Technical SME

Position Overview:

Emerging Tech is seeking a Technical SME to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program. The Technical SME will provide hands-on and remote guidance during pre-deployment operations across multiple sites. This role ensures seamless system integration, resolves complex technical issues in real time, and collaborates with on-site teams to prepare for operational readiness and maintain performance standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary technical advisor during pre-deployment operations, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure systems are deployment-ready and aligned with operational objectives.
• Identify, escalate, and resolve complex technical issues in real time, while directing systems integration to ensure compatibility with enterprise and legacy IT environments.
• Plan, design, and oversee deployment of enterprise-wide information architectures—including hardware, software, middleware, communications, and security components—while maintaining documentation and recommending process improvements.
• Ensure compliance with open systems architecture standards and support implementation of complex information management solutions.
• Contribute to program and project planning, milestone development, and business case analysis, including evaluation of alternative solutions and assessment of business impacts.
  
  

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years of professional work experience.
• Ability to travel up to 70%.
• Experience planning, designing, and overseeing deployment of complex enterprise or large-scale information architectures.
• Knowledge of integrating enterprise applications with legacy IT systems.
• Experience supporting program/project planning and milestone development.
• Skilled in business case analysis, alternative solution evaluation, and assessment of resulting business impacts.
• Bachelor's degree in information systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field, or an additional 8 years of relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting VA programs.
• Experience implementing Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems.
  
  

What We Offer:

• Paid time off (PTO) and federal holidays
• 401(k) plan, health, dental, and vision insurance, and other standard benefits
• Remote-first flexibility with opportunities for long-term career growth
• Mission-driven work supporting federal health IT and scheduling solutions
• Professional development in EHRM workflows, project management, and solution advisory