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What is a remote Mdm administrator?

A Remote MDM Administrator is an IT professional responsible for managing and securing mobile devices, such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops, using Mobile Device Management (MDM) tools from a remote location. Their main duties include configuring device settings, enforcing security policies, deploying applications, and troubleshooting issues without needing to be physically present with the devices. This role is especially important for organizations with distributed or remote workforces, ensuring that all company devices remain compliant and secure.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a remote Mdm administrator, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Remote MDM Administrator, you need expertise in mobile device management platforms, networking fundamentals, and information security, often backed by relevant certifications such as CompTIA Security+ or Microsoft Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate. Familiarity with tools like Microsoft Intune, VMware Workspace ONE, or MobileIron is typically required for managing devices and enforcing security policies remotely. Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills help in resolving issues efficiently and collaborating with distributed teams. These skills and qualifications are crucial for ensuring secure, seamless device management and support in today’s increasingly remote work environments.

What are some common challenges faced by remote Mdm administrators, and how can they be addressed?

Remote MDM Administrators often encounter challenges such as ensuring consistent device compliance across diverse locations, troubleshooting issues without physical access to devices, and maintaining security standards with a distributed workforce. These challenges can be addressed by implementing robust remote monitoring tools, establishing clear communication channels with end-users, and leveraging automation for routine tasks. Staying up-to-date with the latest MDM software features and regularly updating security policies also help in proactively managing potential issues.

Application Development Senior Advisor

3B Staffing LLC

Detroit, MI • Remote

$87K - $120K/yr

Full-time

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Job description

Application Development Senior Advisor

Location: Remote

Interview: Virtual, 1-2 rounds

Possible assessment required prior to client submission. Make sure that candidates are serious about taking a technical assessment for this role.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Duties:

  • Provides counsel and advice to top management on significant Application Development matters, often requiring coordination between organizations.
  • Acts as the principal designer for complex major systems and their subsystems utilizing a thorough understanding of available technology, tools and existing designs.
  • Provides comprehensive consultation to business unit and IT management and staff at the highest technical level on all phases of application programming and processes for diverse development platforms, computing environments (e.g., host based, distributed systems, client server, software, hardware, technologies and tools, etc.).
  • Works closely with client and IT management and staff to identify application development solutions, new or modified programs, reuse of existing code through the use of program development software alternatives, or integration of purchased solutions or a combination of the available alternatives.
  • Researches and evaluates alternative solutions and recommends the most efficient and cost effective application programming solution. May code new or modified programs, reuse existing code through the use of program development software alternatives and/or integrates purchased solutions.
  • Documents, tests, implements and provides on-going support for the applications.
  • Focuses on providing thought leadership and technical expertise across multiple disciplines. Recognized internally as "the go-to person" for the most complex Application Development assignments.

Required Skills:

  • Application Development
  • System Design
  • Application Programming
  • Diverse Development Platforms
  • Host-Based Computing

Additional Skills:

  • Distributed Systems
  • Solution Integration
  • Application Testing
  • Application Implementation
  • Application Support
  • Technical Expertise
  • Thought Leadership
  • Client-Server Computing
  • Software Technologies
  • Hardware Technologies
  • Program Development Software
  • Documentation

SUGGESTED:

For Application Development Senior Advisor (remote, Cigna Insurance Company - IT), the description points to a principal designer / senior app-dev advisor who can span host-based + distributed + client/server environments and do solution integration, testing, implementation, and support. In a healthcare payer context, that usually translates to working across a fairly standard set of enterprise systems/apps.

1) Core payer / "systems of record" (what they integrate with)

Area

Systems/apps you commonly see

How this role touches it

Claims & benefits admin

FACETS, QNXT, HealthRules Payor (HRP), Amisys (legacy)

Integrations, data flows, services/APIs, batch jobs, modernization around core transactions

Provider data

Provider directory / credentialing platforms (varies), master data tooling

Ensuring provider data is consistent across portals, claims, contracting, directory publishing

Care management / UM

Care management platforms (varies by payer)

Integration with member apps, clinical workflows, authorizations, case notes

2) Integration & API layer (typical day-to-day tooling)

  • API management: Apigee / MuleSoft / Kong / Azure API Management (depends on client stack)
  • Enterprise integration: IBM Integration Bus / ACE, TIBCO, Mule, Kafka-based eventing
  • Messaging: Kafka, IBM MQ, RabbitMQ (common for decoupling legacy host + distributed)

3) Data & reporting ecosystem (payer data is huge)

  • ETL / orchestration: Informatica, SSIS, Talend, Airflow
  • Warehousing / analytics: Snowflake / Teradata / SQL Server / Oracle; plus BI like Power BI/Tableau
  • Identity / member matching: MDM-style tooling (product varies) because "member identity" is a constant problem in payer land

4) Healthcare-specific data exchange standards (often enforced via specific engines)

  • EDI transactions (payer bread-and-butter): X12 270/271, 276/277, 278, 834, 835, 837
  • EDI translators/gateways: IBM Sterling, Cleo, Edifecs, etc.
  • FHIR/clinical interoperability (increasingly common): FHIR servers/gateways and related tooling (vendor varies)

5) "Host-based computing" (explicitly called out in this job)

Because the req explicitly mentions host-based, candidates often work with:

  • Mainframe environments (z/OS concepts), COBOL/JCL, CICS/IMS, DB2
  • Batch scheduling tools (CA-7 / Control-M, etc.)
  • File-based integrations (VSAM / flat files / SFTP) that still underpin many payer feeds

6) DevOps / SDLC + quality & release (almost guaranteed)

  • Source control / CI/CD: GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket + Jenkins/Azure DevOps
  • Artifact mgmt: Nexus/Artifactory
  • Observability: Splunk, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, ELK
  • Testing: Postman/SOAP UI, automated test frameworks, performance tools (JMeter, etc.)
  • Work management: Jira/Confluence (or Azure Boards)

7) Security/compliance tools (payer reality)

  • SSO/IAM (Okta/Ping/ADFS/Azure AD)
  • Secrets management (HashiCorp Vault / cloud equivalents)
  • Vulnerability scanning / SAST/DAST tooling (varies), because HIPAA + internal controls drive a lot of gates