Veterans Benefits Claims Decision Support (VBCDS) Chief Engineer

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Job Description:

The Leidos Federal Health Division is seeking a Veterans Benefits Claims Decision Support (VBCDS) Chief Engineer to support the design and implementation of new managed service offerings to support the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA).

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

The Veterans Benefits Claims Decision Support (VBCDS) Chief Engineer understands claims within the Veterans Benefits Administration and the processes by which the VBA determines benefits. They will understand how VBA applications and processes interconnect across platforms and how they impact VBA and the programs' end users. This position will support VBA directly by leading subject matter resources across Leidos to deliver claims decision support at the VBA. They will work coordinate with leadership across Leidos to implement a strategic, which they will help create, and ushering in processes that will bring innovation and efficiencies to the benefits claims process. Collaborating across business areas, you develop holistic technical solutions to ensure quality, integration and compliance across multiple environments and lead integration, installation and upgrades of decision support services.

Monitor level of maturity and facilitates delivery of decision support products to the Veterans Benefits Administration, including the development of the VBA Pension Optimization Initiative (VBA POI) Detailed Operating Model

Partnering with BD, Capture, Operations and SA resources assigned to the opportunity, this person will lead a team of product and solution architects in the most complex benefits environment

Oversees the implementation, operational support, maintenance, and optimization of decision support products and services

As appropriate, actively engages with teaming partners and internal resources to develop a holistic, end-to-end solution; includes establishing development and performance expectations for all systems applications

Utilizes understanding of strategic production architectural direction to identify gaps in standards, guidance, and tooling

Develops the Scope of Work to vendors and partnersaligned to the approved Operating Model

Ensures consistency of solution offering based on knowledge of the existing VBA environment

Develops a roadmap for successful capture and execution of future initiatives (e.g., VBA Compensation Optimization)

Works within business unit and with division (e.g., Health) and corporate resources to align core competencies and partner domain experts with opportunity roadmap

Collaborates with business unit program managers, business development and division and corporate technical and functional capture teams

Leads integration / installation / upgrades of decision support production technologies

Ensures all system documentation/schematics are up to date

Leads technical training and workshops as necessary

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED-REQUIRED

BS degree and 12 - 15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 - 13 years of prior relevant experience.

10+ years' benefit management experience, with pension claims experience highly desired

15+ years of relevant experience in solution engineering, product design/delivery and/or systems engineering

Understanding of IP Infrastructure, legacy video networks, advanced video delivery methods, software, network security, digital hardware, digital asset management systems, post-production environments, understanding of encoding protocols, end to end live streaming pipelines.

Deep understanding and application of beneficiary claims automation capabilities.

Possesses client intimacy with key client stakeholders

Must possess the ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressured environment and be able to make decisions on the fly.

Great communication skills, a can-do attitude, and collaborative working style are vital.

Must have the desire to work in a creative, demanding, competitive environment, while having superior attention to detail; focused.

Collaborative with proven ability to work across teams and synthesize input from various stakeholders

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD:

Engineering background or equivalent work experience.
Experience within the Veterans Benefits Administration is a plus.

"External Referral Eligible"

Pay Range:
Pay Range $110,500.00 - $170,000.00 - $229,500.00

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