Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Job Description
Job Description
About Blue Water Thinking
Guided by our principles of value generation, continuous innovation, customer-centricity, and vested collaboration, Blue Water Thinking proudly supports our Federal clients in achieving their Agency goals.
Founded by a decorated twenty-eight year Veteran of the United States Army, Blue Water Thinking understands and supports the mission of our Nation's war fighters, Veterans, their families and caretakers.
Leveraging our executive team's military experience and private and public sector consulting expertise, Blue Water Thinking takes an integrated "one-team" approach and brings to bear best-fit solutions, thought leadership, and grit to meet our client's transformational needs.
Fueled by our values of integrity, respect, professionalism, stewardship and customer service, the Blue Water Thinking team understands the power of the human connection, collaboration, humility and loyalty to one another, our clients and industry partners.
Lastly, our formula for success is simple: Build something good, take care of our people, keep our clients satisfied, nurture our work ethic and reputation, build long-lasting partnerships, enjoy what we do and give back as much as possible.
Job Description:
Blue Water Thinking is seeking a Technical SME to support pre-deployment operations for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) EHR Modernization program. This role provides hands-on and remote guidance to ensure system integration, operational readiness, and seamless deployment across multiple sites.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as primary technical advisor during pre-deployment activities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align operations with program goals
- Escalate and resolve complex technical issues in real time
- Maintain technical documentation and provide feedback to improve deployment processes
- Support planning, milestone development, and business case analysis
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of professional experience in IT or healthcare technology projects
- Experience planning, designing, and deploying complex enterprise IT architectures
- Skilled in system integration, interface identification, and open systems architecture compliance
- Ability to track costs, schedules, performance, and risks
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field (or +8 years of relevant experience)
Preferred Qualifications:
- VA experience
- Experience implementing Electronic Health Records
Salary range: $105,000 – $120,000
Blue Water Thinking offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance (medical, dental and vision), paid time off, federal holidays, and a matching 401K plan.
Our Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity.
Blue Water Thinking, LLC (BWT) is committed to equal employment opportunity. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Applying for this Job:
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