Java Development and Government experience - North Carolina –Dept of Health and Human Services

The NC Department of Health and Human Services is seeking to fill a short term (approx. 12 month) contractor assignment for a Interfaces Developer contractor to assist with design and development of components to support required system interfaces for North Carolina's Health Benefit Exchange (HBE) within NC Families Accessing Services through Technology (NC FAST) Program using Cúram Software. This position will have significant responsibilities as part of NC FAST HBE development and work closely with Senior Technical Consultants on interface design and development issues, and may act in the role of senior technical developer.

Duties include but are not limited to: leading requirements gathering sessions to identify interfaces that satisfy the business requirements, developing requirements that support the collection, integration and transformation of large volumes of data with data structures ranging from simple to highly complex, designing and implementing complex SOA solutions using the WebSphere suite of products, participating in systems analysis and gap analysis for building quality interfaces, analyzing and modifying existing programs, debugging programs, writing specifications, and developing and executing system testing. These activities will involve analyzing requirements and specifying/implementing necessary modifications using solid understanding of database design concepts including tables, fields, attributes and relationship cardinality to create application modules, consider security protocols, design solution strategies, and enable interface mechanisms. Responsibilities also include reporting statuses to the NC FAST Project Manager, and adhering to DHHS policies and procedures.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements:

Required:
* Experience with Java, Websphere, Web Services, SOAP, JMS, WSDL, XML, Oracle, and/or experience with Enterprise Service Bus or Service Oriented Architecture constructs for data transfer and interfaces.
* Minimum of three (3) years of experience in programming and design of large scale web--based distributed systems.

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Highly Preferred:
* Cúram V6 Certified Developer
* Experience with Oracle ETL tools such as Oracle Warehouse Builder or Oracle Data Integrator.
* Experience with the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM)
* Integration architecture development experience using tools such as IBM Message Broker or Websphere ESB

Other Requirements:

All work must be performed on State premises.
Some local travel may be required.



*** NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE - Vendors will be contacted if an applicant interview is desired.

Evaluation Criteria:

1. Hourly Rate
2. Applicable Skills and Experience
3. Interview Evaluation
4. Availability