Provide a short description of the Position:
Design, develop and implement solutions for multiple applications and projects for the Office of Mental Health. The NICS Index contains records provided by local, state, and federal agencies about persons prohibited from receiving firearms under federal law. All records in the NICS Index are considered "federally disqualifying records” and will prohibit the transfer of a firearm. Among the records in the NICS system are those including the names of individuals who have been adjudicated as having a mental disability or committed to a mental institution. This includes critical projects that handles patient records and financial information.
Provide a list of the day-to-day tasks to be performed by the Selected Candidate:
Daily Tasks will include but are not limited to the following:
Execute full software development life cycle (SDLC)
Use Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 or higher and write code using MVC Architecture, .Net, JavaScript, Angular, Ajax, HTML, XML and WCF.
Prepare scripts to create and modify existing Oracle tables, create indexes, constraints, triggers, views, etc., code stored procedures and packages, convert and migrate data when necessary.
Diagnose and troubleshoot various rules, calculations, and data issues on application reports using Crystal Reports.
Mentor and assist other programmers, both state and consultant, providing guidance for debugging, troubleshooting, securing and deploying applications, data access, data communications and system architecture configurations.
Use a source code repository, such as GIT-SCM, Tortoise GIT or Sourcetree, or TFS for checking source code in and out, and branching off new versions of the source code.
Work within the IT Service Management System to take in incidents and service requests for the application, as well as request services from other ITS groups.
Coordinate service requests with various ITS Chief Operating Office personnel for releases and changes for the application.
Diagnose and debug production issues reported via ITSM. Escalate critical calls as necessary and join bridge calls to assist in diagnosis.
Report status of current tasks and outstanding issues to supervisor.
Is this a Full or Part-Time Position?
Full-Time
What are the daily work hours?
8-hour work-days between the hours of 7:30 am and 6 pm. Monday – Friday with 1/2 hour unpaid lunch
Is telecommuting allowed for this position?
Yes
If YES, note if negotiable or list the percentage allowed/number of days allowed per week
50% after 90 days
What is the format of the Candidate interview?
Webcasting
If Webcasting, is Candidate required to be on camera?
Yes
What type of software is typically used by the Agency?
Microsoft/Oracle
What type of hardware is typically used by the Agency?
Dell and Client
Position Mandatory Qualification (Per Attachment 7, Section 1.2.4)
Position Job Title: (Per Attachment 4)
Systems Developer
Develops and implements applications and programs for the backend processing systems used in businesses and organizations.
Position Skill Level: (Per Attachment 4)
Expert
84+ months: Candidate is able to provide guidance to large teams and/or has extensive industry experience and is considered at the top of his/her field.
Position Requested Qualifications (Per Attachment 7, Section 1.2.5)
108 Months Experience as lead developer on projects performing and implementing systems design, configuration, deployment, troubleshooting, performance tuning, preventative maintenance and security procedures.
108 Months Experience in using Microsoft Visual Studio to design & develop complex n-tier web applications using ASP.NET/MVC/Razor and/or C#
96 Months Experience interpreting and analyzing business requirements and building the logic within an application's code to meet those requirements
85 Months Writing SQL and PL/SQL queries, updates, stored procedures, functions and cursors, and Oracle SQL query optimization using Oracle 11G or higher
96 Months Experience with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) application integration including development of secure .Net web-services using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), SOAP/Restful APIs, message and queue processing
36 Months Experience designing & implementing applications which contain Health Care data that fall under HIPAA Protected Health Information (PHI). Full understanding of HIPPA compliance
36 Months Experience developing web applications that conform to requirements contained in Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0)
36 months Experience developing and maintaining web applications that utilize HTML, XML, JSON, AJAX, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap and Cascading Style Sheets.
48 months Experience developing reports with Crystal Reports version 10 or above and invoking them from .NET applications.
Additional Information Requests:
Are there additional security requirements for the Authorized User?
Yes
Mandatory ITS Security Agreements, HIPAA and OMH Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement (CNDA)
Will additional training potentially be required during the Engagement?
Yes
Candidate will attend all New York State/GOER and Agency mandated training programs, including Internal Controls, Prevention of Workplace Violence, Sexual Harassment Prevention, Information Security and In house sessions to acquaint the candidate with the OMH applications the candidate will be supporting.
What type and/or manner, of knowledge transfer is requested during the Engagement?
During the term of this assignment, knowledge transfer from the consultant/project team to State employees will be mandated. The knowledge transfer plan will be a written plan with details determined by the state team lead in collaboration with the selected consulant according to the specific program needs.