Position Overview & Administrative Details

Position Job Title: Software Architect.
Position Skill Level: Expert (Requires 84+ months of experience where the candidate is able to provide guidance to large teams and is considered at the top of their field).
Number of Positions: 1 open position.
Engagement Duration: 18 months.
Target Start Date: August 17, 2026.
Employment Status: Full-Time (40 Hours Per Week).
Daily Work Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Work Type & Telecommuting: Hybrid role allowing 50% in the office (exact schedule is negotiable).
Physical Work Location: 11 Corporate Woods Blvd, Albany, NY, 12211 (Home Base Region 1).
Interview Format: Telephone interview.
Technical Environment: The agency utilizes MS Windows Laptops. The software environment includes Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and the IBM Rational Suite.

Project Scope & Day-to-Day Tasks

Project Assignment: New York State of Health (NYSOH) — New York''s official health plan marketplace.
Core Responsibilities:

Support ongoing operational activities for IT systems consistent with enrollment goals and governing laws.
Work closely with NYSOH program staff, vendors, and stakeholders to define system requirements and handle Operations and Maintenance (O&M).
Apply a wide range of tools and techniques to elicit, analyze, communicate, and validate requirements, as well as troubleshoot production issues.
Provide regular status updates to upper management regarding project risks, issues, and mitigation plans.
Guide requirements gathering meetings to define system functionality and current operations.
Coordinate and document the resolution of requirements, gaps, and technical design comments with business and vendor teams.
Evaluate system design, development, and testing to confirm results line up with system or business processes.
Analyze and revise flow charts, process models, and technical specifications describing "as-is" or "to-be" IT systems.
Complete mandatory New York State GOER (Governor''s Office of Employee Relations) trainings.
Transfer knowledge gained to state staff directly, providing written documentation as required.

Mandatory & Requested Qualifications

IT Systems Analysis: Minimum of 84 months of experience in Information Technology analyzing and supporting interconnecting business processes, software systems, and applications.
System Architecture: Minimum of 84 months of experience documenting, proposing, and developing system architectures and software solutions for enterprise-wide systems.
Requirements Validation: Minimum of 84 months of experience researching, documenting, communicating, and validating requirements throughout the system, process, or product/service development lifecycle.
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Context: Minimum of 72 months of experience working on the NYS Affordable Care Act (ACA) or another State-based or Federal health exchange.
Eligibility Rules: Minimum of 60 months of experience with State-based or Federal health exchanges specifically focused on eligibility determination rules and Federal ACA rules.
EDI 834 Transactions: Minimum of 60 months of experience with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) 834 transactions generated by a State-based health exchange for Medicaid, CHP, and Essential Plan program recipients.
Java & Full Stack Development: Minimum of 60 months of experience developing applications using Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, and Full Stack technologies, alongside using Angular for front-end development.
Education Requirement: Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or Computer Science.

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