Java Developer

The position will be utilized for 40 hours per week for the duration of this project. The selected candidate may be able to work flexible hours during the week to provide coverage on weekends. Total week hours (to include the weekend) should not exceed 40 unless approved in advance (i.e., hours worked on Saturday and/or Sunday would be deducted from hours worked Mon-Fri). This position would need to be available to support critical systems during business hours, on off-hours, and weekends.

The candidates will work closely with the Systems Integration Section Manager to identify, prioritize, schedule, and delegate workload and implementation to IT standards and procedures. The candidate will work closely with customers and subject matter experts for system design and testing.

This will also include compliance with DPH security policy/procedures as well as integrating systems, when possible, to streamline staff workflows, user security, and data correction.

Module support of the project.

* DPH will require that selected personnel sign the DPH confidentiality agreement and/or Business Associate (BA) agreement if applicable.
* DPH will not accept any offers including an up-lift charge. The rate paid per consultant must not exceed the maximum rate established for this position described in the State contract terms.
* Follow agency IT Standards, policies, and procedures to include documentation.
* All source code (compiled and un-compiled) will become the sole property of the South Carolina Department of Public Health. Any source code, data, product, or functionality resulting from this SOW or previously owned/developed by DPH will remain the sole property of DPH and is not to be incorporated into the core product of any vendor's application. Any modifications and interfaces developed under said contract will not be used by the contractor for any independent project of the contractor or published or publicized by the contractor without written permission of DPH.
* DPH has the final say on all programming choices.

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.

DPH Support:
DPH 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.
* A local workstation and required software.

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

REQUIRED EDUCATION: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a relevant field of work or equivalent work experience.

This is a remote position.