Marketplace Program & Technical Strategist, CMS

Marketplace Program & Technical Strategist, Mid The OpportunityThunderYard Solutions is seeking a Marketplace Program & Technical Strategist to support complex initiatives across the CMS Marketplace ecosystem. This role sits at the intersection of program management, technology, data, fraud prevention, and Marketplace operations, helping cross-functional teams translate business and program needs into effective technical solutions.The ideal candidate brings experience supporting large-scale federal or healthcare technology programs and is comfortable working across technical and non-technical teams. You will help coordinate Agile delivery, analyze risks and dependencies, support technical problem-solving, and use data to inform program decisions.Experience with CMS Marketplace systems, Marketplace fraud or enrollment integrity, and AWS/cloud environments is highly desirable. What You'll DoSupport the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of complex Marketplace programs and technical initiatives.Coordinate across program, engineering, fraud, data, operations, and policy stakeholders to keep initiatives aligned and moving forward.Assist with development and maintenance of program roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, risks, and delivery plans.Support Marketplace fraud and enrollment-integrity initiatives by analyzing operational and technical challenges and helping teams identify potential solutions.Work with technical teams to investigate system issues, understand upstream and downstream impacts, and translate program requirements into actionable technical requirements.Support technical problem-solving within AWS/cloud-based environments, including issues related to system integrations, monitoring, deployments, resilience, and application dependencies.Participate in Agile ceremonies and support backlog management, sprint planning, dependency tracking, and cross-team coordination.Analyze Marketplace data and operational information to identify trends, risks, performance issues, and opportunities for improvement.Support change-management activities associated with new technologies, processes, policies, and program initiatives.Develop dashboards, status reports, risk summaries, readiness assessments, presentations, and other executive-ready materials.Translate complex technical and program information into clear, concise communication for both technical and non-technical audiences.Collaborate with policy and program teams to understand how Marketplace requirements may affect technical implementation and operations. What We're Looking ForBachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, Public Health, or a related field.Approximately 5–8 years of relevant experience supporting technology programs, federal programs, healthcare systems, or other complex enterprise environments.Experience coordinating technical projects or programs involving multiple teams and stakeholders.Working knowledge of AWS or other cloud-based architectures and services.Experience with Agile delivery methodologies and tools such as Jira and/or Azure DevOps (ADO).Ability to understand technical architectures, integrations, system dependencies, and data flows.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess risks and downstream impacts.Experience developing program reporting, dashboards, presentations, and decision-support materials.Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.Ability to work effectively across engineering, program, operations, data, and business teams.Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance. Preferred QualificationsCurrent or prior CMS clearance/badging strongly preferred.Experience supporting CMS Marketplace, Healthcare.gov, or related CMS systems/programs.Experience with Marketplace enrollment, eligibility, fraud prevention, program integrity, or related operational areas.Experience analyzing Marketplace or healthcare program data.Familiarity with federal healthcare policy, regulatory requirements, or compliance environments.PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum, SAFe, AWS, or related certifications are a plus. Compensation:$90,000-$110,000 annually, plus benefits, including medical/dental/vision coverage, PTO and a partial 401k match. Vetting:Applicants selected will be subject to a government investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements of the U.S. government client. ThunderYard Solutions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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