Description

Duties

Some of what you will do:
Lead projects through the agile development cycle:

• Gather and refine requirements, define acceptance criteria, write release notes.
• Participate in sprint planning and live demonstrations of work completed.
• Lead and facilitate refinement sessions and ensure stories are refined in backlog.
• Test solutions and manage defect resolution.

• Elicit requirements through refinement sessions with agile team and stakeholders
• Lead requirements analysis and documentation within requirement tracking tool
• Decompose high-level business and user requirements into user stories.
• Translates business needs into comprehensive and technical user stories/requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Works together with developers and engineers to identify technical solutions to meet business needs identified.

• Analyze and support the implementation of complex, enterprise-wide solutions, and processes.
• Identify technical solutions based on business needs communicated by stakeholders.
• Translate business needs into commonly understood language.

Qualifications

Required qualifications:
Qualifying candidates will meet one of the following requirements options:

• Option 1:
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, data management, information systems, or closely related field.
• Option 2:
  • Associate degree OR equivalent two years of vocational training in a technical field and
  • Three years of progressive experience within information technology in any of these areas:
    • consulting, analyzing, designing, programming, implementing technical applications;
    • directing projects, technical project management, requirements management, test management or QA services;
    • providing customer or technical support in IT; or
    • administering or supervising staff that have performed work in any of these IT disciplines.
• Option 3:
  • Five years of experience as described above.
• Option 4:
  • Three years of experience as an entry level IT professional in state service.

• Advanced education may substitute for experience on a year-for-year basis.
• Experience can substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.

• Four years of experience providing requirements analysis services using disciplined, best practice processes/methods for gathering, documenting, analyzing, and managing requirements.
• Able to effectively communicate complex IT and data requirements between business and technical teams.
• Able to work collaboratively on a team.
Expert level analytical, facilitation, systems, and organizational skills.Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, data management, information systems, or closely related field.
• Knowledge of relational database management systems (RDBMS), data warehousing and/or business intelligence concepts.
• Knowledge and experience in business analysis, requirements gathering, testing, and implementation of technical solutions.
• Experience working in an agile development environment.
• Knowledge of the Medicaid Management Information System (ProviderOne) or other healthcare adjudication and information system; working knowledge of medical, dental, institutional and pharmacy coding is desirable.

How to apply:
Only candidates who reflect the minimum qualifications on their NEOGOV profile will be considered. Failure to follow the application instructions below may lead to disqualification. To apply for this position, you will need to complete your profile which includes three professional references and attach:
• A cover letter that specifically addresses how you meet the qualifications for this position
• Current resume

To take advantage of veteran preference, please do the following:
• Attach a copy of your DD214 (Member 4 long-form copy), NGB 22, or USDVA signed verification of service letter.
• Please black out any PII (personally identifiable information) data such as social security numbers. Include your name as it appears on your application in careers.wa.gov.

Supplemental Information

About HCA:
Functioning as both the state's largest health care purchaser and its behavioral health authority, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is a leader in ensuring Washington residents have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible.
There are three pillars of our work: Apple Health (Medicaid); the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) and School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) programs; and behavioral health and recovery. Under these pillars, HCA purchases health care, including behavioral health treatment for more than 2.7 million Washington residents and provides behavioral health prevention, crisis, and recovery supports to all Washington residents.
What we have to offer:

• Meaningful work with friendly co-workers who care about those we serve Voices of HCA
• A clear agency mission that drives our work and is person-centered HCA's Mission, Vision & Values
• A healthy work/life balance, including alternative/flexible schedules and mobile work options.
• A great total compensation and benefit package WA State Government Benefits
• A safe, pleasant workplace in a convenient location with restaurants, and shopping nearby.
• Tuition reimbursement
• And free parking!