TECHNICAL ADVISOR

The Office of FX Program Administration (FXPA) at AHCA is seeking a Technical Advisor to support the Florida Health Care Connections (FX) project. FX is a multi-year transformation initiative to modernize Medicaid technology using a modular approach while improving overall Agency functionality and data connections.

Job Duties

At a minimum, the Consultant shall:

• Represent the Agency to provide oversight on the business, technical design and delivery of vendor solutions.

• Facilitate and lead the legacy system transition activities to FX solutions.

• Analyze technology solutions, conduct technology assessments, identify gaps and provide recommendations.

• In an outsourcing environment, work closely with service providers to ensure their in-scope business and technical solutions are consistent with the enterprise’s business strategy and architecture.

• Report to the Lead Enterprise Architect on all technical delivery related topics.

• May troubleshoot performance issues and resolve problems with service providers.

• Analyze technology industry and market trends and maintain knowledge of new technologies to determine potential impacts to business unit service requests and service provider proposals.

• Understand the value of technology in the enterprise’s business processes, work with service providers to identify opportunities for innovation, cost reduction and improved efficiencies and review service provider solutions.

• Lead, advise, consult, and collaborate with the Agency on topics such as:

  • Implementation of vendor solutions to conform with business architecture, business processes, enterprise architecture and ongoing refinement activities

  • Legacy Systems transition, cutover, and sunset planning activities

  • Technical Documentation maintenance activities

  • Vendor contract estimates and designs

  • Integration and Interoperability of business and technical services

• Review the vendor’s business and technical deliverables to ensure they conform to the Agency’s technical standards, contract and industry standards.

• Facilitate technical review meetings with the Agency and vendors.

• Work with the vendors and the Release Managers on the deployment activities for vendor solutions.

• Participate in various activities such as:

  • FX Architecture Review Board Meetings

  • Technical Issue Resolution reviews

  • Technical Standards Committee meetings

  • Technical design and architecture reviews

  • FX module vendor deliverables

     

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Minimum of 5+ years Business and Technical Architecture design and implementation experience, including systems lifecycle management and infrastructure planning/operations.

• 5+ years Leadership experience managing large, cross-functional teams and projects, and influencing senior level management and key stakeholders. (Not a developer role.)

• 5+ years Health & Human Services (HHS) experience at a senior architect level, with preference for Medicaid experience.

• 5+ years Medicaid technology experience including MMIS experience at a solution architect level.

• Strong communication, leadership, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.

• Ability to telecommute effectively and leverage remote collaboration tools.

• Must be results-oriented, self-directed, and able to commit to deadlines.

• Proven ability to quickly earn trust of peers and stakeholders and deliver under pressure