Enterprise Solutions Integration (ESI) Work Requirements Integration Business Analyst

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STATE OF COLORADO RESIDENCY REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION

NOTE: This announcement may be used to fill multiple openings.

Envision Yourself Working at HCPF

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.

The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.

The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) oversees and operates Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid Program), Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), and other state public health programs for qualified Coloradans.

Our mission is to improve health care equity, access and outcomes for the people we serve while saving Coloradans money on health care and driving value for Colorado.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

As part of the State of Colorado, HCPF offers a competitive benefits package:

• PERA retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan, PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401K and 457 plans

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage

• Automatic Short-Term and Optional Long-Term Disability Coverage

• Life and AD&D Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) job protection and State of Colorado Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML)

• 11 Paid Holidays Annually and Accrued Annual and Sick Leave

• Accrued Sick Leave for State of Colorado Temporary Employees

• Flexplace and Flextime work arrangements

• Variety of discounts on services and products available through the State of Colorado's Work-Life Employment Discount Program

• Free RTD EcoPass to all eligible State Employees

• Reduced college tuition through CSU Global

• Credit Union of Colorado Membership Eligibility

• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs.https://dhr.colorado.gov/dhr-resources/student-loan-forgiveness-programs

We are looking for an Enterprise Solutions Integration (ESI) Work Requirements Integration Business Analyst for the ESI Division of the Health Information Office (HIO)!

We are onboarding new employees using a hybrid approach. The Department supports flexible work arrangements.

Depending on the business need and description of the position, we have options that range from hybrid to full-time in the office.

Specific discussions about the schedule will be discussed during the offer stage.

**Please note - equipment provisioning and certain onboarding tasks will take place in person, in our downtown Denver office, on the first day of employment.**

Requirements

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING AS ESI WORK REQUIREMENTS INTEGRATION BUSINESS ANALYST:

• Serves as the Department’s business and systems staff authority for Colorado Medicaid Enterprise System (CMES) system behavior, interface design, and data integration, ensuring policy intent is correctly operationalized in technical solutions supporting HR1 Medicaid Work Requirements compliance.

• Applies knowledge of Medicaid & CHP+ operations, CMES integration and eligibility systems, MITA 3.0 standards, and CMS guidance to translate policy and operational requirements into clear business, functional, system, and interface requirements, validating that proposed technical solutions correctly implement business intent within CBMS and the broader Medicaid Enterprise.

Leads the business and system design for interfaces supporting ex parte and verification processes, defining when, why, and how systems exchange information to support accurate eligibility determinations.

Reviews and validates functional and technical design documents to ensure traceability to approved business requirements and alignment with policy intent prior to implementation.

• Leads requirements elicitation and review activities, including business process mapping, functional specifications, interface requirements, and testing artifacts, serving as the primary interpreter between policy, operations, and technical teams to ensure alignment with policy intent, system architecture, and Department governance standards within the scope of HR1 work requirements.

• Works with policy and eligibility operations teams to confirm functional specifications reflect the intent of Medicaid Work Requirements system requirements.

• Directs contractors through the SDLC and governance processes by setting expectations for requirements quality, system design decisions, data flows, and configuration standards, reviewing deliverables for business correctness, system integrity, and operational feasibility.

• Collaborates with contractors, state agencies, federal entities, and private-sector partners to establish secure APIs and batch interfaces for employment, education, and service verification.

• Oversees the full testing lifecycle in collaboration with stakeholders and contractors, including System Integration Testing (SIT), End-to-End (E2E) testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), as well as post-implementation validation, ensuring test scenarios and results validate system functionality and integrations with traceability to approved requirements.
• Serves as a Business Analyst and Systems Integration liaison for Work Requirements implementation, representing HCPF in cross-organizational discussions on system behavior, requirements interpretation, and interface design with CBMS, OIT, vendors, CMS, and other stakeholders as appropriate.
• Provides ESI SDLC and integration governance consultation to policy and operations teams on feasibility, risks, and resource impacts of proposed system changes.

• Leads integration technical briefings and readiness reviews with executive leadership, CMS representatives, and stakeholders as needed.

Qualifications

Residency Requirement:

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Minimum Qualifications:

There are two ways to qualify for this position:

Option 1:

Experience Only:

Seven (7) total years of professional experience in managing business processes and vendors, conducting business analysis, and guiding the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) for large, complex systems involving Medicaid data management and validation, or an occupational field closely related.

Option 2:

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Health Care Administration, Business Administration, or a related field

AND

Three (3) total years of professional experience in managing business processes and vendors, conducting business analysis, and guiding the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) for large, complex systems involving Medicaid data management and validation, or an occupational field closely related.

Appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. Relevant education will be calculated as the following:

• An associates will count as two years of experience

• A bachelors will count as four years of experience

• A masters degree will count for six years of experience

• A doctorate or juris doctorate degree will count for seven years of experience

Note: Per the Job Application Fairness Act, you may redact information that identifies your age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution on your transcripts.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous relevant professional state experience

• Masters degree in Information Technology, Masters in Business Administration, or Certification in Business Analysis (CBAP or CPOA).

• Professional experience:

  • Serving as a Systems Business Analyst within a formal SDLC environment, leading requirements elicitation and documentation efforts; reviewing and approving functional and technical design artifacts; and ensuring end-to-end traceability across requirements, design, development, testing, and implementation for complex health or public sector systems.

  • Working within large Medicaid or Pharmacy Benefits claims processing ecosystems, bridging business and technical teams to translate eligibility and program requirements into system behavior, interface specifications, and cross-system integrations within a regulated healthcare environment.

  • Contributing to large-scale enterprise system implementations within regulated healthcare environments, supporting the development and management of long-term system and integration goals; aligning business objectives with technical integration and data exchange solutions; applying strong data literacy to assess interface design and cross-system impacts; resolving complex cross-functional issues; and overseeing vendor deliverables.
    
    
    

Skills to Support Success

• Ability to translate health care policy into business requirements

• Commitment to keeping promises and meeting deadlines

• Work in a team environment remotely and in-person developing relationships across an organization that promote innovation and collaboration

• Flexible, must be able to lead meetings and take direction at the same time

• Ability to communicate technical details to a non-technical audience

DEFINITION OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Work that involves exercising discretion, analytical skill, judgment, personal accountability, and responsibility for creating, developing, integrating, applying, and sharing an organized body of knowledge that characteristically is uniquely acquired through an intense education or training regimen at a recognized college or university; equivalent to the curriculum requirements for a bachelor's or higher degree with major study in or pertinent to the specialized field; and continuously studied to explore, extend, and use additional discoveries, interpretations, and application and to improve data, materials, equipment, applications and methods.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• All positions at HCPF are security sensitive positions and require that the individuals undergo a criminal record background check as a condition of employment.

• Employees who have been disciplinary terminated, resigned in lieu of disciplinary termination, or negotiated their termination from the State of Colorado must disclose this information on the application.

APPEAL RIGHTS:

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative.

This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Additional Information

How to Apply (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)

Please note that ONLY your State of Colorado job application will be reviewed during the initial screening; if you submit a resume and cover letter, they will be reviewed in later stages of the selection process.

Therefore, it is paramount that you clearly describe all your relevant experience on the application itself. Applications left blank or marked "SEE RESUME" will not be considered.

Your application will be reviewed against the minimum qualifications for the position. If your application demonstrates that you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be invited to the comparative analysis process, which is described below.

Comparative Analysis Process

The comparative analysis process will consist primarily of a review of applications against the minimum and preferred qualifications of this position.

Applications will be reviewed in comparison to all others in the applicant pool in order to identify a top group of candidates who may be invited for a final interview.

Depending on the size of the applicant pool, additional selection processes may be utilized to identify a top group of candidates. Applicants will be notified of their status via email.

Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date will result in your application being rejected.

ADAAA Accommodations: The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them.

Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship.

If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Anupreet Kaur, at anupreet.kaur@state.co.us.

The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing does not offer sponsored visas for employment purposes.