*Please respond to [email protected] Only.* *Title : AS/400 Support* Location : Harrisburg PA Duration : 4 months Rate: Open Engagement Type: Contract In person interview required SSN Full required
*Short Description:* Programmer is responsible for analysis, design, coding, component & assembly testing of all application code owned by the Application Team. Programmers typically are involved in maintenance (including production support), enhancement & development work. Complete Description: *OBJECTIVES OF ENGAGEMENT* The objective of this engagement is to contract for support to maintain the Dept. of Aging / DPW systems and databases related to the Dept of Aging Waiver and Block Grant financial processing and reporting system. The contractor's primary responsibilities will be to work with the Waiver and Block Grant System assignments to assess, design, develop, enhance, test and document new development and enhancements for the application. The consultant will provide development and implementation mentoring and expertise to departmental DEA staff throughout the Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC) process. *TASKS TO BE PERFORMED* 1. Analysis and Modify the Titile 19 Waiver into the Aging Block Grant 2. Analysis, document, code, test and implement report changes 3. Meet critical dates necessary for CMS Block Grant reporting. *GENERAL REQUIREMENTS* The contractor will provide services to maintain the Bureau's current information systems and databases primarily on the AS-400. Access to all Project/Documentation File materials must be available to BIS-DEA-HBSU personnel and their agents at any and all times. All documentation must be stored at a BIS-DEA-HBSU specified location. The contractor must: 1. Follow Dept of Aging/DPW standard processes and procedures. 2. Maintenance and new development initiatives must be approved by BIS and Program Office via the Change Control Board. 3. Provide technical support for change control assessments (i.e., Initial software change request, level of effort, risk/impact and mitigation strategies assessments, and associated work packages). 4. Coordinate with Program Office and BIS staff to test, validate, and ensure proper functionality and operational reliability of the systems platform (software & hardware) as per the approved software change requests and predefined business requirements (i.e., functional and non-functional). 5. Identify risks, risk severity levels, and propose risk mitigation strategies as stated in the Software Configuration Management plan. 6. Provide defect corrections as approved by BIS-DEA-HBSU staff and detail the status of each defect correction in the weekly report. 7. New software development shall follow the BIS approval processes, standards, and procedures. 8. Provide system support/enhancement for existing functionality. 9. Provide knowledge transfer and mentoring of Commonwealth of PA staff to ensure the timely completion of all tasks described in this statement of work. 10. Knowledge Transfer should occur during all phases of the project and continue until the project ends and the progress status of such transfers shall be contained in the weekly progress reports. Coordinate knowledge transfer plan with Commonwealth of PA manager. 11. Provide the necessary documentation of application/system defect correction following the PDA/DPW - Change Control Board Process 12. Provide Change Options and corresponding Change Options Resources: Feasibility, Scope, Identification of Elements, Resources, Skills, Time Estimate. 13. Provide PCR Status on ATS. 14. Maintain and update the PCR - Traceability Matrix as applicable to support provided.. 15. Assess, code and test approved software changes affecting respective application systems. 16. Code and test stored procedures fixes, database logical and physical structures. *CONTRACTOR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS* Understand AS/400 3 years required Cobol Programmer 3 years required AS/400 Control Language (CL) 3 years required AS/400 Database Management 3 years required AS/400 Online Transaction Screen Design and implementation 3 years required Microsoft Excel - 2-5 years required (version's XP and Office 7) Microsoft Office XP - Office 7 Suite Outlook for email correspendence MS Visual Basic 6 / Visual Basic 8 2-5 years desired but not required *Please respond to [email protected] Only.* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "KNOW.IT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/know_it_az?hl=en.
