Job DescriptionJob DescriptionDPH 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?
Rebid.
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.
• CONTRACTOR TRYING TO CHANGE SCHEDULE ONCE HIRED
• CONTRACTOR TRYING TO CHANGE TO REMOTE WORK ONCE HIRED
• SUPPLIERS NOT ENSURING VISA IS VALID FOR DURATION OF PROJECT
• CONTRACTOR ABILITY TO PERFORM JOB DUTIES AND RESPOND TO TEAM
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:
• Perform complex programming functions, assistance, and technical advice,
including design architecture, configuration, writing, testing, and
documentation to the complex programming of agency computer systems as
assigned.
• Modernization of legacy computer systems to ASP.Net MVC or CORE
environment.
• Modification of existing computer systems to be compliant with agency
security requirements.
• Migration and modification of existing computer systems in older environments
to newer platform environments, following industry best practices.
• Ensure maximum system uptime for critical components to ensure business
continuity.
• Diagnoses, isolates and de-bugs software problems and performs problem
resolution.
• Monitors systems capacity and performance, plans and executes disaster
recovery procedures and provides Tier 2 technical support.
• Adheres to Information Technology application development standards and
security requirements.
• All code to be checked in and out through code repository Git.
• Ensure applications are compatible in major web browsers (IE, Chrome,
Firefox, etc.).
• Ensure supporting system database connection strings are updated to support
database migration from DB2 to SQL database.
• Add required functionality to existing systems to retire active mainframe forms
and streamline backend processes where possible.
• Prepare and maintain system documentation and architecture diagrams for
applications assigned.
• Work in a collaborative effort to conceptualize total systems and/or product
solutions currently in place and remediation to the system environment residing
at the State IT Data Center.
• Ability to plan, organize, review, and implement associated project milestones
to completion.
• Recommend and assist in the design of system architectures to align with
organizational strategic business objectives.
• Requires mastery of technical and business knowledge in multiple
disciplines/processes.
• Provide updates to the Project Team.
• Assist with the development of policies and procedures to conform and comply
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
http://admin.sc.gov/technology/information-security/policies-and-procedures,
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.
REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF
IMPORTANCE):
1. 5+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH ASP MVC
FRAMEWORK
2. 5+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH C#
3. 5+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH VISUAL
STUDIO
4. 5+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH .NET
FRAMEWORK
5. 5+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH SQL
6. 3+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH DB2
SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER
OF IMPORTANCE):
1. VERSION SOURCE CODE
(TFS, GIT)
2. ADMIN SYSTEM
EXPERIENCE RELATED TO
HR PRACTICES, FINANCIAL
BILLING, AND DATA
SECURITY (PI, PHI)
SOFT SKILLS:
1. ABILITY TO ESTABLISH POSITIVE
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH
TECHNICAL STAFF, CUSTOMERS, AND
OTHERS INVOLVED IN DATA-CENTRIC
MANAGEMENT.
2. EXCELLENT WRITTEN, ORAL, AND
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
SKILLS
REQUIRED EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in
Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, or
related
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS: NONE
RequirementsSkill Type
Skill Name
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill5+ years of experience with ASP MVC Framework
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill5+ years of experience with C#
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill5+ years of experience with Visual Studio
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill5+ years of experience with .Net Framework
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill5+ years of experience with SQL
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkill3+ years of experience with DB2
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkillBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, or related
Skills
Skill Type
Skill Name
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkillVersion Source Code (TFS, GIT)
CertificationEducationLicenseOtherSkillAdmin system experience related to HR Practices, financial billing, and data security (PI, PHI)