Business Analyst - Data Analyst

Description

Missing Link Security, a government contractor dedicated to driving digital transformation, is seeking a skilled Business Analyst to join our dynamic and innovative organization. As a key member of our team, you will play a crucial role in supporting our mission to harness technology to modernize and optimize information systems. We are committed to fostering innovation and efficiency through cutting-edge management practices, and we are looking for individuals who share our passion for driving digital transformation at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. If you are a talented Business Analyst/Data Analyst looking to contribute to meaningful technological advancements, we encourage you to apply to our open position.

Job Title: Business Analyst/Data Analyst

Customer: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Project Name: Data Services Hub (DSH)

Location: Columbia, Maryland – Hybrid 

Position Type: Full Time

Program Overview:

DSH is a system-to-system project providing data used by CMS and State officials, insurance carriers and issuers, and citizens seeking to find information or to enroll in health insurance and affordability programs. The program interfaces with Trusted Data Sources (TDS) including internal and external systems as required: all 50 states and the Virgin Islands, 288 issuers and Web brokers, nine Federal partners, and three non-Federal partners. To date, the DSH has processed over 50 million enrollments. We have handled over 2.5 billion requests since inception. We make sure the DSH correctly routes enrollment verification requests between the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM), State-Based Exchanges (SBEs), Medicaid/Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) agencies, and the authoritative data sources (Federal agencies).

Key Responsibilities:

Candidate serves as a business process and IT system functionality expert for highly complex IT systems and serves as a liaison between business users and IT staff performing system coding. The focus of this work is leading the identification and documentation of existing business processes, working with business users to develop and implement improved business processes for their application to an IT system in support of agency program policy, and coordinating resources to implement and support business and system changes. Work also typically involves leading the process of preparing or reviewing of functional specifications for system development or enhancements, developing user test scripts, coordinating or conducting system testing, training users, troubleshooting user or system problems, and developing queries and reports. At this level, positions are responsible for business analysis functions for highly complex departmental IT system, or a highly complex component of a major IT system, as an ongoing lead worker for subordinate business analysts. Work requires expertise in the assigned IT application which typically involves the responsibility for multiple integration points with other internal and external systems, coordinating the impacts of change for the assigned and other affected systems, and a greater degree of decision making related to the implementation of proposed changes with a significant system-wide impact. Work also involves developing and managing a project plan, scope, and schedule for assigned activities, as well as quality control, resource planning, and reporting functions. Work may also involve evaluating the effectiveness of a project or a contract to ensure goals, objectives, or terms are met and conducting research on business software solutions. Work is performed independently and is reviewed periodically by an administrative or technical supervisor for overall system functionality. The projects may require collaboration between local, state, and federal agencies and systems, public health professionals, developers, vendors, and contractors, including Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration (OA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the USA Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).· 

Required Experience:

· 5+ years of experience.

· Well-versed with using version control systems and issue/problem tracking systems.

· Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Excel, Word, SharePoint.

· Strong communication skills, and ability to lead meetings with clients.

· Strong analytical and skills.

· Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

· Candidates must be a United States citizen

Preferred Experience:

· Exposure to SDLC

Education & Certifications:

· Bachelor's degree

Missing Link Security does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms, and conditions of employment, or practices on the basis of race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, or any characteristic protected by law.