Job Description

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Operational Engineering Technical Coordinator to join an excellent team and work to advance their IT operations.

This position will remain open until filled but can be taken down at any time. Candidates will be reviewed every two weeks from the open date.

The work of this role may be conducted remotely with full access to the needed operating systems and technology. Candidates must reside in the United States to work 100 % remote.

The Office of Information Service’s mission is to deliver technology solutions and services that support Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Department of Human Services in helping Oregonians achieve health, well-being, and independence.

The Oregon Health Authority is committed to:

• Eliminating health inequities in Oregon by 2030
• Becoming an anti-racist organization
• Developing and promoting culturally and linguistically appropriate programs,
• Developing and retaining a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workforce that represents the diversity, cultures, strengths, and values of the people of Oregon.
• Click here to learn more about OHA’s mission, vision, and core values.

What you will do!

This position serves as an intersection between the Legacy Payment Systems (JV, Check-Recon, Accounting Interface, Budget, and other financial accounting system applications), Oregon ONE Eligibility, Summer Meals (SEBT), and other Self-Sufficiency Program systems, executives, and staff to ensure all are aligned in the overall goals, implementation and ongoing operations and maintenance of the new Summer Meals Programs (SEBT) and other mission critical projects impacting this program.

As a Technical Coordinator, you will provide project management skills for small to medium scale projects. This includes facilitating discussions as needed, tracking project requirements, milestones, and deliverables, aligning objectives across multiple technical teams, and reporting project status to management. The Technical Coordinator will also require a level of technical expertise. They will provide support, architectural and testing guidance for technically sophisticated computer software and data systems that are foundational to the ongoing operation of large scale, mission critical computer systems within the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS).

In this role, you will facilitate the needs of development teams to help them analyze and resolve technical problems in the areas of customer assistance, operational maintenance, and construction. The customer base served includes technically sophisticated end-users, software vendors and suppliers, systems programmers, technical contractors, system management staff and various other systems operation staff.

Additionally, you will provide information system services to facilitate the proper functioning of the programs and daily operations. You will work with other system team leads, lead workers, co-workers, and managers responsible for coordinating one or more projects while developing work schedules and priorities for multiple assignments.

What we are looking for!

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: (Please clearly outline how you meet the minimum requirements and special qualifications in your application/resume/cover letter. Failure to do so might disqualify you from consideration)

(a) Six (6) years of information systems experience in Technical project management

OR

(b) An Associate’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, OR completion of a two (2) year accredited vocational training program in information technology or related field.

AND

four (4) years of information systems experience in:

Technical project management

OR

(c) A Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field

AND

two (2) years of information systems experience in:

Technical project management

OR

(d) Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field may substitute for all of the above.

Desired Attributes

• Project Management knowledge including understanding of project management methodologies such as waterfall and Agile along with their respective processes.
• Familiarity with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet’s, Azure DevOps, etc.
• Experience in application support, development, programming, testing and/or database administration.
• High level knowledge of enterprise systems architecture including connectivity concepts of interfaces, IP addresses, ports, and protocols.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to work with and facilitate diverse groups and individuals. This includes the ability to prioritize workloads and the ability to analyze complex procedures, processes and polices. The person in this position must have experience coordinating projects with other Information Systems professionals, and in writing documentation according to established standards.
• Ability to participate in the advancement of systems delivery concepts, methodologies, techniques, and tools.
• Strong Project Management skills including experience managing projects throughout the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Competence in creating project management artifacts such as timelines, budgets, responsibility and accountability matrixes, reports, etc.
• Ability to successfully coordinate across multiple teams including technical and business groups.
• Ability to estimate resource and schedule requirements for complex system development efforts.

Desired Knowledge and Skills:

• Familiarity with System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies.
• Understanding of the concepts, methodologies, techniques, and tools of system development. This includes selecting and adapting, where necessary, appropriate tools and support methodologies for use by their team. The incumbent in this position will participate in the advancement of systems delivery concepts, methodologies, techniques, and tools.
• Experience in advancing health equity, addressing systemic health disparities, and collaborating with diverse, vulnerable and underrepresented populations.
• Experience with Mainframe technologies (COBOL, VSAM, DB2, CICS, JCL, etc).

What’s in it for you?

• Medical, vision, and dental benefits
• Eleven (11) paid holidays.
• Eight (8) hours of vacation per month, eligible to be used after 6 months of service.
• Eight (8) hours of sick leave per month, eligible to be used as accrued.
• 24 hours of personal business leave per fiscal year, eligible to be used after 6 months of service.
• Pension and retirement programs
• Opportunity to potentially receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
• Continuous growth and development opportunities
• Opportunities to serve your community and make an impact through meaningful work.
• A healthy work/life balance, including fulltime remote options as well.

Monthly Salary Range: $6,268 – $9,472

Location: Salem, OR / Remote

The Oregon Health Authority is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to workforce diversity.

How to Apply

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 80,000 - 100,000.

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