Job Description Summary
This position will support and maintain existing Rhapsody, .
NET-based applications and infrastructure, assist with troubleshooting and automation, and play a key role in planning and guiding a modernization effort for legacy systems. The resource will also contribute to evaluating and recommending technologies and tools to support the modernization of our disease surveillance and data infrastructure.
Critical Requirement
A critical requirement for this role is strong experience with the Rhapsody Integration Engine and Integrated Disease Surveillance Systems (IDSS), as the contractor will be responsible for managing and enhancing public health data exchange workflows. Familiarity with Oracle PL/SQL is a plus and will support data-related tasks but is not a primary focus of the role.
Public Health Data Exchange Responsibilities
- Manage and optimize data exchange processes between external organizations, DPH, and CDC
- Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot interfaces using the Rhapsody Integration Engine
- Maintain and enhance HL7 message routing, transformations, and mappings
- Troubleshoot and maintain the NEDSS Base System (NBS)
- Implement upgrades and new functionality/modules (e.g., pages)
- Maintain ancillary systems such as NBS Utilities and the ELR data store
- Extensive experience with Rhapsody Integration Engine, including interface development, message transformation, and troubleshooting
- Strong SQL development and troubleshooting skills
- Proficient in C# and .NET Framework
- Experience with Windows Server administration
- Familiarity with IIS (Internet Information Services)
- Power Shell scripting for automation and maintenance
- General Windows OS troubleshooting and support
- Ability to contribute to daily and weekly planning and architectural discussions for system modernization
- Experience evaluating and recommending modern technologies and tools for data systems
- Ability to support public health data exchange systems and workflows
Nice to Have
- Experience with Oracle PL/SQL
- Familiarity with HL7 or FHIR standards
- Experience using TFS (Team Foundation Server)
- eCR (electronic case reporting)
- ELR (electronic lab reporting)
- Azure DevOps
- Experience with SMTP and SFTP protocols
- Understanding of public health messaging vocabularies and clinical coding systems such as LOINC, SNOMED, and ICD-10-CM
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of NBS/NEDSS systems and workflows
Required/Desired Skills
- Rhapsody Integration Engine, including interface development, message transformation, and troubleshooting
- SQL Development and troubleshooting
- eCR (electronic case reporting)
- ELR (electronic lab reporting)
- Azure DevOps
- HL7 or FHIR standards
- Requirements Analysis Interpreting user needs and translating them into functional specifications
- Critical Thinking Evaluating complex problems to identify effective solutions
- Process Optimization Identifying inefficiencies and recommending improvements to workflows or systems
- IIS Configuration/Management
- Windows Server Administration
- Knowledge of NBS/NEDSS system and workflows