Management & Program Analyst

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Office of Strategic Investment Management, Lead Health Architect (LHA) is tasked with overseeing and managing the activities of subordinate architects and contract project managers, and for developing and tracking numerous complex architecture projects and operating plans that fall under the area of responsibility. Major duties include: Ensures that development and deployment of resources are optimally managed and administered to produce the best architecture products on time and within budget Assists the Director with managerial and program management aspects of the office including planning, budgeting and architecture control mechanisms Manages shared architecture resources across all projects administered by VHA and/or directed by VA or Federal partners Identifies and develops project and architecture management methodology and best practices and standards for team use Works with program architecture analysis and the design and programming of large architecture databases and complex multi-site, multi-source architecture datasets Manages, oversees and leads all architecture portfolio work, to include all teaming engagements Represents the group consensus and conveys the unit's findings, architecture products and recommendations in meetings and communication with other leaders, architects, program offices and customers on issues related to or that have an impact on objectives, work products and/or tasks Communicates to the unit the assignment, project, problem to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or architectural issues under review Specific Assignment duties include:Lead Architecture Design Manager: The Business Architecture (BA) Data Analytics and Design Architecture unit provides operational support across BA related to Health Enterprise Architecture Design and Analysis. This position enables BA units to operate and perform their work in an efficient manner by providing industry best practice architecture design concepts and approaches thereby ensuring consistency, accuracy, and accessibility of value add data content across the various tools, databases and datasets in use. The lead of this unit shares industry and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) best practices in enterprise architecture, business architecture, business requirements, business process and information architecture, and health information technology (HIT), with the goal of attaining proper alignment among these areas. Responsibilities include: (1) Inform and maintain various architecture frameworks and perspectives (2) Perform mappings and associations of Health Architecture components, products and services within an architectural framework (3) Identify, collect, and maintain the relationships and connections of components contained within the architectural framework (4) Maintain the VHA Health Architecture Repository (HAR) of selected business architecture artifacts and mappings (5) Create architectural visualizations to communicate and promote architecture value (6) Support VHA IT and non-IT governance through the production of architecture-based products and reports (7) Provide Enterprise Architecture Design insight, (8) Focus on Business Value, (9) Perform Ad-Hoc Assessments and Enhancements, (10) Formulate Architecture Requirements Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Position Description/PD#: Management & Program Analyst/PD77153A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Virtual: This position may be authorized for Virtual Work. Virtual Work eligibility is for current VA employees that are already subject to the return to the in-person work mandate in their current position. Definition of Virtual Work: Employee works outside of original hiring duty station at a VA-owned or leased space. Return to Office (RTO): RTO mandates are in effect and selectees will be required to report to in-person work unless they are approved for an exception or an exemption. Any approval for an RTO exception, exemption, or extension will happen after a tentative job offer, but before a final job offer.