W-2 ONLY Federal

No subs -No sponsorship

100% remote

Mon -Fri 8am-5pm. Must be able to work EST standard hours. Could be occasional after-hours/weekend support. Will be coordinated as-needed.
This is EST Hours - please ensure candidates submitted understand and can work this time zone. We do not require the candidate(s) to reside in the Eastern Time Zone, but they will be required to work in the EST. We prefer people to start between 7 & 9 AM (finishing between 4 & 6 PM).

Team / Project Lead Experience Preferred.
This position will support the agency’s Electronic Disease Surveillance System, currently the Conduent Maven “SCION” system. This will include system configuration, query and workflow optimization, data integration, data warehousing and reporting, software upgrades, system validation and testing, researching and troubleshooting issues, code reviews and check-ins, and environment synchronization. This position may also help support Lab systems, integration development, and CDC Data Modernization Efforts.

Emphasis for the programmer candidate will be on the Electronic Disease Surveillance System, currently the Conduent Maven “SCION” system. This will include related upgrades and enhancements, creation and modification of system integrations, and implementation support including configuration, testing, troubleshooting, and documentation. They will independently troubleshoot complex system issues, review logs and remediate errors. The candidate will lead technical and program area staff providing guidance on configuration, data modeling, workflows, data denormalization and reporting. The programmer will perform advanced SQL queries and data optimization, back-end integration (i.e. HL7 v2.x / FHIR, XML, ELRs, CDAs / eICRs into Maven), and implement process and performance improvements. The position will plan and provide testing and validation support and guidance. They will document functional requirements, technical processes, and workflows as needed. Work will use agency frameworks following agency, industry, and security guidelines and best practices.

The candidate will provide Tier 2 support for existing lab testing, lab information systems, disease surveillance systems and integrations including but not limited to OpenELIS, PHINMS, Rhapsody, REDCap, Power BI, and other in-house systems.

Required Education: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field and/or 7 or more years of relevant work experience.

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
1\. Java Experience
2\. Tomcat / Apache
3\. MS T-SQL (STORED PROCEDURES, ADVANCED QUERIES, OPTIMIZATION)
4\. XML / XSD / XSLT
5\. Hibernate (Java)
6\. Configuration Management
7\. Release Management
8\. Source Code Management (SVN, Git)
9\. Azure DevOps / JIRA / Remedy
10\. HL7 (V 2.3.1 - 2.5.1)

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
1\. Team / Project Management
2\. Conduent Maven
3\. PUBLIC HEALTH / DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS / LIMS EXPERIENCE
4\. LOINC / SNOMED
5\. Ant
6\. Performance Testing
7\. WEB SERVICES (REST, SOAP, WSDL)
8\. LYNIATE RHAPSODY SOFTWARE (V 6+)
9\. Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
10\. CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND PROBLEM RESOLUTION