Technical Director

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