68064283 - SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING ADMINISTRATOR-SES

Requisition No: 846126 

Agency: Agency for Health Care Administration

Working Title: 68064283 - SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING ADMINISTRATOR-SES

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 68064283 

Salary:  $2,166.57 - $2,307.39 Biweekly 

Posting Closing Date: 02/18/2025 

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The Agency for Health Care Administration is Florida's chief health policy and planning entity.

The Agency is responsible for administering the Florida Medicaid program, the licensure and regulation of nearly 50,000 health care facilities, and empowering consumers through health care transparency initiatives.

Under the direction of Agency Secretary Jason Weida, the Agency is focused on advancing Governor DeSantis’ vision for Florida’s health care system to be the most cost-effective, transparent, and high-quality health care system in the nation.

Agency Objectives:

HIGH QUALITY

Emphasizing quality in all that we do to improve health outcomes, always putting the individual first.

TRANSPARENT

Supporting initiatives that promote transparency and empower consumers in making well informed healthcare decisions.

COST-EFFECTIVE

Leveraging Florida’s buying power in delivering high quality care at the lowest cost to taxpayers.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This is a highly responsible professional and supervisory position with both technical and administrative responsibilities in the Division of Information Technology, Information System Development Methodology (ISDM) Unit.

The incumbent assists in the management, administration, and compliance monitoring for the ISDM Unit.

Duties & Responsibilities Include:

Supervises the project management staff.

Plans and directs staff’s work, approves leave requests, conducts performance appraisals, hires for vacant positions, and takes disciplinary actions as needed.

Ensures that project managers and the project team members follow the ISDM project methodology, processes, and standards, Rule 60GG-1 F.A.C, and industry standard project management methodologies.

Manage complex IT software development projects using a hybrid agile project management approach.

Conduct planning, scheduling, and implementation activities to develop software solutions to meet business needs. Define project scope and schedule, gather requirements, design, develop, test, and deliver high quality software solutions.

Guide project teams through all aspects of the project life cycle from project initiation to project closure.

Collaborate with the project sponsor to determine project vision and scope.

Facilitate meetings with project team members and stakeholders.

Articulate the conceptual, logical, and physical design of the solution.

Work with team members to identify project tasks and estimate the level of effort to complete the work.

Develop and manage a project schedule for the full life cycle of the project.

Coordinate and assign tasks to project team members and subject matter experts.

Complete ISDM project documentation as required.

Communicate project status to project team members, stakeholders, and Agency management.

Required project documentation includes, but is not limited to, the Risk and Complexity Assessment, Project Charter, Project Plan, Project Schedule, Project Requirements, IT Component Requirements, Database Design, Screen Designs, Report Designs, Security Plan, Spend Plan, Deployment Plan, Test Plan, Training Plan, Change Logs, Issue Logs, Risk Logs, Meeting Agendas, Meeting Minutes, Weekly Project Status Reports, Troubleshooting Guide, and the Project Close Out Report.

Identify and manage technical and non-technical issues and risks that could impact the project.

Use problem solving skills to remove obstacles, resolve conflicts, and mitigate risks when possible.

Escalate issues to management when appropriate.

Serve as the business analyst for assigned projects as needed.

This includes but is not limited to conducting Joint Application Design sessions and interviews to gather and document business requirements, workflow diagrams, and process maps.

Transform business requirements into features, user stories, wireframes, functional and non-functional requirements.

Test and validate work products.

Coordinate user acceptance testing with the customer.

Serve as backup for the ISDM Manager as needed. Backup responsibilities include, but are not limited to, facilitating the Project Service Request (PSR) meetings to perform intake and initial triage of new project requests, participating in Florida Connections (FX) meetings to perform intake for Module Change Request (MCR), facilitating the Agency's Project Governance (APG) meetings in order to prioritize projects within the divisions as well as provide status updates on active projects, and participating on the Change Advisory Board to approve production deployments.

Performs other duties as required.

BENEFITS:

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

     •         State Group Insurance Coverage Options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;

     •         Flexible Spending Accounts;

     •         State of Florida retirement options, including employer contributions;

     •         Generous annual and sick leave benefits;

     •         9 paid holidays a year and 1 Personal Holiday each year;

     •         Career advancement opportunities;

     •         Tuition waiver for courses offered by Florida’s nationally ranked State University System ;

     •         Training and professional development opportunities;

     •         And more!

To be considered for the position all applicants must:

Submit a complete and accurate application profile necessary for qualifying, such as dates of service, reason for leaving, etc. In addition, all applicants must ensure all employment and/or detailed information about work experience is listed on your application (including military service, self-employment, job-related volunteer work, internships, part-time employment, etc.) and that gaps in employment are explained. Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks.  Applicants who do not provide all information necessary to qualify, will not be considered for this position.

Applicants being considered for employment will be required to submit to a fingerprint-based background investigation, which will include a check of the criminal history records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of project management principles, practices, techniques, and tools to effectively manage IT projects throughout the Project Life Cycle.

• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of computer programming and systems analysis design as well as methods of data collection and analysis.

• Knowledge of project control and resource estimating techniques.

• Skilled with project management and/or application lifecycle management tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, and Microsoft Project, diagramming tools such as Microsoft Visio, and general software such as Microsoft Office 365 and SharePoint.

• Skilled in effectively communicating with technical and non-technical staff and all levels of management, both orally and in writing.

• Ability to supervise people.

• Ability to determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments.

• Ability to formulate project plans for managing and monitoring progress of software development projects; compile, organize, and analyze data; evaluate and monitor project plans and schedules, and implement corrective action plans.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

• Ability to work independently and in teams.

• Ability to plan, prioritize, organize, and coordinate multiple projects and work assignments to meet deadlines and complete goals.

• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines without sacrificing quality.

• Must be goal oriented and action focused, pragmatic and self-disciplined with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies and processes.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

• At least five (5) years of professional experience in managing information technology projects using the Project Management Institutes' methodologies and best practices.

• At least two (2) years of professional experience supervising employees that report directly to you.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

N/A

CONTACT: SCOTT WARD 850-412-4800

BACKGROUND SCREENING

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S.  No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency.  Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.