Job Description
Job Description
SCDHHS is the State Medicaid Agency for South Carolina. The Medicaid Management
Information System (MMIS) Replacement is one of the largest Information Technology projects
the State will undergo.
Now is the time to join SC DHHS in building a better tomorrow, today. If you thrive on being
challenged, interacting with diverse technical teams and using your expertise to imagine,
innovate and explore, then SC DHHS in Columbia, SC is the best place for you.
Here the best and brightest technical experts will come together and use cutting-edge
technologies to solve some of the State’s toughest problems. Realize your potential today. Join
us in an environment where you’ll find endless learning opportunities, career growth and
development, and a culture committed to innovation.
SCOPE OF THE PROJECT :
The Replacement Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) project is one of the
largest IT projects for the State of South Carolina. It is a multi-year effort to replace the State’s
aging MMIS and related applications with more modern capabilities along with corresponding
business operations services.
POSITION : SOFTWARE DEVELOPER (JAVA) -
CONSULTANT
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Role Summary / Purpose
The Systems Software Programmer – Consultant will support the Enterprise Services
organization by designing complex solutions in one key area :
The Senior Developer will be responsible for designing and developing software
solutions that focus on industry standards in software engineering.
Solutions will primarily use Java EE framework utilizing a mix of open source and Commercial-
off-the-Shelf platforms.
This position requires knowledge and experience with these environments as well as experience
in detail requirements, analysis, software design and development, testing, and deployment.
Creation of the associated artifacts and the communications skills to clearly articulate the goal
of the development and the tradeoffs for solution selection are critically important. We are
looking for candidates with a broad set of technology skills to be able to design and build robust
solutions on a complex Medicaid engagement which includes scaling component solutions and
operational data stores.
In this role, you will support the Enterprise Services organization for solution design and
development utilizing Enterprise Architecture standards, Software Engineering best practices,
and SOA component principles. Role-based security permissions for protection of Medicaid data
is also a feature that must be defined and implemented as a part of solutions.
Daily Duties / Responsibilities :
Boot, Spring Cloud, Python, AWS, Azure
CosmosDB)
DynamDB, SQS / SNS)
SQL)
infrastructure scripting
GitOps platforms
DevOps, AWS CodePipeline
DevOps teams.
REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE) :
Python enterprise application
development
AWS and Azure architecture and
services
and automation experience
microservices, distributed systems,
and cloud-native design
Kubernetes, Git, CI / CD pipelines
experience
PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE) :
emerging technology and driving new
points of view and capabilities
ensuring low defect products and the
ability to articulate the design and
implementation details
understanding of simulated data
REQUIRED EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS :
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or
equivalent experience
RequirementsRequired Skills
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
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15+ years in Java, Spring Boot, Python enterprise application development
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6+ years Strong experience in both AWS and Azure architecture and services
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6 + years Advanced Python scripting and automation experience
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6+ years Deep knowledge of microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native design
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6+ years Expertise with Docker, Kubernetes, Git, CI / CD pipelines
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6+ years Strong SQL & NoSQL experience
Preferred Skills
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6+ Prior experience working in areas of emerging technology and driving new points of view and capabilities
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6+ Experience in robust development ensuring low defect products and the ability to articulate the design and implementation details
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6+ Solid testing and validation skills and understanding of simulated data
Java Developer • West Columbia, SC, US