Senior/Staff/Principal Digital Acquisition Consultant (CMS)

Experience in government procurement, acquisitions, or contract management, specifically for digital services or complex IT systems

Proven ability to translate policy or statutory requirements into technical and operational specifications

Experience working in highly regulated, delivery-oriented, or project-based environments

Strong understanding of modern technology procurement, including "Build vs. Buy" frameworks and outcome-based contracting

Experience guiding cross-functional teams and holding delivery accountability through launch

Track record of owning a procurement, product, or program implementation strategy end-to-end across multiple stakeholders, including navigating competing priorities to keep things moving

We want to give you the most competitive salary possible. After all, you deserve it! To that end, we use the results of our interview process to determine what salary is most appropriate given your current level of seniority. For a Digital Acquisition Consultant at Skylight, the current salary ranges are as follows:

Associate Digital Acquisition Consultant: $90,000–$125,000

Digital Acquisition Consultant I: $120,000–$140,000

Digital Acquisition Consultant II: $135,000–$160,000

Senior Digital Acquisition Consultant: $150,000–$185,000

Staff Digital Acquisition Consultant: $170,000–$203,000

As a Digital Acquisition Consultant, you’ll partner with state Medicaid agencies and CMS to transform how government buys the technology that powers public benefits. This is a high-stakes, delivery-oriented role focused on helping states navigate the "policy-tech boundary" to implement new federal requirements.

You won't just be drafting paperwork; you'll be a strategic advisor translating complex statutory requirements into clear operational needs. You’ll help states move away from prescriptive, task-based contracting toward outcome-oriented strategies that ensure eligible people maintain their coverage. Operating across multiple states under tight deadlines, you’ll use modern procurement playbooks and agile methods to help agencies build, buy, and ship the right technical solutions.

Translate statutory requirements into clear operational needs for state Medicaid, IT, and procurement staff

Analyze existing state eligibility systems and landscape gaps to guide states on whether to build, buy, configure, or leverage shared services like open-source options or CMS tools

Coach states to shift from prescriptive Statements of Work (SOWs) toward Statements of Objectives (SOOs) focused on measurable results and human-centered outcomes

Skylight is a digital consultancy using design and technology to help government agencies deliver better public services.

We’re at the forefront of a civic movement to reinvent how all levels of government serve families, patients, and many others in today's digital world.

If you want to play a part in driving this critical movement forward, we’d love for you to join our growing team of public interest technologists.

The work we do matters.