System Software Programmer - Project Lead

Company / Department culture

(why do you enjoy working for the company – selling points for potential candidates) :

DPH has recently migrated its primary server environment to the State IT Data Center.   Although the primary migration has occurred, additional remediation efforts are required to get that environment into a segmented framework and upgrade to newer operating systems.   Due to the volume of systems, interdependencies, servers, and security remediation efforts currently underway, additional resources are needed to support these efforts. The team will ensure systems are set up following industry best practices to ensure strategic initiatives and compliance with federal and state regulatory laws and ensure business continuity.    These individuals will focus on the modernization of legacy computer systems, assist with modifications to computer systems to ensure upgrade compatibility from older to newer platform environments, application modifications to meet state and agency security standards, assist with application evaluation and build specifications, and follow industry best practices.    Emphasis will be placed on supporting administrative systems and work in a team environment responsible for these efforts.   Reporting functionally will be focused on Microsoft RDLC, SSRS, and O365 PowerBi.

Candidates should be self-motivated, team-oriented, work under limited supervision, and respond to priority tasks as needed.   Candidates must also be able to form productive working relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds and at all organizational levels.

WHY IS THIS POSITION OPEN (new role, increased workload, new dept, resignation,

promotion)? If backfill Position – What separated the candidate you initially selected from

all the other resumes presented?

This is an existing position to continue efforts to develop highly complex integrated solutions

in a team setting related to Financial and Personnel systems supported by the Administration

Applications Section

WHAT TYPES OF STAFFING CHALLENGES OR HEADACHES HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED IN THE

PAST?

• SUPPLIERS MISLEADING CONTRACTORS ON REMOTE WORK
• RESUMES THAT DON’T MATCH WORK EXPERIENCE RELATED TO THE POSTING.
• STATED YEARS OF EXPERIENCE RELATED TO A TECHNOLOGY CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED

ON THE RESUME.

COMMUNICATION DUE TO WORKING A SECOND JOB

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES :

Participate in a team environment comprised of DPH staff to assist with the

remediation and upgrade of administration transactional systems residing on agency

servers migrated to the State IT Data Center. Emphases for the Programmer candidates

will be on the modernization of legacy computer systems associated with

Administrative systems, assisting with modifications of those computer systems to

ensure upgrade compatibility from older to newer platform environments, application

modifications to meet state and agency security standards, assisting with application

evaluation and build specifications, and implementing industry standards following the

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Specific Programmer duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the

following :

including design architecture, configuration, writing, testing, and

documentation to the complex programming of agency computer systems as

assigned.

environment.

security requirements.

to newer platform environments, following industry best practices.

continuity.

resolution.

recovery procedures and provides Tier 2 technical support.

security requirements.

Firefox, etc.).

database migration from DB2 to SQL database.

and streamline backend processes where possible.

applications assigned.

solutions currently in place and remediation to the system environment residing

at the State IT Data Center.

to completion.

organizational strategic business objectives.

disciplines / processes.

with agency standard cyber security policy design related to information risk

management, designation of data as to criticality, confidentiality, and

protection. (NIST 800-53, FISMA, SC InfoSec Requirements

etc.)

The position will be utilized for 40 hours per week for the duration of this project. The

selected candidates should be able to work flexible hours, as it may be necessary to

complete work outside traditional business hours during production system rollouts.

The candidates will work closely with the Administration Applications Section

Manager to identify, prioritize, and schedule workload and implementation to IT

standards and procedures. The candidates will work closely with customer and subject

matter experts for the system design and testing.

Module support of the project.

agreement and / or Business Associate (BA) agreement if applicable.

consultant must not exceed the maximum rate established for this position

described in the State contract terms.

contract.

documentation.

the South Carolina Department of Public. Any source code, data, product, or

functionality resulting from this SOW or previously owned / developed by DPH

will remain the sole property of DPH and is not to be incorporated into the core

product of any vendor's application. Any modifications and interfaces

developed under said contract will not be used by the contractor for any

independent project of the contractor or published or publicized by the

contractor without the written permission of DPH.

DPH Support : DPH will provide :

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER

OF IMPORTANCE) : 1. ASP.NET, MS MVC

FRAMEWORK

2. C#, VISUAL STUDIO, .NET

FRAMEWORK 4.5 / 4.8

3. JQUERY

4. AJAX

5. SQL

6. DB2

7. GIT

8. WEB SERVICES

9. RDLC REPORTING, POWER

BI.

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF

IMPORTANCE) :

1. SUBVERSION (SOURCE CONTROL)

2. ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM EXPERIENCE

RELATED TO HUMAN RESOURCE

PRACTICES, FINANCIAL BILLING, AND

DATA SECURITY PRACTICES FOR PI AND

PHI

3. ABILITY TO ESTABLISH POSITIVE

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH

TECHNICAL STAFF, CUSTOMERS, AND

OTHERS INVOLVED IN DATA-CENTRIC

MANAGEMENT.

4. EXCELLENT WRITTEN, ORAL, AND

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

SKILLS

REQUIRED EDUCATION : Bachelor's

or Master's Degree in a relevant field

of work or equivalent work

experience.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS : NONE

Requirements

Required Skills :

5+ years of experience with ASP MVC Framework

5+ years of experience with C#

5+ years of experience with Visual Studio

5+ years of experience with .Net Framework

5+ years of experience with SQL

3+ years of experience with DB2

Version Source Code (TFS, GIT)

Admin system experience related to HR Practices, financial billing, and data security (PI, PHI)

Certification

Education

License

Other

Skill

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, or related