Lead IT Systems Analyst — Medicaid & LTSS (Hybrid)

State of Maryland; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid telework eligible

Job summary

State of Maryland seeks an IT Systems Technical Specialist within the Maryland Department of Health to lead business process analysis and define system requirements for LTSSMaryland development. You will collaborate with stakeholders and vendors to ensure successful delivery of Medicaid-aligned technology solutions and support ADLC activities.

The role requires senior-level expertise in business analysis, with responsibilities spanning testing, validation, and release activities.

Qualifications

• Seven years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining application, communication, database or operating systems software.
• Strong experience translating business needs into functional requirements and user stories.
• Experience guiding the Application Development Life Cycle (ADLC) and coordinating testing and validation.

Responsibilities

• Lead business process analysis, requirements gathering, and documentation for LTSSMaryland system work.
• Translate business needs into functional requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and system docs.
• Support all phases of ADLC including requirements reviews, sprint demos, and user validation.
• Act as liaison between stakeholders, program leadership, and vendors to ensure clear communication.
• Validate system functionality through testing, demonstrations, and UAT activities.
• Review vendor work orders, change requests, and deliverables with leadership for scope management.
• Support backlog management, MVP definition, and alignment with system design.
• Track milestones, vendor deliverables, risks and status in PMO tools.
• Provide subject matter expertise on LTSSMaryland operations, billing, policy alignment and Help Desk escalations.
• Perform other related duties to support OET objectives.

Skills

Business analysis

Requirements gathering

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field

Tools

PMO tools

Job description

State of Maryland seeks an IT Systems Technical Specialist within the Maryland Department of Health to lead business process analysis and define system requirements for LTSSMaryland development. You will collaborate with stakeholders and vendors to ensure successful delivery of Medicaid-aligned technology solutions and support ADLC activities.

The role requires senior-level expertise in business analysis, with responsibilities spanning testing, validation, and release activities.