Lucid Technologies Inc
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DCH Medicaid IT Architect- Senior
Role/Title: DCH Medicaid IT Architect- Senior (Requisition Class Senior Architect)
Client: State of Georgia
Hybrid Atlanta, GA
Agency Interview Type: Either Web Cam or In Person
General Description
The Information Architecture is responsible for the creation, maintenance and management of IT architectural data models and their lower-level components.
Job Description
- This position is available for extensions based on budget approval.
- The IA will also be required to interpret, use and apply information contained within MITA Medicaid architecture to inform a range of business improvement activities, particularly those involved in the procurement of IT support systems.
- Position is available for extensions.
Main Duties
- Review and assess project/program-specific data models for alignment to the enterprise CDM’s and LDM’s and identify gaps and issues that need resolution. Map and maintain linkages to enterprise data to existing system elements.
- Maintain data flow models that document how data flows through the enterprise
- Help maintain the Enterprise CDM and LDM containing common and reusable data objects at a high level (“concepts”) for use as standardized data templates for new software development projects or legacy re-engineering.
- Help publish standardized data naming and format conventions in the enterprise repository for data standards enforcement.
- Collaborate with data owners and data custodians/stewards with approving any changes to the program-specific information used in business process CDMs LDMs, DFDs and other relevant data architecture models.
- Participate in and manage IA Working Groups for model development and maintenance.
- Develop enterprise and data architecture models to support the alignment of the business, information and technical architectures
- Recommend and participate in activities related to the design, development, and maintenance of DCH’s Enterprise Architecture (EA) focusing on IA but aware of all aspects of MITA BA/IA/TA.
- Conduct and/or actively participate in meetings related to the designated project/s with clients and/or partners.
- Advise and recommend enterprise architecture strategies, processes and methodologies.
- Collaborate with all relevant parties to review the objectives and constraints of solutions and determine conformance to MITA.
- Identify and recommend areas appropriate for further study and participates in any Proof of Concept projects required to thoroughly investigate architectural possibilities and strengthen arguments for their adoption.
- Identify implementation risks and analyses potential impact on the enterprise and on the achievement of scheduled objectives.
- Recommend and participate in the design and implementation of standards, tools and methodologies.
- Support the adoption of Enterprise Data Management Strategies and Standards
- Promulgate DCH enterprise-wide understanding of master data management and common data architecture principles and policies.
- Further define and maintain Common Data Architecture (CDA) standards and procedures
- Administer and maintain the DCH MITA Enterprise Metadata Repository containing approved sets of enterprise data vocabulary/names, definitions and formats.
- Ensure adherence to naming conventions based on approved MITA enterprise data standards such as FHIR, NIEM and HL7.
Minimal Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems or related specialty from an accredited college or university AND
- Ten years of job specific experience that includes system analysis, design and development, and relationship management.
- Minimum five (5) years of relevant leadership experience.
- Strong organization skills and comfort level with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent Written, verbal, and diagrammatic communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative and accountability for achieving results.
- In depth knowledge and experience with Unified Modeling Language (UML)
- Expertise with conceptual, logical and physical data modeling.
- Working knowledge of Enterprise Information Architecture concepts and understanding of various database disciplines, including configuration, optimization and performance tuning.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency with SQL, Data Standards and XML Schema
- Experience with generating and importing XMI model files
- Experience with SOA – Delivery of reusable Service Oriented Architecture components
- Experience with Data Management Master Data / Reference Data / Metadata Management - MDM
- Experience with generating DDL for miscellaneous target Data Bases.
- Experience in applying Federal and State guidelines for Enterprise Architecture.
- Experience with Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA 3.0) and Medicaid Certification
- Experience with The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF™), Archimate, Zachman, or similar enterprise architecture framework.
- Experience designing, documenting, maintaining, re-engineering or implementing a Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS)
- Experience with technical standards associated with healthcare and exchange of healthcare information such as FHIR, HL7, EDI X12
- Experience working with the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access final rule (CMS-9115-F)
- Experience working with the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS)
Skills Matrix
In depth knowledge and experience with Unified Modeling Language (UML) Required 5Years
Expertise with conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling Required 5Years
Enterprise Information Architecture concepts and understanding of various
database disciplines (configuration, optimization, performance tuning) Required 5Years
Enterprise CDM and LDM containing common and reusable data
objects at a high level Collaborate with data owners to approve
any changes to the program-specific Required 5Years
Collaborate with data owners to approve any changes to the program-specific
information used in business process CDMs LDMs, DFDs Required 5Years
Help design, development, and maintenance of DCH’s Enterprise Architecture
(EA) focusing on IA but aware of all aspects of MITA BA/IA/TA Required 5Years
Administer and maintain Enterprise Metadata Repository containing approved
sets of enterprise data vocabulary/names, definitions and formats Required 5Years
Enterprise Service Bus Architecture Models Required 5Years
Experience with technical standards associated with healthcare and
exchange of healthcare information such as FHIR, HL7, EDI X12 Required
Experience with Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA 3.0) Required
Experience with generating and importing XMI model files. Highly desired
Experience with Data Management Master Data / Reference Data /
Metadata Management - MDM Highly desired
Relevant leadership experience Highly desired
Medicaid Certification Highly desired
Thanks & Regards,
Salur Lakshmi
US Recruiter
Lucid Technologies Inc
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