Technical Director

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Technical Director will provide the leadership, facilitation, analysis, and design tasks required for the

development of the technical architecture and standards to support the implementation of the IE&E initiatives.

The Director will create and/or oversee the creation of deliverables that implement the enterprise solution(s)

including working with the IE&E agencies on legacy interfaces and the ongoing implementation of new

technical solutions which will need to be integrated with these systems. 

Job Duties and Responsibilities    : 

 Apply a structured technical methodology and lead technical program management activities

 Guide evolution of solutions and their interaction with the various systems in scope 

 Procure and manage solutions and services 

 Work with agency development teams to ensure strong systems architecture 

 Support organizational design and definition of roles and responsibilities

 Lead operational planning 

 Facilitate meetings with project leadership, vendors, agency development teams, and other stakeholders

 Identify, analyze, prepare risk mitigation tactics

 Produce budget details and financial reporting 

 Consult and coach project teams 

 Support and engage senior leaders 

 Track and report issues 

 Define and measure success metrics and monitor progress 

Education, Experience, and Qualifications    :

  Minimum of bachelor’s degree in a related field 

  6+ years of Technical Program Management experience 

  Leadership and collaborative experience in designing, implementing, or managing the technical  architecture and operations of a solution which is used by multiple departments and stakeholders

  Leadership through effective communications on cross-functional initiatives

  In-depth experience with the complex technical scenarios related to standing up cloud environments and  migrating on premise solutions to the cloud, including: 

  Requirements, principles and models that will guide technology decisions for the adoption of the new  enterprise solution 

  Optimal future state technology architecture 

  Governance, assurance and standard-setting activities associated with ensuring compliance with enterprise  technology standards and practices 

  Master data management and the policies and procedures needed to implement and sustain the agreed  upon data model

  Data integration of the cloud solution with remaining on premise or other cloud applications including  interfaces or other methods of data integration

  Data and user security standards and protocols 

  BI and reporting solutions 

  QA and testing procedures and pre-deployment readiness certifications

  On-going operations and maintenance tasks after solution deployment and skill sets and organizational  structures needed to support these tasks. 

  In-depth understanding of documentation requirements regarding enterprise technology architecture;  software configuration, design, and analysis; and other project artifacts related to the standards, processes 

and decisions made regarding technical implementation of the new solution. 

  Experienced with proven capabilities and technical proficiency in the following:       Designing and  implementing IT governance, finance, and budget models

  Expertise facilitating business-IT conversations

  Experience with vendor management and contract negotiation 

  Understanding of business domains within government-sponsored healthcare (Medicaid Enterprise  Systems – Healthcare Exchange, Medicaid Eligibility, Enrollment, and Claims Management systems) 

  Experience running infrastructure, middleware, and software development teams       Experience with logical security implementation and policy 

  Familiarity with security and privacy laws

 Ensure that processes and improvements are captured in the PgMP

 Other responsibilities as assigned