HBITSSystems Architect-Expert

Job Description

Project/Program: Office of Health Insurance Programs (OHIP) Division of Systems (DOS) Bureau of MMIS

Job Description:

Design develop and implement software and infrastructure in support of the NYS Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS)

Day to Day:

The Systems Architect (Expert) will have responsibility for the Information and Technical architecture in support of development and maintenance of the NYS Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS).
The System Architect will be required to do the following:
Create system integration and interface standards for the Medicaid Enterprise
Develop and support Enterprise Data Management and data standards
Guide and participate in system integration and interface meetings
Facilitate and support agile projects by providing guidance on system interface and interconnection best practices
Direct activities in the development of the Medicaid Enterprise System Development Life Cycle in support of Federal CMS MITA Technical Architecture guidelines
Provide technical consultant to other department staff on MMIS system application design database design interface and interconnection.
Direct activities of the Fiscal agent related to system integration interface and interconnection.
Assist the Enterprise Data Management Lead with enterprise data management activities.
Work with the Bureau of Enterprise Security and Privacy and Fiscal Agent Contractors to manage the implementation of security controls and risk management.
Liaison with the NYSOH and MDW teams on cross functional assignments.
Work closely with the Service Transition Team to assess impacts to the MMIS architecture
Work with the units Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery to provide technical guidance to ensure data and architecture recovery requirements are sufficient.
Work with ITS state agencies and the federal government to resolve interface issues impacting the MMIS.

Mandatory Qualifications:

Systems Architect: Defines the architecture of a computerized system (i.e. a system composed of software and hardware) in order to fulfill certain requirement including a breakdown of the system into components the component interactions and interfaces (including with the environment especially the user) and the technologies and resources to be used in the design.


Expert: 84 months: Candidate is able to provide guidance to large teams and/or has extensive industry experience and is considered at the top of his/her field.

Requested Qualifications:

- 84 months experience in Information Technology leading and supporting software deployments technical architecture or information architecture system security and privacy.
- 84 months experience on at least one large scale system that is either multi-agency or statewide or having a user base over 5000 system users.
- 84 months of experience in Health Information Technology including experience with X12 HIPAA-compliant EDI transactions and/or experience with ANSI NCPDP transactions.
- 48 months of experience performing business analysis developing data and interface requirements managing master data models and generating designs and reports
- 36 months of experience designing troubleshooting and documenting data interfaces and exchanges.
- 36 months of experience with data communications utilizing a variety of platforms and technologies including cloud computing and data sharing and file transfer protocols/methodologies/tools (e.g. SFTP SSL VPNs SOA XML SOAP JSON REST or other).
- 36 months of experience in disaster recovery availability/capacity planning and stress testing activities including the creation of back-up procedures recovery procedures implementation procedures and testing procedures.
- 48 months of experience with the Title XIX Medicaid Program or Medicare Program and/or commercial Medicaid Management Information Systems implemented including financial management claims processing member management and provider management systems.
- 36 months of experience with vendor management leadership or management of a technical team including experience as an Agile Coach or Scrum Master.
- Bachelors Degree or one of the following certifications: MCSE MCSD OCP ICCP CDMP CISSP CCNP or CCNA CCIE PMP