. If you are passionate about system-level technical analysis, financial data integrity, and integrating advanced automated tools to modernize enterprise systems, we want you on our team!

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI
• Use enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement
• Evaluate emerging trends to inform solution design and strategic innovation
• Successfully communicate and collaborate with z System Technical, Storage, and Application teams, as well as Finance, Procurement, and IT Leadership
• Analyze and report on physical and logical z Platform environments, tracking processors, DASD, and processing patterns to translate technical requirements into financial chargeback results
• Provide financial data needed for Cost-Benefit Analyses (CBAs), Proof of Concepts (POCs), and Charge Back reporting
• Validate system billing reports (including IBM, Broadcom, CA, and BMC) and perform thorough SCRT processing checks to identify and resolve anomalies
• Develop and manage z System APIs with a deep understanding of mainframe Db2 database structures and interactions with CICS and ODM
• Maintain distributed computing elements including ASPNet applications and support PLM processes on x86 servers
• Drive software inventory reporting, TADz answers, security platform compliance (RACF), and decommission reports for applications

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

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