What are the responsibilities and job description for the AWP Technical Specialist position at Novalink Solutions?
Job Description
Technical Specialist serves as SME for AASHTOWare Project software, analyzes data, creates User Stories, engineering / re-engineering current / future processes, develops SQL queries, XML interface changes, works as part of a SCRUM team to deliver software.
- THIS IS A TEMP TO PERM POSITION. After the initial contract engagement, the manager would like to hire the contractor full-time dependent on satisfactory performance. The salary range for the new permanent position is anticipated to be in the range of $67,900 - $101,851(max) per year. NCDIT / NCDOT do not offer sponsorship for the full-time role. Only candidates available to work full-time without sponsorship will be considered for this position.
- The candidate has to be located in NC. Only candidates living in NC will be considered.
- T he candidate will need to use their own equipment from home to remote into the worksite (PC set up in the organization).
- This position requires in person interviews.
This position will be serving as a Technical Specialist / Expert SME for AASHTOWare Project's Preconstruction, Civil Rights and Labor, and Data Analytics modules and responsible for defining User Stories NCDOT software implementation and enhancement request. Individuals should have strong general knowledge of application development and architecture principals, and knowledge of AWP modules / products. They are responsible for ensuring team comprehension of technical and functional concepts to support working with the development team and Preconstruction Product Manager. Work will include documenting NCDOT User Stories specific to NCDOT Bidding and Letting business processes using AWP software, but may also work on User Stories with other AWP Modules as needed. This position will perform this work by developing Use Cases, Test Cases, Test Scripts, UX modifications using XML, reporting using SQL, in an Agile / DevOps software development team. This position will be responsible for software quality for new enhancements as assigned, ensuring the highest possible quality outputs and reducing technical debt through adherence to AWP implementation Best Practices and Standards provided by AASHTO and its vendor. This person will provide support for Pilot projects in development, and designing integrations with other legacy NCDOT applications and systems (SAP / SharePoint, etc.) This position will be responsible for meeting with NCDOT stakeholders to gather intelligence, and demonstrate system capabilities. This position is responsible for working with other analysts and developers to break down the design into milestones and work items, tracking status of progress, managing communication and dependencies both to the technical team, and to the business customer as needed. This individual will also coordinate test validation and rollout for functional components, ensuring customers are informed & trained with sufficient help & training materials. Our preferences are for familiarity and experience with AASHTOWare Project Preconstruction modules, DOT preconstruction, letting processes, considerable experience performing complex analysis, agile development conventions such as SCRUM, and general familiarity with Agile development life cycle in a state level Department of Transportation(DOT). This individual will work directly for the NCDIT-Transportation Letting and Compliance Systems (LCS) manager.
Requirements
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Experience with AASHTOWare Project (AWP) software, especially Preconstruction, Civil Rights & Labor Data Analytics modules
Required
Years
General knowledge of software development methodology, enterprise systems and industry or professional standards
Required
Years
Experience with writing technical documentation
Required
Years
Excellent written and verbal communications - easily understands and is easily understood by others in highly collaborative, fast-paced teams
Required
Years
Experience with using SQL for querying databases, analyzing data and exporting / reporting out results
Required
Years
Experience using XML, especially in the context of modifying application user interfaces and editing exported system files
Required
Years
Experience with supporting product changes / change management
Required
Years
Experience with identifying, documenting, troubleshooting, validating, and resolving customer and system issues
Required
Years
Experience reviewing / analyzing software technical specifications and identifying relevant support information
Required
Years
Experience creating visualizations / process diagrams
Required
Years
Experience using Azure DevOps as part of an Agile team
Required
Years
Experience with collaborative prototyping & demo for new solutions
Required
Years
Experience writing training documentation for end users
Required
Years
Experience with process engineering, and creating supporting visualizations
Required
Years
General knowledge of IT technologies, architecture, infrastructure, and data center operations
Highly desired
Years
General knowledge of market analysis data analysis techniques and conventions
Highly desired
Years
Experience with project coordination
Nice to have
Years
Experience with MS Teams environment
Nice to have
Years
Experience with large systems that require integration with other enterprise systems (legacy systems, SharePoint, SAP, etc.)
Nice to have
Years
Salary : $67,900 - $101,851
