Author: epchelp

Request ID: EPC-8361-1 (911990928)

Network Security Engineer/Architect with SOC setup/governance, networking, Java/Python/PowerShell, Incident Response, IDS/IPS, Active Directory, VmWare, IBM Resilient/QRadar, STIG Hardening, Pub1075, Hybrid Cloud and Hyperconverged Infrastructure experience

Location: Columbia SC
Duration: 12+ Months

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):
– A sound knowledge of IT security procedures, common attack types and detection / prevention methods.
– Demonstrable experience of analyzing and interpreting system, security and application logs in order to diagnose faults and spot abnormal behaviors
– Good understanding of application protocols (HTTP, DNS, FTP, etc.) and networking protocols (TCP, UDP, ARP)
– In depth experience of other common devices, such as routers, switches, hubs
– Investigate problems escalated from Tier I.
– Refine existing Use Cases/Playbooks, creating new Use Cases/Playbooks,
– Refine and Create workflows in Incident Management Tools
– Organizational Skills
– Verbal Communication Skills
– Written Communication Skills

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
– Java, Python, PowerShell
– Understanding of technical and security domains fundamental to Investigation and Incident Response.
– Experience in setting up, improving a SOC or experience implementing SOC reporting and governance
– Experience of maintaining a secure enterprise network through configuring and managing typical Security Enforcing Devices, such as Firewalls, Proxies, IDS/IPS devices, HIDS/EPO.
– Experience with Palo Alto, Active Directory, VmWare, QRadar, PCap, Putty,
– Experience with SOC automation and workflow products such as IBM Resilient
– STIG Hardening
– Experience in projects involving Pub1075 regulations, implementations and / or audits
– Hybrid Cloud Architecture
– Hyperconverged Infrastructure

REQUIRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
• A Bachelor’s degree in information technology systems, computer science, or related field and two (2) years of experience in information technology systems or related area, an Associate’s degree in information technology systems, computer science, or related field and four (4) years of experience in information technology systems or related area, or a High School diploma and six (6) years of experience in information technology systems or related area.

PREFERRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
Preferred Industry Certifications in field.
– GCIH, GCTI, GCCC, GCWN, GSEC, CEH, GCIA, GCFA, GCFE, GREM, CCIM, CFCE, CCE, CIFI, CHFI, CCNA, CCNA Cyber Ops
– IBM Certified Associate Analyst – Security QRadar SIEM

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
This specific Statement of Work is for a Cyber SOC Lead Analyst to prevent, detect, investigate, and assist in directing remediation to cyber-attacks and threats against organization enterprise applications, networks, and services by investigating indicators of suspicious and malicious activity, and proactively discovering threats to organization. Individual must have 3 – 7 years’ experience as part of or ideally leading a CSIRT, CERT, SOC or Investigations team, including extensive SIEM experience.

This position requires previous security operational center experience – monitoring, investigating, alerting, and reporting security threats. It also requires previous experience in developing SOPs and documentation to help implement ITIL best practices and the NIST 800-53 framework.

Candidate will be required to explain previous experience in the following:
– Oversight and development of Use Cases, Playbooks/Runbooks, SOP.
– Network vulnerability and compliance scanning
– Review and interpretation of the results thereof
– Determination of severity and urgency when evaluating risk
– Working with system owners to determine if and when corrective action will be taken.

You will have a technical lead role, supporting the SOC I Analysts to find the threat actors attempting to attack client infrastructure. You will need to be a technical and professional leader, someone who enjoys training and mentoring teammates, and a person who can encourage and elevate the team.

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Cyber SOC Lead Analyst will ensure the effective operations of the SOC through the following:

Technical
– Proactively search for active intrusions in the client environment, recognizing potential, successful, and unsuccessful intrusion attempts and compromises thorough reviews and analyses of relevant event detail and summary information
– Work closely with escalation points to close out complex investigation
– Conducting holistic, investigative analysis and rating the risk associated with observed activity
– Review investigation escalations from SOC Analysts to ensure accurate analysis and provide advice/mentorship
– Refine and develop dashboards, queries and reports to continuously improve security situational awareness
– Maintain SOC documentation, procedures, processes and hardware and software inventory detail
– Demonstrate a sound understanding of security technologies and their function within a networked environment
– Adhere to corporate information security guidelines and promote information security among coworkers
– Develop reports (manual and automated) to support the development, collection, and reporting of Quality Assurance and Performance metrics.
– Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

Non-Technical
– To demonstrate highly technical thinking and knowledge, inspire confidence and credibility within a team
– Time management on multiple investigations, prioritizing
– Appetite to develop an understanding of most investigations, cyber threats and computer forensics.
– Taking control of high pressure situations and the attention to detail to precisely find the source
– A good team ethos and drive and be a self-starter.
– The ability to work unsupervised and under pressure
– Excellent verbal and written communication skills
– Provide feedback to team regarding product issues, enhancements and new features.
– Ability to ask pertinent questions of others.
– Proactively seek to identify, communicate and implement process related improvements.
– Effectively manage multiple tasks and activities concurrently and able to provide periodic status updates to key stakeholders
– Collaborate extensively with peers and management to resolve client issues while actively contributing to a growing knowledge network that improves the effectiveness of our team and the information available to our clients.
– Prioritize numerous issues of varying severity, and effectively manage the resolution of all issues within accepted service levels. This includes ownership of the data entered into the Helpdesk system and appropriately updating both client and appropriate employees of status of all issues on a timely basis.
– Good customer skills, be attentive to detail, and responsive to customer tickets
– Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

Experience
Administrative Organizational Skills Yes 8 Advanced Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Cloud cloud platforms / environments No 9 Intermediate Within 6 Months 1 – 2 Years
Documentation/Language Development of Structured Written Materials Yes 9 Advanced Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Miscellaneous Ability to deal effectively with the needs of technical peers, technical and user management, users, vendors, and staff members, and to communicate clearly and effectively in spoken and written form Yes 9 Advanced Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Network Security Security Information Event Management (SIEM) systems development / configuration Yes 2 Lead Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Network Security Experience in projects involving PCI/NIST security implementations and/or audits. No 8 Intermediate Within 2 Years 1 – 2 Years
Network Security IRS Safeguard Computer Security Evaluation Matrix (SCSEM) No 8 Intermediate Within 2 Years 1 – 2 Years
Networking & Directories Network security Yes 1 Lead Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Operating Systems/APIs PowerShell No 1 Advanced Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Programming Languages Java No 1 Advanced Within 6 Months 2 – 4 Years
Programming Languages Python No 1 Advanced Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Protocols Knowledge of networking protocols, including TCP/IP, HTTP, NTP, DNS, MLLP, NDM Yes 3 Lead Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Specialties ITIL Incident and problem management processes Yes 7 Lead Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Specialties Switches Yes 4 Expert Currently Using 4 – 6 Years

Request ID: EPC-8361-1 (911990928)

Security Analyst with SOC setup/governance, networking, Java/Python/PowerShell, Incident Response, IDS/IPS, Active Directory, VmWare, IBM Resilient/QRadar, STIG Hardening, Pub1075, Hybrid Cloud and Hyperconverged Infrastructure experience

Location: Columbia SC
Duration: 12+ Months

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):
– A sound knowledge of IT security procedures, common attack types and detection / prevention methods.
– Demonstrable experience of analyzing and interpreting system, security and application logs in order to diagnose faults and spot abnormal behaviors
– Good understanding of application protocols (HTTP, DNS, FTP, etc.) and networking protocols (TCP, UDP, ARP)
– In depth experience of other common devices, such as routers, switches, hubs
– Investigate problems escalated from Tier I.
– Refine existing Use Cases/Playbooks, creating new Use Cases/Playbooks,
– Refine and Create workflows in Incident Management Tools
– Organizational Skills
– Verbal Communication Skills
– Written Communication Skills

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
– Java, Python, PowerShell
– Understanding of technical and security domains fundamental to Investigation and Incident Response.
– Experience in setting up, improving a SOC or experience implementing SOC reporting and governance
– Experience of maintaining a secure enterprise network through configuring and managing typical Security Enforcing Devices, such as Firewalls, Proxies, IDS/IPS devices, HIDS/EPO.
– Experience with Palo Alto, Active Directory, VmWare, QRadar, PCap, Putty,
– Experience with SOC automation and workflow products such as IBM Resilient
– STIG Hardening
– Experience in projects involving Pub1075 regulations, implementations and / or audits
– Hybrid Cloud Architecture
– Hyperconverged Infrastructure

REQUIRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
• A Bachelor’s degree in information technology systems, computer science, or related field and two (2) years of experience in information technology systems or related area, an Associate’s degree in information technology systems, computer science, or related field and four (4) years of experience in information technology systems or related area, or a High School diploma and six (6) years of experience in information technology systems or related area.

PREFERRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
Preferred Industry Certifications in field.
– GCIH, GCTI, GCCC, GCWN, GSEC, CEH, GCIA, GCFA, GCFE, GREM, CCIM, CFCE, CCE, CIFI, CHFI, CCNA, CCNA Cyber Ops
– IBM Certified Associate Analyst – Security QRadar SIEM

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
This specific Statement of Work is for a Cyber SOC Lead Analyst to prevent, detect, investigate, and assist in directing remediation to cyber-attacks and threats against organization enterprise applications, networks, and services by investigating indicators of suspicious and malicious activity, and proactively discovering threats to organization. Individual must have 3 – 7 years’ experience as part of or ideally leading a CSIRT, CERT, SOC or Investigations team, including extensive SIEM experience.

This position requires previous security operational center experience – monitoring, investigating, alerting, and reporting security threats. It also requires previous experience in developing SOPs and documentation to help implement ITIL best practices and the NIST 800-53 framework.

Candidate will be required to explain previous experience in the following:
– Oversight and development of Use Cases, Playbooks/Runbooks, SOP.
– Network vulnerability and compliance scanning
– Review and interpretation of the results thereof
– Determination of severity and urgency when evaluating risk
– Working with system owners to determine if and when corrective action will be taken.

You will have a technical lead role, supporting the SOC I Analysts to find the threat actors attempting to attack client infrastructure. You will need to be a technical and professional leader, someone who enjoys training and mentoring teammates, and a person who can encourage and elevate the team.

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Cyber SOC Lead Analyst will ensure the effective operations of the SOC through the following:

Technical
– Proactively search for active intrusions in the client environment, recognizing potential, successful, and unsuccessful intrusion attempts and compromises thorough reviews and analyses of relevant event detail and summary information
– Work closely with escalation points to close out complex investigation
– Conducting holistic, investigative analysis and rating the risk associated with observed activity
– Review investigation escalations from SOC Analysts to ensure accurate analysis and provide advice/mentorship
– Refine and develop dashboards, queries and reports to continuously improve security situational awareness
– Maintain SOC documentation, procedures, processes and hardware and software inventory detail
– Demonstrate a sound understanding of security technologies and their function within a networked environment
– Adhere to corporate information security guidelines and promote information security among coworkers
– Develop reports (manual and automated) to support the development, collection, and reporting of Quality Assurance and Performance metrics.
– Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

Non-Technical
– To demonstrate highly technical thinking and knowledge, inspire confidence and credibility within a team
– Time management on multiple investigations, prioritizing
– Appetite to develop an understanding of most investigations, cyber threats and computer forensics.
– Taking control of high pressure situations and the attention to detail to precisely find the source
– A good team ethos and drive and be a self-starter.
– The ability to work unsupervised and under pressure
– Excellent verbal and written communication skills
– Provide feedback to team regarding product issues, enhancements and new features.
– Ability to ask pertinent questions of others.
– Proactively seek to identify, communicate and implement process related improvements.
– Effectively manage multiple tasks and activities concurrently and able to provide periodic status updates to key stakeholders
– Collaborate extensively with peers and management to resolve client issues while actively contributing to a growing knowledge network that improves the effectiveness of our team and the information available to our clients.
– Prioritize numerous issues of varying severity, and effectively manage the resolution of all issues within accepted service levels. This includes ownership of the data entered into the Helpdesk system and appropriately updating both client and appropriate employees of status of all issues on a timely basis.
– Good customer skills, be attentive to detail, and responsive to customer tickets
– Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

Experience
Administrative Organizational Skills Yes 8 Advanced Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Cloud cloud platforms / environments No 9 Intermediate Within 6 Months 1 – 2 Years
Documentation/Language Development of Structured Written Materials Yes 9 Advanced Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Miscellaneous Ability to deal effectively with the needs of technical peers, technical and user management, users, vendors, and staff members, and to communicate clearly and effectively in spoken and written form Yes 9 Advanced Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Network Security Security Information Event Management (SIEM) systems development / configuration Yes 2 Lead Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Network Security Experience in projects involving PCI/NIST security implementations and/or audits. No 8 Intermediate Within 2 Years 1 – 2 Years
Network Security IRS Safeguard Computer Security Evaluation Matrix (SCSEM) No 8 Intermediate Within 2 Years 1 – 2 Years
Networking & Directories Network security Yes 1 Lead Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Operating Systems/APIs PowerShell No 1 Advanced Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Programming Languages Java No 1 Advanced Within 6 Months 2 – 4 Years
Programming Languages Python No 1 Advanced Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Protocols Knowledge of networking protocols, including TCP/IP, HTTP, NTP, DNS, MLLP, NDM Yes 3 Lead Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Specialties ITIL Incident and problem management processes Yes 7 Lead Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Specialties Switches Yes 4 Expert Currently Using 4 – 6 Years

Request ID: EPC-8374-1 (96990928)

LINUX (RHCE/RHCT) Admin with UNIX, scripting/programming/automation, WINDOWS/VMWARE, CLOUD, SALTSTACK, BASH, PYTHON and GIT experience

Location: CLEMSON SC
Duration: 3-15 Months

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF LINUX, UNIX, AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES. ABILITY TO ADMINISTER AND ENSURE PROPER OPERATION, FUNCTION, AND PERFORMANCE OF SYSTEM SOFTWARE. ABILITY TO WORK IN A HIGHLY REGULATED HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT.

RHCT, RHCE, OR SIMILAR LINUX CERTIFICATIONS HIGHLY DESIRABLE.

GOOD SCRIPTING, PROGRAMMING, AND AUTOMATION ABILITIES.

THREE TO FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN A MIXED LINUX AND WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT WITHIN A VMWARE OR OTHER CLOUD BASED ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT.

SOFT SKILLS REQUIRED: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS (WRITTEN AND ORAL), ADAPTABILITY, SELF-MOTIVATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, ANALYTICAL THINKING, TIME MANAGEMENT, ABILITY TO WORK EFFECTIVELY IN A STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT, CUSTOMER FOCUSED, DETAIL ORIENTED, TEAM PLAYER

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

REDHAT BASED LINUX
LINUX
SALTSTACK (OR OTHER CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE)
BASH PROGRAMMING
PYTHON PROGRAMMING
GIT
VMWARE
SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKS

REQUIRED EDUCATION: HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND EXPERIENCE WITH ENTERPRISE LINUX SYSTEM.

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
MANAGES SYSTEMS SOFTWARE. PROVIDES TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN DEVELOPING, MAINTAINING, INSTALLING, AND USING OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SUBSYSTEMS FOR MISSION CRITICAL SYSTEMS.

35% – SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT TO CREATE, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN SYSTEM SOFTWARE ON MISSION CRITICAL SYSTEMS. TUNE SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE. TRACK SYSTEM CAPACITY. ENSURE SYSTEM STABILITY.
30% – COLLABORATE AND LIAISE WITH OTHER UNITS AND SERVE AS A TECHNICAL RESOURCE AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT.
15% – SERVE IN ON-CALL ROTATION. FOLLOW INDUSTRY STANDARD BEST PRACTICES AND CCIT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
10% – TRAIN AND ADVISE LESS SKILLED SYSTEMS PROGRAMMERS AND PROVIDE EXPERT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR OTHERS.
10% – CONTRIBUTE TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AS REQUIRED.

Experience
Administrative Problem Solving Skills Yes 3 Advanced Within 6 Months 6 + Years
Administrative Unix Administrator Yes 1 Advanced Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Administrative Verbal Communication Skills Yes 3 Advanced Within 6 Months 6 + Years
Administrative Written Communication Skills Yes 3 Advanced Within 6 Months 6 + Years
Database Platforms Performance Tuning Yes 1 Advanced Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Education RHCE Yes 2
Education RHCT Yes 2
Miscellaneous Analytical Skills Yes 3 Advanced Within 6 Months 6 + Years
Operating Systems/APIs Linux Yes 1 Advanced Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Programming Languages Relevant programming languages and scripting tools. Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Programming Languages Unix Shell Scripting Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 2 – 4 Years

Job Id: ePC-8363-1 (98490927)

ASP.NET Developer with MVC, C#, JQUERY, AJAX, SQL SERVER, DB2, TORTOISE SVN, RDLC REPORTING, VISUAL STUDIO, WEB SERVICES, DELPHI/PASCAL, AD-HOC, CDC, HIPAA and CJIS Experience

Location: Columbia, SC
Duration: 12 Months

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
1. ASP.NET
2. MVC
3. C#
4. JQUERY
5. AJAX
6. SQL SERVER
7. DB2
8. TORTOISE SVN
9. RDLC REPORTING
10. VISUAL STUDIO 2010/2012
11. WEB SERVICES

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
1. DELPHI/PASCAL
2. AD-HOC reporting skills
3. Administrative system experience related to human resource practices, Financial Billing, and data security practices for PI and PHI
4. Ability to establish positive working relationships with technical staff, customers and others involved in data-centric management.
5. Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
6. Experience with security and data classification related to CDC, HIPAA, and CJIS.
7. Knowledge of Information Technology Field, best practices, organization and operations

Category Name Required Importance Level Last Used Experience
Database Platforms DB2 Yes 7 Advanced Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Database Platforms MS SQL Yes 6 Advanced Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Packaged Applications MS VISUAL STUDIO 2012 Yes 9 Advanced Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Programming Languages ASP.NET Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Programming Languages C# Yes 3 Advanced Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Programming Languages JQUERY Yes 4 Advanced Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Programming Languages RDLC REPORTING Yes 9 Advanced Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Programming Languages SVN Yes 8 Advanced Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Software Framwork MS MVC Framework Yes 2 Expert Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Web Tools AJAX Yes 5 Advanced Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Web Tools WEB SERVICES (REST, SOAP, WSDL) Yes 9 Advanced Currently Using 2 – 4 Years

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
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 complex programming of agency computer systems as assigned.
• Modernization of legacy computer systems to ASP .Net MVC environment.
• Modification of existing computer systems to be compliant with agency security requirements.
• Migration and modification of existing computers 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 Tortoise SVN.
• 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 process 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 system environment residing at the State IT Data Center.
• Ability to plan, organize, review, implement associated project milestones to completion.
• Recommend and assist in the design of system architectures to align with organizational strategic business objectives.
• Requires mastery technical and business knowledge in multiple disciplines/processes.
• Provide updates to the Project Team.
• Assist with 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

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 where it may be necessary for work to be completed outside traditional business hours when deploying production systems 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.

Payment Schedule:
All timesheets shall be entered and approved in a timely manner per State contract terms. The State will not pay any extra costs (i.e. Travel, employee benefits, insurance, room and board, etc.) for temporary employees under this contract.

Client will provide:

• All required information including formulas, data, and mechanisms to check output.
• Staff to assist with any application or data questions.
• Conference rooms and scheduling for any application demos.
• Workstation and required software.

REQUIRED EDUCATION: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a relevant field of work or equivalent work experience.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS: NONE

Request ID: EPC-8351-1 (910490926)

UI/UX Developer with VB.Net, HTML5, CSS, HTML, XML, JavaScript, ASP, Axure, UXPin, Sketch and healthcare experience

Location: Columbia, SC
Duration: 12 Months

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
• Bachelor’s Degree in Technical or Business Field
• Experienced with HTML5,CSS, VisualBasic, HTML, XML, Java, and ASP
• Expert in rapid prototyping with Axure, UXPin, Sketch, or equivalent
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong cognitive ability especially with respect to understanding, documenting, and describing complex technical subjects

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
• Prior experience working in areas of emerging technology and driving new points of view and capabilities.
• JavaScript
• Experience with defining and creating highly functional UX design and prototyping in a fast paced evolving environment.

REQUIRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
BACHELORS DEGREE IN TECHNICAL OR BUSINESS FIELD

Experience
Administrative Verbal Communication Skills Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Administrative Written Communication Skills Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Education Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business field Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Miscellaneous Visual Basic .NET Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Programming Languages CSS Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Programming Languages HTML5 Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Programming Languages Java Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Programming Languages JavaScript Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Programming Languages XML Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Web Tools Rapid Prototyping – Axure, UXPin, Sketch, or equivalent Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Web Tools UI/UX Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Additional Skills: • Prior experience working in areas of emerging technology and driving new points of view and capabilities.

Role Summary/Purpose
Works under general supervision and participates in the design and development of internet/intranet systems. May work independently or as a part of a team. May serve as senior technical staff member for assigned projects. May coach more junior technical staff. General Characteristics: Integrally involved in the development and support of all Internet/Intranet/Extranet sites and supporting systems. Works closely with other IT groups and customers to define the system design and user interface based on customer needs and objectives. Participates in all phases of the development and implementation process and may act as a project manager on special projects. Ensures the integration of the web servers and all other supporting systems by using message-based middleware and interfacing with relational databases. Be knowledgeable of best-practices for building secure web applications. Responsible for developing client-side scripting and server-side application code. Extensive knowledge in using programming languages such as Visual Basic, HTML, XML, Java, and ASP. May require a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related area and 7+ years of experience in the field or in a related area.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:
• Quality experiences that work across browsers and devices
• Intuitive user interfaces/experiences
• Facilitate continuous testing of interfaces and experiences
• Designs will be responsive
• The resource will be working on multiple efforts including the development of a new microsite design will
be highly user friendly and compatible with latest technologies and latest browsers working directly for the
ICD-10 program director then moving to working for the MMIS replacement manager.
• Works within the Agile/Scrum process to develop a culture of continuous improvement
• Collaborate with marketing and other business teams and customers to understand requirements and
define software UI/UX
• Work to develop common, rich user interfaces and reusable components for enterprise-class websites and
ecommerce sites
• Produce interactive prototypes that meet business requirements and provide context for UI Engineers

Professional Skills:
• Strong communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Self-starter, with a keen interest in technology and highly motivated towards success
• Must show initiative and desire to learn business and technology subjects
• Able to work independently and provide updates to management
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent problem-solving skills; proven teamwork and communication skills
• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting

Request ID: EPC-8360-1 (915890926)

Healthcare/SOA PM with BA/documentation and Medicaid/human services/HIT/MMIS/DHHS experience

Location: Columbia SC
Duration: 12+ Months
Remote : 20%

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
• Demonstrates sound supervisory skills with efforts to promote equal opportunity
• Experience with developing software solutions based on SOA
• Ensures that all reporting and documentation for the MES Program are processed with high quality.
• Able to interpret and document business requirements to meet both state and federal requirements.
• Able to formulate technical resolutions to business issues.
• Able to troubleshoot and resolve problems.
• Able to work closely with others in a team environment.
• Able to work independently, self-motivated.

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
• Direct experience working on technical projects in Medicaid and/or human services bureaucracy organizations.
• HIT/MMIS/DHHS, certification courses and/or job related trainings.
• Advanced management skills.
• Direct experience managing development operations units for large, multi-vendor system integration projects.

REQUIRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
Bachelors in IT, Business or equivalent experience

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
Within project schedules and other defined deadlines, candidate will provide functional and technical services including:
• Performs fundamental supervisory and leadership functions in accordance with Department policies and
procedures, best practices and Federal and State rules and regulations, especially with regard to Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) standards. Maintains an effective organizational team and
motivates diverse staff to accomplish mission critical operations and objectives. Promotes workforce
engagement.
• Directs the MES Program by defining project objectives and scope by reviewing the MITA Standards and
related regulations to determine time frames, available funding, procedures and various phases of the
project life cycle. Manages and directs the program to ensure compliance with State and Federal
regulations and awards.
• Direct Management of client technical team, contract solution providers, and Medicaid Enterprise
System Integrator (MESI) vendor. Strategic coordination of all project level contributions to the overall
program effort utilizing MESI tools and development resources.
• Responsible for designing, managing, and incrementally improving a development operations unit
dedicated to the creation of an integration hub and enterprise data warehouse (EDW) based on service-
oriented architecture (SOA) principles.
• Development of enterprise data services for client-sponsored IT projects, including (but not limited to)
the Member Management Replacement Program (MMRP), the Replacement MMIS Program, and the
Integrated Case Management Information System (ICMIS) Program.
• Responsible for building the MES leadership team at the program and project level by implementing
concept of product and business ownership for all MES-related projects.
• Effective communication and risk management in conjunction with IV&V at the program level and Steering
Committee at the Enterprise level.
• Develops the program budget and manages expenses within the allocated budget.
• Develops and implements a plan for communication throughout the agency. In conjunction with the Office
of Communications, provides regular updates and status reports to federal entities, agency management
and executive staff.
• Seeks opportunities for professional development for self and key program staff. Opportunities could be
conferences related to HIT/MMIS/DHHS, certification courses related to job trainings or senior
management skills.

Experience
Administrative Problem Solving Skills Yes 1
Administrative Verbal Communication Skills Yes 1
Administrative Written Communication Skills Yes 1
Miscellaneous Interpret business process and business data models Yes 1
Miscellaneous REPORTING AND ANALYTICS PRINCIPLES, THEORIES, CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES TO SUPPORT CREATION OF REPORTS/DASHBOARDS FOR INVESTMENT FUNCTIONALITY Yes 1
Miscellaneous Teamwork Yes 1
Program Management Supervisory Leadership Experience Yes 1
Specialties Business Analysis experience Yes 1
Specialties Documentation Yes 1

Request ID: EPC-8364-1 (98490925)

Healthcare PM (PMP/CSM/Product Owner) with BA, effort estimation, resource allocation, risk management and Medicaid experience

Location: Columbia SC
Qty: 2
Duration: 12 Months

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
– 3 years or more in project management skills
– Project planning experience, including effort estimation on technical tasks and resource allocation
– Experience working with risk management, including risk triggers and managing risks to project plan tasks
– Ability to create and document key project management documents and artifacts

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
– Medicaid or Healthcare Delivery Systems
– Business Analysis experience
– Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
– Scrum Master and/or Product Owner Certification
– Bachelor’s Degree or Higher

Experience
Miscellaneous Project Planning Yes 1 Advanced Within 2 Years 1 – 2 Years
Program Management Experience working with risk management Yes 1 Advanced Within 2 Years 1 – 2 Years
Program Management Project Management experience Yes 1 Advanced Within 2 Years 1 – 2 Years

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
– Responsible for overall coordination, status reporting and stability of project oriented work efforts.
– Establishes and implements project management processes and methodologies for the IT community to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards and meet customer expectations.
– Responsible for assembling project plans and teamwork assignments, directing and monitoring work efforts on a daily basis, identifying resource needs, performing quality review; and escalating functional, quality, timeline issues appropriately.
– Responsible for tracking key project milestones and adjusting project plans and/or resources to meet the needs of customers.
– Coordinates communication with all areas of the enterprise that impacts the scope, budget, risk and resources of the work effort being managed.
– Assists Program Manager(s) in partnering with senior management of the business community to identify and prioritize opportunities for utilizing IT to achieve the goals of the enterprise.
– Must possess extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools, resource management practices and change management techniques.
– Manages one or more cross-functional projects of medium to high complexity.
– More senior role has responsibility for multiple large, complex projects with greater impact to the enterprise.

The Project Manager – Advanced will interact with staff, other team members, all levels of management and internal and external organizations, including vendors performing outsourced work, in the compilation and management of information needed for project plans, portfolio/program plans, metrics, reports and project management documentation.

Job Id: ePC-8370-1 (99390926)

Natural Developer with ADABAS Experience

Location: Columbia, SC
Duration: 9 Months

Category Name Required Importance Level Last Used Experience
Administrative Verbal Communication Skills Yes 1
Specialties ADABAS Yes 6 Intermediate
Specialties Natural Yes 9 Expert

Scope of the project:
This position will be utilized for production support and software development. This assignment will provide application development programming support Health Insurance Legacy Systems developed in Adabas and Natural. Programmer will work closely with business units and IT analysts responsible for supporting the Health Insurance systems.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:
Under general supervision the contractor will provide onsite instruction, assistance, and support for up to three permanent staff members for the analysis, modification, testing, and implementation of changes to the PEBA’s Computer Systems.

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):
Natural
Adabas

Required Education:
College degree.

Request ID: ePC-8356-1 (913190925)

Java/MuleSoft/ServiceMix Developer with JMS, WS-*, SOA, Open Source, openAPI, REST, Linux, AWS EC2, MongoDB, Node.js, React.js, Angular.js, Kubernetes and healthcare experience

Location: Columbia, SC
Duration: 12 Months

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
• Master’s degree in computer science
• Experience delivering in waterfall, scrum, agile, and other methodologies
• 5+ years demonstrated expertise designing, implementing, and supporting Enterprise-grade technical solutions meeting complex business requirements
• Integration architecture experience with MuleSoft, ServiceMix or any equivalent.
• Experience with Tomcat, XML, JMS, WS-*, SOA integration, API Management technologies and standards
• Knowledge of Open Source architectures and/or past contributions to open source projects
• Design, development and operations experience with highly-available, scalable, and fault tolerant systems
• Experience designing public and private enterprise secure services using openAPI and REST based APIs
• Experience profiling and troubleshooting Java application code
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong cognitive ability especially with respect to understanding, documenting, and describing complex technical subjects

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
• Linux essentials/ AWS EC2 instance and security setup
• MongoDB experience
• Node.js, React.js / Angular.js experience
• Kubernetes experience

Role Summary/Purpose

The Software Developer (JAVA) – Consultant professional will be responsible for developing the design and software for the back-end processes to support the provider application as well as integration for the replacement MMIS system. This solution is Single Page Application that will use Spring MVC/ Mule 3.5 ESB SOA patterns for the API implementation.

This position requires knowledge and experience with these environments as well as experience in detailed requirements analysis, software design and development, testing, and deployment. Creation of the associated artifacts and the communication skills to clearly articulate the goal of the development and the tradeoffs for solution selection are critically important. We are looking for candidates with a broad set of technology skills to be able to design and build robust solutions on a pioneering Medicaid engagement which includes scaling component solutions and operational data stores.

In this role, you will support the Replacement MMIS Technical manager for provider and reference application design and development which will include requirements for screening and validation for provider applications. Implementation of business rules guiding the provider interactions with agency policies (such as periodic revalidation of provider credentials) and responses to queries for any data regarding the provider actions form a limited number of sources. Implementation of security layers for protection of the provider and member PHI is also a feature that must be defined and implemented as a part of this back-end processing

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:
• Support Replacement MMIS Technical and project Manager(s) and development leads with Development, implementation and integration of a robust Provider management system ;
• Ensure that component planning/activities are aligned with the Integration Strategy;
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Business Analysts and Subject Matter Experts on the provider and integration component requirements of the Replacement MMIS Initiative
• Collaborate with client agency staff and vendors on the implementation requirements of the provider integration for the Replacement MMIS.

Work environment and other skills:

• Prior experience working in areas of emerging technology and driving new points of view and capabilities.
• Experience with defining and creating highly functional design and coding in a fast paced evolving environment.
• Experience in robust development ensuring low defect products and the ability to articulate the design and implementation details in a way that is clearly understandable across a wide range of personnel with differing backgrounds and levels.
• Solid testing and validation skills and understanding of simulated data
• Experience delivering end-to-end solutions
• Self-starter, with a keen interest in technology and highly motivated towards success
• Must show initiative and desire to learn business and technology subjects
• Able to work independently and provide updates to management
• Excellent problem-solving skills; proven teamwork and communication skills
• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting

Job Description: Design, develop, document, test, and debug new and existing software systems and/or applications for market sale or large-scale proprietary software for internal use. Use Java programming language and related software development technologies such as Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE), JavaServer Pages (JSP)/Servlets, or JavaServer Faces (JSF). Serve as technical expert on development projects. Participate in full development life cycle including requirements analysis and design. Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements. Support, maintain, and document software functionality. Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation. Analyze code to find causes of errors and revise programs as needed. Participate in software design meetings and analyze user needs to determine technical requirements. Consult with end-user to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs. Recognized as expert in field, knowledgeable of emerging trends and industry practices. Conducts the most complex and vital work critical to the organization. Works without supervision with complete latitude for independent judgment. May mentor less experienced peers and display leadership as needed. Typically requires 7+ years of experience or equivalent combination of experience and education.

Administrative Verbal Communication Skills Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Administrative Written Communication Skills Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Education Master’s Degree Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Packaged Applications Tomcat Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Program Management Waterfall Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Programming Languages API Management approach Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Programming Languages Java Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Programming Languages XML Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years
Specialties Experience testing in an Agile/Scrum environment Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 4 – 6 Years
Specialties Expertise designing, implementing, and supporting Enterprise-grade technical solutions meeting complex business requirements Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 6 + Years

Additional Skills:
• Integration architecture experience with MuleSoft, ServiceMix or any equivalent.
• Experience with Tomcat, XML, JMS, WS-*, SOA integration, API Management technologies and standards.
• Knowledge of Open Source architectures and/or past contributions to open source projects.
• Design, development and operations experience with highly-available, scalable, and fault tolerant systems.
• Experience designing public and private enterprise secure services using openAPI and REST based APIs.
• Experience profiling and troubleshooting Java application code.
• Linux essentials/ AWS EC2 instance and security setup
• MongoDB experience
• Node.js, React.js / Angular.js experience
• Kubernetes experience

Request ID: EPC-8355-1 (911090925)

EDI Developer with 5010 X12, mapping, SQL, VB/scripting, Actian Data Connect/Pervasive Data Integrator, IHUB, C++, COBOL, TSO, JCL and healthcare experience

Location: CLEMSON SC
Duration: 12 Months

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
2+ years in healthcare EDI
5010 X12 healthcare transactions
EDI mapping experience
SQL
Visual Basic or similar scripting language

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.

Soft skills Required: Effective Communication Skills (written and oral), Adaptability, Flexibility, Self-motivation, Problem Solving, Analytical Thinking, Time Management, Ability to work effectively in a stressful environment

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
The most important preferred skills are the Actian Data Connect/Pervasive Data Integrator and IHUB
Actian Data Connect or Pervasive Data Integrator
IHUB
C++
Mainframe COBOL, TSO, JCL, etc.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business field required.

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
Work collaboratively with the Medicaid Services MMIS Team to make technical and design specifications, code, debug, unit test, and integration test coding changes specifically to the Medicaid AXIOM Translator Application. Support Quality Assurance staff during QA, User Acceptance, and External Testing by making needed coding changes, processing files, and interpreting test results. Support the EDI Operations team by resubmitting files, explaining X12 compliance errors, and explaining the logic used to format fields in the translator maps. Investigate questions from various users. Monitor production translator servers, output folders, and emails to be aware of any problems. Communicate effectively in both written and spoken communication. Work collaboratively with Clemson staff and other contracted staff. Effectively manage work tickets with Numera Footprints software, which will entail ticket monitoring, reporting status and creating reports for management/clients. Position also requires being oncall for production support of the translator a week at a time on a rotating basis with other members of the team.

Experience
Administrative Interpersonal Skills Yes 2 Expert Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Database Platforms MS SQL Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Development Tools MS Visual Basic Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Education Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business field Yes 1
MMIS – Medicaid Management Informaiton System 5010 X12 HEALTHCARE TRANSACTIONS Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
MMIS – Medicaid Management Informaiton System HEALTHCARE EDI Yes 1 Expert Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Program Management SOFTWARE PROJECT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT Yes 2 Expert Currently Using 2 – 4 Years
Additional Skills: