Sr. App Engineer-Oracle / Filenet

Designs, modifies, develops, writes and implements software programming applications. Supports and / or installs software applications / operating systems. Participates in the testing process through test review and analysis, test witnessing and certification of software.

Software Engineer capabilities with 8 or more years of experience, relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, performs a variety of complicated tasks, may lead and direct the work of others, may report directly to a project lead or manager, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

L. Start and End Dates for the work

Approximately, August 5, 2008 to July 30, 2009, with 2 one-year options to extend at the discretion of the State of Michigan.

Duties will include :

• Participate in workgroup(s) to determine system requirements based on federal guidelines, state mandates, program-area changes, and user group feedback;
• Analyze state and federal reporting requirements, as necessary;
• Determine complex system changes;
• Understand inter-system relationships;
• Understand performance implications associated with requested and recommended solutions;
• Recommend new technology improvements that support requested and recommended solutions;
• Determine system architecture changes necessary to implement major project enhancements;
• Analyze and implement service requests to create new system functionality and change existing system features;
• Assist with testing and provide quality assurance checks for system changes;
• Provide documented solutions for migrating changes and enhancements to training and production systems;
• Track updates to systems with version control software.
• Provide staff training as necessary.
• Train State Staff – As new processes are developed State staff will need to be trained in them. State staff should also be trained in the processes used to support the interfaces.
• Project Manager for the consolidation of the county units for the Oracle Financial Application for Regional and Dual county merges.
• Oversee / complete outstanding coding and data merge activities for the consolidation effort for Oracle Financials.
• Provide administrative support for the Filenet Software package.
• Provide Oracle Financials administrative support for each of the Oracle Instances within the application including the 9 to 10g Database upgrade connectivity
• Provide Unix Support for Oracle Financials
• Provide Software Promotion process support to staff along with Quality Assurance standards for the application of Oracle Financials
• Provide support for maintenance of Oracle 6I Forms and Reports within Oracle Financials
• Provide other technical support as needed in the area of the various interfaces that Oracle Financials communicates with, MAIN, CIMS,IV-E Waiver, and Income Tax Offset, MIDB and Bridges
• Provide support for the Background Check Interface for the Michigan State Police
• Provide support for MiSDU custom code for Bank Reconciliation within Oracle Financials
• Provide support for Oracle Financials in the area of Supplier Data cleanup activities within the database
• Provide web administrative support for Performance Architect, Performance Management Course, and Online registration course and its connectivity to the MIDB along with its security modules.
• Provide administrative support for the Registrar application and its components

F. Any specific regulations, requirements or expertise applicable, including specific background / security checks required.

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