STEM OPT Configuration Analyst Jobs
Configuration Analyst roles in IT systems management, enterprise software, and infrastructure support qualify for STEM OPT when your degree is in computer science, information technology, or a related CIP-coded field. Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify to authorize your 24-month extension, giving you up to 36 months of total OPT work authorization.
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9521 San Mateo NE Albuquerque, NM 87113-2237
Compensation Pay Range:
Minimum Offer $81,432.00 Maximum Offer $138,611.20
Now Hiring: Remote Senior EPIC Configuration Analyst (Grand Central or Prelude)
Summary
Build your Career. Make a Difference. Presbyterian is hiring a skilled EPIC Configuration Analyst. This position is responsible for in-depth knowledge of assigned Epic System software. This position conducts regular day-to-day communication, reviews software, demonstrates a deeper understanding of business operations, and works with Epic, Subject Matter Experts, and end users to tailor the system to fit the organization's needs.
Type of Opportunity: Full time
Job Exempt: Yes
Job is based: Reverend Hugh Cooper Administrative Center
Work Shift: Days (United States of America)
Responsibilities:
This position routinely performs in-depth analysis of workflows, data collection, and other technical issues associated with the use of Epic software; is responsible for design, build, testing, and maintain those solutions
- Provide tier-2 support of application incidents reported through the help desk; including 24/7 on call coverage as required.
- Perform analysis to resolve application incidents, maintenance items, enhancement requests, upgrades / updates, and projects, collaborating with colleagues and across teams.
- Develop and maintain requirements / specifications and test cases for new or enhanced functionality to department applications. Ensure the test scripts have been created, reviewed, and updated to reflect workflow solutions.
- Modify Epic records, tables, and master files to support the application design, additions, and changes.
- Implement changes using documented procedures that are compliant with department's policies and procedures.
- Actively participate and contribute in team and cross-team meetings and maintain appropriate meeting records.
- Have advanced understanding of your supported application, integration and general understanding of clinical/revenue cycle applications.
- Work independently 100% of the time.
- Promote teamwork within and with other teams
- Ensure the test scripts have been created, reviewed, and updated to reflect workflow solutions.
- Support the training team by keeping trainers abreast of new functionality and system changes.
- Understanding of workflows, integration between application, downstream systems, and integrated workflows.
- Create new workflows with collaboration of SME
- Create solutions that allow our end users to be more productive and effective.
- Mentor and teach others.
- Go to person for team members and end user to have a productive discussion on application, operations and workflows.
- Create presentations and present to large groups with effective Q&A
- Analyze new functionality in new releases to identify impact.
- Ensures all quality assurance processes are followed, including change management and testing efforts.
- Facilitate meetings. Drive group to next steps and provide notes and follow up.
- Functional leader within the team, assist with change management
- Identify and recommend process improvements for your team.
- Identify and make recommendations to operations proactively.
- Participate in strategic planning
- Works with the leadership in the assessment of projects for scoping and timelines.
Required Qualifications:
- Grand Central OR Prelude Certifications are required
Hybrid: In office expected for individuals within 60 Miles of Albuquerque every Tues, Wed, Thurs.
Remote: Open to remote applicants in the United States, except for the following states: California, Illinois, North Dakota, New York, Ohio, Washington and Wyoming
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree plus 2 years' of IT or business experience.
- 2 years of Epic specific experience. 6 years' of additional experience can be substituted in lieu of degree.
- Epic certified in supporting application plus additional proficiency/certification/badges in related application area
All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.
Wellness
Presbyterian's Employee Wellness rewards program is designed to provide you with engaging opportunities to enhance your health and activate your well-being. Earn gift cards and more by taking an active role in our personal well-being by participating in wellness activities like wellness challenges, webinars, preventive screening and more.
Why work at Presbyterian?
As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.
About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.
Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.
AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.
We're Determined to Support New Mexico's Well-Being | Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Location Address:
9521 San Mateo NE Albuquerque, NM 87113-2237
Compensation Pay Range:
Minimum Offer $81,432.00 Maximum Offer $138,611.20
Now Hiring: Remote Senior EPIC Configuration Analyst (Grand Central or Prelude)
Summary
Build your Career. Make a Difference. Presbyterian is hiring a skilled EPIC Configuration Analyst. This position is responsible for in-depth knowledge of assigned Epic System software. This position conducts regular day-to-day communication, reviews software, demonstrates a deeper understanding of business operations, and works with Epic, Subject Matter Experts, and end users to tailor the system to fit the organization's needs.
Type of Opportunity: Full time
Job Exempt: Yes
Job is based: Reverend Hugh Cooper Administrative Center
Work Shift: Days (United States of America)
Responsibilities:
This position routinely performs in-depth analysis of workflows, data collection, and other technical issues associated with the use of Epic software; is responsible for design, build, testing, and maintain those solutions
- Provide tier-2 support of application incidents reported through the help desk; including 24/7 on call coverage as required.
- Perform analysis to resolve application incidents, maintenance items, enhancement requests, upgrades / updates, and projects, collaborating with colleagues and across teams.
- Develop and maintain requirements / specifications and test cases for new or enhanced functionality to department applications. Ensure the test scripts have been created, reviewed, and updated to reflect workflow solutions.
- Modify Epic records, tables, and master files to support the application design, additions, and changes.
- Implement changes using documented procedures that are compliant with department's policies and procedures.
- Actively participate and contribute in team and cross-team meetings and maintain appropriate meeting records.
- Have advanced understanding of your supported application, integration and general understanding of clinical/revenue cycle applications.
- Work independently 100% of the time.
- Promote teamwork within and with other teams
- Ensure the test scripts have been created, reviewed, and updated to reflect workflow solutions.
- Support the training team by keeping trainers abreast of new functionality and system changes.
- Understanding of workflows, integration between application, downstream systems, and integrated workflows.
- Create new workflows with collaboration of SME
- Create solutions that allow our end users to be more productive and effective.
- Mentor and teach others.
- Go to person for team members and end user to have a productive discussion on application, operations and workflows.
- Create presentations and present to large groups with effective Q&A
- Analyze new functionality in new releases to identify impact.
- Ensures all quality assurance processes are followed, including change management and testing efforts.
- Facilitate meetings. Drive group to next steps and provide notes and follow up.
- Functional leader within the team, assist with change management
- Identify and recommend process improvements for your team.
- Identify and make recommendations to operations proactively.
- Participate in strategic planning
- Works with the leadership in the assessment of projects for scoping and timelines.
Required Qualifications:
- Grand Central OR Prelude Certifications are required
Hybrid: In office expected for individuals within 60 Miles of Albuquerque every Tues, Wed, Thurs.
Remote: Open to remote applicants in the United States, except for the following states: California, Illinois, North Dakota, New York, Ohio, Washington and Wyoming
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree plus 2 years' of IT or business experience.
- 2 years of Epic specific experience. 6 years' of additional experience can be substituted in lieu of degree.
- Epic certified in supporting application plus additional proficiency/certification/badges in related application area
All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.
Wellness
Presbyterian's Employee Wellness rewards program is designed to provide you with engaging opportunities to enhance your health and activate your well-being. Earn gift cards and more by taking an active role in our personal well-being by participating in wellness activities like wellness challenges, webinars, preventive screening and more.
Why work at Presbyterian?
As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.
About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.
Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.
AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.
We're Determined to Support New Mexico's Well-Being | Presbyterian Healthcare Services
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization as a Configuration Analyst
Verify your degree's CIP code eligibility
Check O*NET for the SOC code tied to Configuration Analyst roles, then confirm your degree's CIP code appears on the USCIS STEM Designated Degree Program List. Degrees in computer science, information systems, or systems engineering typically qualify, but IT management degrees vary by school.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting offers
Any employer who wants to hire you on STEM OPT must be enrolled in E-Verify. Search the E-Verify employer database by company name before your offer stage, not after, to avoid delays that eat into your authorization window.
Build your I-983 training plan around configuration work
Your I-983 must map your Configuration Analyst duties to your STEM degree's learning objectives. Document specific tasks like software build management, environment provisioning, and change control workflows so your DSO can certify the plan ties directly to your field of study.
Target employers with active IT infrastructure teams
Configuration Analyst roles sit inside IT ops, DevOps, and enterprise systems departments. Companies running large ERP, ITSM, or cloud environments hire for this function regularly. Use Migrate Mate to filter for employers verified to hire STEM OPT candidates in systems and IT roles.
Understand cap-gap protection if your OPT bridges H-1B
If you file an H-1B visa petition before your STEM OPT expires, cap-gap protection extends your work authorization through September 30 of that fiscal year. USCIS requires your employer to have filed a timely, non-frivolous H-1B petition to trigger this coverage.
Use OFLC Wage Search to benchmark your offer
STEM OPT employers must pay you the same wage as similarly situated U.S. workers. Look up the prevailing wage for Configuration Analyst under the correct SOC code using OFLC Wage Search before evaluating any offer, so you can flag below-market compensation early.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Configuration Analyst role qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your degree and how the employer classifies the role. Configuration Analyst positions typically fall under SOC codes for computer systems analysts or software quality assurance roles. If your degree is in a STEM-designated field like computer science or information systems and the role directly applies that training, your DSO can authorize the 24-month STEM OPT extension.
What happens if my employer isn't enrolled in E-Verify?
You can't work on a STEM OPT extension at a non-E-Verify employer. E-Verify enrollment is a legal requirement, not a preference. If your employer isn't enrolled when you apply for the extension, they need to register first. Your DSO won't recommend the extension and USCIS won't approve your I-765 without confirmed employer E-Verify participation.
What should my I-983 training plan include for a Configuration Analyst position?
Your I-983 must describe how your Configuration Analyst duties connect to your STEM degree. Include specifics like configuration management database maintenance, software deployment pipelines, environment lifecycle management, or ITSM platform administration. Vague job descriptions get flagged during DSO review. Both you and your employer supervisor must sign the form, and your DSO must certify it before your extension takes effect.
How do I find Configuration Analyst employers who hire STEM OPT students?
Use Migrate Mate to search for Configuration Analyst roles at employers verified to support STEM OPT work authorization. Many IT employers post Configuration Analyst positions without explicitly advertising STEM OPT eligibility, so filtering by E-Verify enrollment status saves significant time compared to researching each employer individually during your job search.
Can I work as a Configuration Analyst while my STEM OPT extension is pending?
Yes, if you applied for the extension before your initial 12-month OPT EAD expired and you remain employed with the same employer, you're covered by an automatic 180-day cap-gap while USCIS adjudicates your I-765. If you change employers during this pending period, your new employer must be E-Verify enrolled and you must update your I-983 training plan with your DSO before starting.