IT Specialist (SYS ANALYSIS)

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS). As an IT Specialist (SYS ANALYSIS), GS-2210-14, you will oversee Medicaid and CHIP IT systems, ensuring compliance, modernization, certification, and security while leading project management, stakeholder coordination, technical guidance, and policy analysis.

Leading national healthcare IT projects to oversee funding of IT projects for Medicaid, CHIP, and more specifically as it relates to the implementation of the Working Families Tax Credit Act Community Engagement requirements.

Reviewing of state submitted funding requests to establish community engagement requirements for certain adults enrolled in the Medicaid adult expansion group or certain section 1115 partial expansion demonstrations.

Independently resolving healthcare insurance program issues using IT expertise and advise leadership, states, and staff on IT funding, development, security, product delivery, contracting, and budgeting best practices.

Leading IT design, development, and implementation efforts with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compatibility across Medicaid, CHIP, and healthcare insurance information systems.

Coordinating the activities of contracts involved in the implementation of Medicaid and CHIP IT systems to ensure they meet project deadlines.