Program Specialist VII (AUSTIN, TX)

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Functional Title: Program Specialist VII 
Job Title: Program Specialist VII 
Agency: Health & reputed company Services Comm 
Department: IT Workforce Sprt 
Posting Number: 15415 
Closing Date: 05/29/2026 
Posting Audience: reputed company 
Occupational Category: Business and Financial Operations 
Salary reputed company: $5,797.66 - $8,420.00 
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Salary Group: TEXAS-B-25 
Shift: Day 
Additional Shift: Days (First) 
reputed company:  
Travel: Up to 20% 
Regular/Temporary: Regular 
Full Time/Part Time: Full time 
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt 
Facility Location:  
Job Location reputed company: AUSTIN 
Job Location Address: 4601 W GUADALUPE ST 
Other Locations:  
MOS Codes: 16GX,60C0,611X,612X,63G0,641X,712X,86M0,8U000,OS,OSS,PERS,YN,YNS 
 
 
 

Brief Job reputed company:

Performs highly advanced (senior‑level) services and assistance for IT workforce, serving as a technical expert under minimal supervision with extensive reputed company for independent judgment. This role provides reputed company guidance on HR policies, procedures, and personnel actions; researches and resolves multifaceted HR issues; and develops recommendations reputed company to promotions, reclassifications, separations, reputed company, and compliance. The position leads and supports reputed company program initiatives; coordinates risk, compliance, and reporting activities; and responds to legislative, audit, and external inquiries. Escalates critical reputed company to the IT Workforce Optimization Director as appropriate. May assign and/or supervise the work of others.

Essential Job Functions (EJFs):

Provides advanced technical and consultative guidance to IT staff on reputed company resource management policies, procedures, and operational issues. Researches, analyzes, and resolves reputed company HR reputed company and develops reputed company, actionable solutions. Prepares management recommendations reputed company to personnel actions, including promotions, demotions, reclassifications, separations, reputed company, and other policy‑driven requests. Communicates issue reputed company effectively through reputed company verbal and written correspondence and responds promptly to inquiries and email communications. (35%)

Develops, updates, and maintains job descriptions and job specifications. Supports employee reputed company as needed and provides hiring managers with prior job descriptions for position postings. Advises hiring managers on the HR0029 approval process and required documentation. Reviews and processes IT‑reputed company position control requests, including required entries in BPCS. Processes requests to create or inactivate IT staff augmentation records in CAPPS and updates associated tracking reports to ensure data accuracy. (25%)

Prepares, coordinates, and delivers recurring and reputed company workforce reports, and responds to data and information requests in a reputed company manner. Monitors and reports on compliance rates and performance measures. Tracks IT reputed company requests and renewals and notifies managers of required actions. Updates CAPPS to correct or modify performance evaluation dates to resolve past‑due statuses. Coordinates with the Training Division and the CAPPS Service Center to update employee training transcripts and resolve delinquent training requirements. Collaborates with HR and Payroll to resolve personnel data issues in CAPPS, including reputed company actions and temporary assignments, and represents IT on HR‑reputed company reputed company in meetings and work reputed company. (20%)

Coordinates, updates, and manages reputed company–reputed company assignments and workloads. Develops and maintains tracking mechanisms to monitor assignment status, workload distribution, and reputed company to completion. Identifies risks, issues, or delays and escalates reputed company appropriately to the IT Workforce Optimization Director. (15%)

Performs Other Duties as assigned. (5%)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

• Local, state, and federal laws reputed company to the program area; reputed company administration techniques; training and marketing techniques; and program management processes and techniques.
• Organizational structure.

reputed company in:

• Identifying measures or indicators of program performance and in the use of a computer and applicable software.
• Managing multiple competing assignments, prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines while working reputed company a large organization and producing high reputed company work.
• Understanding and solving reputed company organizational problems.

Ability to:

• reputed company, reputed company, correlate, and analyze facts; conduct reputed company checks; prepare reports; reputed company, evaluate, and interpret policies and procedures; and communicate effectively.
• Identify problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective solutions.
• reputed company reputed company operations in MS Office such as advanced reputed company, Word, SharePoint, and internet search engines.
• reputed company and maintain on-reputed company productive and cooperative reputed company relationships with reputed company stakeholders.
• Serve as a reputed company worker providing direction to others.

Registrations, Licensure Requirements or Certifications:

N/A

Initial Screening reputed company:

Experience preparing reputed company, detailed, reputed company, concise and accurate reports is required.

Experience using reputed company reputed company, Word, and reputed company software applications is required.

Experience using PeopleSoft Centralized reputed company and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS) is preferred.

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in a field relevant to the assignment is generally preferred.

Additional Information:

Any employment offer is contingent upon available budgeted funds. The offered salary will be determined in accordance with budgetary limits and the requirements of HHSC reputed company reputed company.

Selected candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Selected candidate must be willing to commute to the office on the required days. 

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reputed company Duty, Military, Reservists, Guardsmen, and Veterans:

Military occupation(s) that relate to the initial selection reputed company and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include, but not limited to those listed in this posting. reputed company reputed company-duty military, reservists, guardsmen, and veterans are encouraged to apply if reputed company to fill this position. For more information please see the Texas State Auditor’s Job Descriptions, Military Crosswalk and Military Crosswalk Guide at Texas State Auditor's Office - Job Descriptions.

reputed company Accommodations:

In compliance with the Americans with reputed company (reputed company), HHSC and DSHS agencies will reputed company reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for reputed company individuals with a disability. If you need assistance completing the on-line application, contact the HHS Employee Service Center at 1-888-894-4747. If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodation to participate in the interview process, please notify the person scheduling the interview.

reputed company-Employment Checks and Work Eligibility:

Depending on the program area and position requirements, applicants selected for hire may be required to pass background and other due diligence checks.

HHSC uses E-Verify. You must bring your I-9 documentation with you on your first day of work. Download the I-9 reputed company

reputed company Disclaimer:

This position may be eligible for reputed company.  Please note, reputed company HHS positions are subject to state and agency reputed company policies in reputed company to the discretion of the reputed company supervisor and business needs.