CDC NBS Technical Lead
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JobgetherPublic Health IT
Based in United StatesFull-TimeLead
Salary135,000 - 175,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- Minimum of 5 years
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementAgileProduct ManagementStakeholder management
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Public Health Informatics, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience leading large-scale software development, modernization, or health IT programs.
- Experience supporting federal government programs or public health modernization initiatives.
- Knowledge of national public health surveillance systems, including disease reporting, case investigation, and surveillance workflows.
- Experience translating epidemiological and operational workflows into business requirements, user stories, functional specifications, or system requirements.
- Experience supporting modernization initiatives involving communicable disease surveillance, case management, interoperability, or health data exchange.
- Proven experience leading delivery across multiple concurrent Agile teams and managing cross-team dependencies.
- Agile delivery certification such as Professional Scrum Master (PSM I or higher), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or equivalent.
- Strong communication, facilitation, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a federal government Position of Public Trust Level 5 background investigation.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic delivery leadership for modernization initiatives, ensuring technical execution aligns with program priorities and public health objectives.
- Coordinate delivery across multiple Agile teams by managing dependencies, risks, resource constraints, priorities, and release readiness activities.
- Serve as Scrum Master for modernization teams by facilitating Agile ceremonies, supporting backlog management, removing blockers, and promoting continuous delivery.
- Monitor delivery performance through Agile metrics, program indicators, risk assessments, and executive reporting.
- Provide leadership with recommendations to improve delivery predictability, quality, and operational outcomes.
- Facilitate collaboration between government stakeholders, technical teams, public health specialists, and external partners.
- Ensure modernization initiatives support evolving surveillance workflows, interoperability needs, and operational requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement across Agile practices, governance processes, release management, and delivery operations.
- Mentor Scrum Masters, project managers, product managers, and technical leads to strengthen Agile maturity and team effectiveness.
- Support modernization planning, transition activities, and strategic initiatives that contribute to long-term program success.
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