Health Insurance Specialist (Release Manager)

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicare (CM), Medicare Contractor Management Group (MCMG), Division of Change & Operations Management (DCOM).

As a Health Insurance Specialist, referred here as Health Insurance Specialist (Release Manager), GS-0107-13, you will serve as program expert overseeing, managing and coordinating the quarterly health insurance shared system release process.

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position.

Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating.

This will prevent you from being considered further.

In order to qualify for the GS-13, you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: (1) Managing the development and implementation of shared system software releases;(2) Managing enterprise-wide change management projects to lead the development of system releases; AND (3)Leading Agile discussions to align software development lifecycles with project goals.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Time-in-Grade: To be eligible, current or former Federal employees and current or former Federal employees applying under the VEOA eligibility who hold or have held a permanent General Schedule position in the previous year must have served at least 52 weeks (one year) at the next lower grade level from the position/grade level(s) to which they are applying.

Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12907488 Major Duties:

• Manage quarterly shared system releases to ensure the timeliness of change requests targeted for the release.
• Lead pre-review meetings to resolve system requirements with change requests and provide forum for stakeholder discussions.
• Provide support to stakeholders on the CMS enterprise-wide change management system and release management practices.