Associate Business Architect

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JOB SUMMARY

*** Due to Department of Defense (DOD) contract requirements, the incumbent who fills this position must be a US citizen and must also pass a background check.***

This job supports a broad, enterprise-wide view of the business and varying degrees of appreciation for strategy, processes and various platform capabilities, enabling technologies, and governance. Support the principles, direction and standards as it relates to the business process solution framework. Assist with defining, preparing and modeling current and future state business process flows that can be used in future analysis to extend and mature the business architecture and perform gap analysis. Participate in interviews and facilitate meetings with business partners to derive and validate business process models and recommend operational efficiencies controls and quality. Act as liaison conveying information needs of the business to IT and data constraints to the business. Assist with developing and applying a structured business architecture strategy and methodology in relation to the Platforms and Technology based on individual business area needs and strategic direction. Facilitate in the identification and development of recommendations for business process or workflow issues within the organization. Continually refreshing, evaluating, and maintaining the current and future state of the Business, artifacts, and related interfaces of the Enterprise Architecture, Business, Information, System, Technology and Security Architecture.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the development and maintenance of  business process flows, value stream maps, and reference architectures for single product areas. Create conceptual models demonstrating how people, process and technology inter-operate within the organization.  
• Operational implementation and adoption of new business processes spanning one or more product lines. Work closely with the project manager, technical architect, and the rest of the implementation team to ensure proper delivery of the solution. Work closely with operational change management team to ensure business process changes are properly understood and documented for use in DLPs that will be used for client training.
• Business process re-engineering driven from business process activities leveraging industry best practices.Work with internal product/programs to validate business decisions when needed. Develop a clear and updated picture of the capability gaps that may impede the business strategic positioning from reaching full and required potential
• Collaborating with architectural teams across the business and/or enterprise that contribute to the Enterprise Architecture.
• Support one product area in developing a multi-year technology strategy and roadmap for the customer for new/changed technology solutions, anticipating potential impacts on business processes, structures and governance.
• Identify gaps with existing value streams, and provide input to road maps for product enhancements.
• Represent Highmark to outside vendors, suppliers, and business partners.  Assist in defining terms and conditions in Contract Management in Technology Acquisitions and Out-Sourcing Arrangement.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or closely related field

Substitutions

• None

Preferred

• None

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 1 year of Business/Systems Analyst experience supporting systems platforms OR 1 year with System development lifecycle

To Include:

• 1 year of Project Management including, project plans, including objectives, developing test scenarios and cases, strategies, cost/benefit analysis, timeline, and risk analysis.

Preferred

• Prior experience within Healthcare IT

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

Required

• None

Preferred

• None

SKILLS

• Ability to cultivate and maintain positive relationships with a client’s business stakeholder. Ensure clear, confident and collaborative manner when articulating concepts, challenges, complexities in order to drive standards and best practices
• Ability to work in a highly dynamic, fast-paced environment with aggressiv