REGULATORY SYSTEMS BUSINESS ARCHITECT

DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES

The Arizona Department of Health Services promotes and protects the health of Arizona’s children and adults. Our mission is to promote, protect, and improve the health and wellness of individuals and communities in Arizona. We strive to set the standard for personal and community health through direct care, science, public policy, and leadership. ADHS promotes alternative work schedules, flexible hours.

We have positions that can fit any stage in your career; from entry to senior level. We offer a robust benefit package, including the ADHS Student Loan Assistance Program, where eligible employees can receive up to $300.00 per month for their outstanding student loans. Come check us out and see how you can make a difference in the lives of all Arizonans.

REGULATORY SYSTEMS BUSINESS ARCHITECT

Job Location

Address: 150 N 18th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85007

Posting Details

Salary: $110,000

Grade: 28

This posting is for Current Internal ADHS Applicants ONLY

Job Summary

The Business Architect is responsible for the planning and scoping of several inter-related initiatives. This position contributes directly to the strategic planning of information systems and technology directions for regulatory compliance, designing and leading the implementation of key business processes and applications.

Working with a high degree of independence, the Architect gathers high-level requirements, translates them into functional, cross-platform solutions, and ensures that business systems standards are rigorously maintained across all regulatory platforms.

Job Duties

Responsibilities include

• Contributes to strategic planning of information systems and technology directions. Designs and leads the implementation of the organization's key business processes and applications. Acts as the primary resource for enterprise business analysis including the planning and scoping of several inter-related initiatives within the regulatory portfolio.
• Gathers and documents high-level business requirements for the enterprise. Translates requirements into business, functional and use case documents for enterprise-wide projects. Prepares and delivers well-organized proposals to senior management.
• Monitors and ensures business systems standards are being maintained throughout the organization.
• Takes ownership for high quality stakeholder communications, including delivering informative, well-organized presentations and project status reviews.
• Identifies opportunities and implements solutions to improve efficiency and reduce waste. Leads initiatives to develop solutions and processes to meet needs; identifies unique innovative approaches.
• Other duties as assigned as related to the position.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

Knowledge of

• Thorough working knowledge of methodologies and techniques for systems analysis and design, business process modeling, requirements gathering, quality assurance, and software development.
• Expert working knowledge of policies, procedures, programs and business goals.
• Expert working knowledge of business process design/redesign.
• Mastery with Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK).

Skilled in

• Strong customer service skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Advanced analytical skills to evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, consolidate details and extract to functional requirements.

Ability to

• Effectively translate user requirements into business, functional and test scenarios for projects of various sizes and complexity.
• Develop and write technical documentation.
• Balance, prioritize and organize multiple tasks.
• Work collaboratively in teams and across organizations.
• Synthesize feedback and adjust plans accordingly.
• Build strong relationships inside and outside the organization.

Selective Preference(s)

• Bachelor's Degree and/or 15 years of experience in business analysis (or equivalent experience).
• Lean or Six-sigma certification a plus.
• Knowledge and 5+ years of experience with CMR solutions such as Salesforce or other enterprise licensing solutions.

Pre-Employment Requirements

This posting is for Current Internal ADHS Applicants ONLY

Must possess a valid level one fingerprint clearance card.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:

• Affordable medical and dental insurance plans
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program)
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Wellness program and plans
• Life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• Defined retirement plan
• Award winning infant at work program
• Credit union membership
• Transit subsidy
• ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement

To help you build a financially secure future, the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will contribute to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution. In other words, you and the State will each pay 50% of total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27-week wait period for contributions to begin.

Contact Us

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/ Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by emailing steven.santiago@azdhs.gov. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

All newly hired employees will be subject to E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.