Solicitation Reference Number
529400684R

Customer Name
Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Category
Applications/Software Development

Customer Entity Name
Health and Human Services Commission

Title
Software Engineer

Level
Software Engineer 3

Estimated Hours
2,000

SSR Status
Posted

Number of Positions
1

Status
New

# of Resumes Allowed
1

Candidates Submitted

Full/Part Time
Full Time
IT STAFFING SERVICES SOLICITATION UNDER
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES
IT STAFF AUGMENTATION CONTRACT (ITSAC)
RFO DIR-CPO-TMP-445 Solicitation Reference Number: 529400684R Working Title: Software Engineer 3 Title/Level: Software Engineer 3 Category: Applications/Software Development Full Time

I. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

Texas Health and Human Services Commission requires the services of 1 Software Engineer 3 , hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of Software Engineer 3, Applications/Software Development and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission .

All work products resulting from the project shall be considered "works made for hire " and are the property of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Health and Human Services Commission will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).
Develops software solutions by studying information needs, conferring with users, and studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes. Investigates problem areas. Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming.
The Department of Information Resources (DIR) requires the services of One Software Engineer hereafter referred to as Worker, who meets the general qualification of Cloud Data Architect and the specifications outlined in this document for Health & Human Services Commission - Social Services Applications team. The Cloud Data Architect will provide strategic guidance in the development process, make technical decisions regarding solutions and explain how they will impact the organization.
As part of HHSC IT Applications - Social Services Applications initiatives, the Cloud Data Architect will be responsible for:
•Provide services in relation to data modeling, data integration, data warehousing, data governance, and data security
•Develop migration strategies from on-premises databases to cloud-native database technologies
•Develop, update and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support changing business requirements
•Design and implement data architectures that enable efficient data storage, retrieval and analysis
•Ensure data integrity, security, and performance for all databases
•Design and implement data integration solutions to enable seamless dataflow across systems
•Collaborate with cross functional teams to implement cloud-based data integration solutions
•Perform database optimization, capacity planning and performance monitoring
•Provide expertise with data migration and data archival in AWS cloud
•Provide expertise on AWS Cloud database infrastructure
•Design and implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions to minimize database downtime for planned/unplanned outages
•Perform database tuning, benchmark techniques, database sharding, table partitioning, horizontal/vertical scaling, user load, identification/measuring bottlenecks, system optimization
•Leads and ensures HHSC best practices and methodologies are applied to the design, deployment, and operations in the cloud.
•Supporting DevOps functions to best utilize cloud resources with software configuration management and continuous integration tools.
•Other duties as assigned.

Education

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in computer science, computer information systems, engineering, or management information systems is preferred.

Certification:
•Cloud Solutions Architect Certification
•Cloud Infrastructure Certifications

II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity. Years Required/Preferred Experience 8 Required Experience with data modeling, data integration, data warehousing, data governance, and data security 8 Required Experience developing migration strategies for on-premises databases to cloud-native database technologies 8 Required Experience developing, updating and maintaining conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support changing business requirements 8 Required Experience designing and implementing data architectures that enable efficient data storage, retrieval and analysis 8 Required Experience designing and implementing high availability and disaster recovery solutions to minimize database downtime for planned/unplanned outages 8 Required Experience with Oracle and/or PostgreSQL in HA deployments and Expertise in data storage 8 Required Experience migrating Oracle RAC/Exadata infrastructure to a public cloud environment 8 Required Experience designing and implementing effective and efficient data models 8 Required Experience with database performance tuning benchmark techniques, database sharding, table partitioning, horizontal/vertical scaling, user load, identification/measuring bottlenecks, system optimization 8 Required Hands-on experience with Agile development, Program management/project management experience for large cloud migrations 8 Required Hands on experience with database services like RDS, RDS Proxy and other Data Services. 8 Required Experience with replication of databases and other types of data. 8 Required Experience transforming data into cloud native storage and other formats. 8 Required Experience using standard concepts, practices, and procedures of cloud technology, including Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). 8 Required Hands-on experience with adjacent technology areas including Security, Identity / Access Management and Monitoring. 6 Preferred Hands-on experience as a platform engineer for Cloud platform 6 Preferred Hands-on experience with CI/CD methodology 6 Preferred Hands-on development experience for mobile and tablet platforms 6 Preferred Experience with APIs design and implementation. 6 Preferred Experience with Web services and RESTful APIs 6 Preferred Experience with Monitoring tools 6 Preferred Experience with DevOps tools GitLab, Jenkins, and Container
III. TERMS OF SERVICE

Services are expected to start 02/01/2024 and are expected to complete by 08/31/2024 . Total estimated hours per Candidate shall not exceed 2000 hours. This service may be amended, renewed, and/or extended providing both parties agree to do so in writing.
IV. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION

Services shall be provided during normal business hours unless otherwise coordinated through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission . Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM , excluding State holidays when the agency is closed.

The primary work location(s) will be at 1609 Centre Creek Dr. Suite 100 Austin, TX 78754 . Any and all travel, per diem, parking, and/or living expenses shall be at the Candidate's and/or Vendor's expense. Texas Health and Human Services Commission will provide pre-approved, written authorization for travel for any services to be performed away from the primary work location(s). Pre-approved travel expenses are limited to the rates and comply with the rules prescribed by the State of Texas for travel by its classified employees, including any requirement for original receipts.

The Candidate(s) may be required to work outside the normal business hours on weekends, evenings and holidays, as requested. Payment for work over 40 hours will be at the hourly rate quoted and must be coordinated and pre-approved through Texas Health and Human Services Commission .
V. OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Remote work

Location: within the state of Texas

Interviews will be conducted through Microsoft Teams