Head of Medicaid IT Architecture & Cloud

New York State Department of Health; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension from NYS Employees’ Retirement

Paid time off

Job summary

The New York State Department of Health seeks an experienced IT architecture leader to govern and oversee major Medicaid IT initiatives, including eMedNY and NYSOH, and to direct cloud infrastructure strategy, planning, and implementation across multiple interfaces with state and federal agencies.

This role drives cost-effective, high-performance architectures, recommends improvements to executive leadership, ensures compliance with federal and state policies, and coordinates cross-agency

Qualifications

• Eleven years of professional IT, cybersecurity, or information assurance experience; two years in managerial responsibility.
• A bachelor’s degree may be substituted by four years of specialized experience or an associate’s degree plus two years of specialized service; a master's may substitute for one year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee architecture governance and planning for Medicaid IT initiatives including eMedNY, MDW, NYSOH, MECM, and future solutions.
• Lead cloud infrastructure architecture, planning, and implementation across 50+ interfaces with state/federal partners.
• Develop architectures and strategies for cost-effectiveness and performance; assess impact of software/hardware releases on Medicaid systems.
• Advise executive staff on system improvements and escalate issues as needed.
• Coordinate Medicaid systems development and participate in MTAS, Patient Access, Interoperability Services, and Provider Portal programs.
• Allocate technical resources across state staff, contractors, and systems integrators for projects.

Skills

Architecture governance

Cloud infrastructure

IT strategy

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

The New York State Department of Health seeks an experienced IT architecture leader to govern and oversee major Medicaid IT initiatives, including eMedNY and NYSOH, and to direct cloud infrastructure strategy, planning, and implementation across multiple interfaces with state and federal agencies.

This role drives cost-effective, high-performance architectures, recommends improvements to executive leadership, ensures compliance with federal and state policies, and coordinates cross-agency