IT Specialist (SYS ANALYSIS)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking a highly skilled IT Specialist (Systems Analysis), GS-2210-14, to lead and support critical Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) technology initiatives. This position serves as a senior technical advisor, overseeing complex healthcare IT projects, funding reviews, systems modernization efforts, and stakeholder collaboration to ensure secure, compliant, and effective health information systems.

In this role, you will be:

• Leading national healthcare IT projects to oversee funding of IT projects for Medicaid, CHIP, and more specifically as it relates to the implementation of the Working Families Tax Credit Act Community Engagement requirements.
• Reviewing of state submitted funding requests to establish community engagement requirements for certain adults enrolled in the Medicaid adult expansion group or certain section 1115 partial expansion demonstrations.
• Independently resolving healthcare insurance program issues using IT expertise and advise leadership, states, and staff on IT funding, development, security, product delivery, contracting, and budgeting best practices.
• Leading IT design, development, and implementation efforts with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compatibility across Medicaid, CHIP, and healthcare insurance information systems.
• Coordinating the activities of contracts involved in the implementation of Medicaid and CHIP IT systems to ensure they meet project deadlines.

The ideal candidate will have experience:

1. Overseeing large-scale, multifaceted enterprise system implementations, assessing strategies and roadmaps, identifying risks and issues, and recommending funding and contract approvals

2. Communicating technical challenges, tradeoffs, and realities independently to executive-level leadership and diverse stakeholders to support informed decision-making and successful project outcomes

3. Providing technical assistance and strategic guidance within regulated environments (e.g., healthcare, financial, or federal systems) to ensure compliance with applicable policies, standards, and requirements.

We are filling positions in the following locations:

CMS employees only who would remain in their current duty station

Location Negotiable After Selection

Woodlawn, MD

You MUST apply through USAJOBS to be considered.

Apply by 10/27/2026!

For more information about careers at CMS, visit: https://go.cms.gov/Careers.

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