if interested, send resume to collinsd@lesr-it.com

Decision on candidates will not occur for up to 2 months or more.


-ongoing O&M support for new MPAS (Pension Admin System) and over 25 key external interfaces and reports


Senior Computer Programmer (4 TOTAL POSITIONS)

Individuals in this category shall participate in all phases of software development and maintenance. Emphasis is on analysis, programming, testing, and documentation. These individuals shall have a minimum of 8 years of technical experience that includes extensive experience in systems development. A substantial portion of this experience must directly relate to the technologies identified in Section 2.3 above, business knowledge and skills in the pension administration function, or both. When taken as a whole, the Senior Computer Programmers assigned to the TO Agreement – the Master Contractor’s proposed team- must possess a balance of both business and technical experience. The Senior Computer Programmer position is a technical position and all proposed personnel who qualify for this labor category must be technically-focused systems development professionals.

Work experience in retirement and pension applications is preferred.
Senior Computer Systems Programmer (1 POSITION)

The Senior Computer Systems Programmer shall perform project management tasks with oversight and coordination of the TO Contractor’s development team. This individual shall participate in all phases of software development and support, including analysis, requirements definition, design, programming, testing, implementation, documentation, and all steps involved in successful change management.
An individual in this category shall have a minimum of 12 years experience in information systems design, software development, technical, and project management experience which includes extensive experience in application programming and experience using the technologies identified.

TECHNOLOGIES:
Contractor, on an on-going basis, shall provide the ability to support and modify application programs while utilizing structured software development techniques, including:
Programming skills using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005/2008 to produce VB.NET and ASP.NET program code;
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (and preferably also 2008) database skills;
Knowledge of rules engines in general, with ILOG preferred, and of systems design that separates business rules from the executing software code;
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) design concepts;
Familiarity with BizTalk; and
Experience operating within a formal Change Management and Control regime.
Contractor shall be proficient with standard Microsoft Office software products such as:
MS-EXCEL software which will be used to facilitate compilation, review, and reconciliation for testing pension application modifications;
MS-WORD word-processing software which will be used for documentation;
MS-ACCESS database system (some VBA and/or SQL helpful);
MS-PROJECT for routine project management and reporting functions; and
MS-OUTLOOK/EXCHANGE for routine email communication inside/outside the Agency.