Scope of Project:
This project will be to support the framework functionality of the State’s MM. The project’s development and testing period must ensure release prior to January 1, 2014. Clemson University’s Medicaid Information Technology Services (MITS) team develops and operates systems on behalf of the State’s Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS). Clemson’s MITS team will be responsible for the project management and oversight of this project.
Daily Duties / Responsibilities:
The Software Engineer is responsible for assessing, designing, developing and implementing the States Member Management replacement project and any other projects assigned. The consultant will as part of a small development team under the direction of Clemson’s technical project manager for new technology development.
Required Skills (Rank In Order Of Importance):
The Software Engineer role has two major functions: design and development/implementation.
• WEB-BASED DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN: DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT ENTERPRISE LEVEL WEB-BASED SYSTEMS, ENTERPRISE DEFINED IN TERMS OF SYSTEM SCOPE AS WELL AS NUMBER OF USERS. PLAN FOR RESPONSIVE USER INTERFACES INCORPORATING MODERN WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGIES (SUCH AS AJAX) AND MOBILITY NEEDS (SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS). STAY ABREAST OF INDUSTRY-DIRECTIONS AND TRENDS AND CONTINUALLY EVALUATE THEM FOR POTENTIAL IMPACT AND/OR USE IN THE ARCHITECTURE.
• SOFTWARE ENGINEERING: DESIGN AND DEVELOP JAVA APPLICATIONS INCORPORATING INDUSTRY-STANDARD FRAMEWORKS WHERE APPROPRIATE (SUCH AS SPRING OR STRUTS OR HIBERNATE). PLAN FOR HIGHLY AVAILABLE AND SCALABLE APPLICATIONS. INCORPORATE SERVICES INTO SYSTEM DESIGN WHERE APPROPRIATE. COORDINATE AND PLAN THE WORK OF JAVA DEVELOPMENT TEAMS.
• SOFTWARE PROJECT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT: EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT AND UTILIZE MODERN WEB-BASED SOFTWARE INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES INCLUDING AN AGILE/SCRUM-BASED METHODOLOGY, USE OF INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS, STRONG EMPHASIS ON UNIT TESTING AND PARTICIPATION IN COMPLETE SOFTWARE LIFECYCLE FROM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN THROUGH TESTING AND DEPLOYMENT. ASSIST END-USER AND BUSINESS ANALYSTS IN TURNING BUSINESS NEEDS INTO INCREMENTAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND SPRINTS. SERVE AS A CHAMPION FOR QUALITY SOFTWARE AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES.
• COMMUNICATION: COMMUNICATE WITH A BROAD MIX OF STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM REPLACEMENT PROJECTS INCLUDING BUSINESS USERS, ANALYSTS, SOFTWARE ENGINEERS, DATABASE ARCHITECTS AND ADMINISTRATORS (DBAS), QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEERS (QA), SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE STAFF, AND SUPPORT STAFF.
• Willingness and ability to effectively engage with people and organizations on a continuous basis.
Software development team members to possess the following technical skills:
(1) Application Servers: JBoss, WebSphere, Bea WebLogic, Apache Tomcat
(2) Frameworks: Struts, Spring MVC, Spring, Hibernate
(3) BPM: BizAgi and familiarity with BPM Concepts
(3) Rules Engine: ILOG, Corticon, OPA or some major vendor product experience
(4) ESB: Familiarity with WebSphere or open source products.
(5) JAVA: J2EE, Java Server Pages, Servlets, Tag Libs, Enterprise Java Programmer for Java 2 Platform 1.4
(6) Database: Microsoft SQL/Oracle, Schema Design, ER Diagrams, Normalization, SQL Optimization, Data Migration
(7) Languages: Java, JSTL, EL, JavaScript, SQL, JQUERY
(8) Platforms: UNIX/Linux, WindowsXP, Oracle
(9) Architecture: UML, MVC, Presentation, Business and Integration Tier Design Patterns. O/R Persistence Frameworks.
(10) Integrated Development Environments: Eclipse
(11) SDLC: Requirements Analysis. Interactive Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Lean.
Candidates who enjoy working on complex, change-oriented projects with motivated team members will find this position attractive.
Preferred Skills (Rank In Order Of Importance):
• Knowledge of healthcare and related insurance principles and processes.
• Medicaid eligibility system/business operations experience.
• Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) experience
• Medicaid operations experience.
• Public sector and/or academic environment experience.
Required Education:
Bachelor’s degree in a technical, business, or field. Master’s degree preferred.
Required Certifications:
None required. Java J2ee Server and/or related J2EE certification preferred.
Nick Huffman
22nd Century Technologies, Inc.
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