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(2) part-time positions. 20-25hrs/week

AGENCY Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Criminal Information Center

JOB TITLE Systems Manager

NUMBER OF OPENINGS 2 part-time

HOURS 20-25hrs per week; must be available between 8-5pm CST Mon-Fri

ON-SITE or OFF-SITE Off-site. Travel to Jackson, MS may be required up to 3 times during the contract

ON-CALL REQUIRED 24/7 Must be available in case of emergency OVERTIME (40 hours) N/A

TRAVEL REQUIRED Occasional EXPENSES REIMBURSED Yes. Per state guidelines

ADDITIONAL NOTES

PROJECT NAME MCHS Support

PROJECT DETAILS MDPS-CIC is requesting the services of a contractor to assist in the upgrading, supporting and long-term maintenance of their Mississippi Criminal History System (MCHS). MDPS seeks to acquire the services of a contractor qualified to perform specific programming and development services for this system. MCHS is a mission-critical 24X7 system built using open source software products, along with state-owned custom-developed application software. The system is built on Red Hat Enterprise Linux running within a virtual machine. The PostgreSQL DBMS is used to store Mississippi criminal history repository data. Developed software is written in C and C with embedded SQL and in Java using JDBC. An extensive web interface is used for reporting, application management, and statistics. In addition, tailored web applications provide processing support to CIC staff for functions including court-ordered expunctions, arrest dispositions, civil background check requests, and repository maintenance. Shell and other scripting tools are used for system and application admin functions. Secure email using Postfix and Dovecot packages is used to interface with fingerprint scanning stations throughout the state and with the FBI NGI system.

JOB DESCRIPTION • Enhancements to applications

• Updates to interfaces (e.g., in alignment with updates to FBI EBTS specification)
• Regular monitoring of system logs and transaction errors to identify and correct/improve system operations
• Conduct research in response to CIC staff requests and identify/implement corrective action or provide information about system processing
• Coordinate with other vendors who support interfacing systems
• Hardware and software product refresh
• Implement new projects to provide new capabilities, including estimating, planning, development and training
• Maintain system and user documentation
• Support livescan and cardscan certification testing and operation

REQUIRED DEGREE Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Math or similar field

REQUIRED CERTIFICATION(S) None

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE # YEARS

UNIX (of any type) and/or Linux (of any type) 7

RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 or higher 5

RDBMS (of any type) 5

PostgreSQL 8.4 or higher 3

XML 5

HTML 5

Java 7

JDBC 3

Tomcat 6 or higher 3

Java Server Pages (JSPs)/Servlets/JavaScript 5

Scripting languages (such as Tool Command Language (Tcl)) 5

C/C with imbedded SQL (such as GNU C/C ) 7

Software Version Control systems (such as Apache Subversion) 2

ANSI/NIST-CSL 1-1993 or later - Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint Information 1

EFTS – FBI’s Electronic Fingerprint Transmission Specification and/or EBTS – FBI's Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification 1

Real-time network-based interfaces with multiple external systems (such as Nlets, FBI III, AFIS systems, law enforcement message switches) 3

Ability to investigate system problems and/or anomalies to identify root causes and implement corrective actions. 5

Ability to plan and schedule new development projects and hardware or software version migrations. 4

Ability to effectively communicate in English verbally and in writing No Min.

Ability to interact with functional users and technical staff regarding business and information technology needs No Min.

Ability to listen to system users and solve problems No Min.

Preference given to candidates with the below skills/experience. Must also meet minimum requirements.

Candidates with more than the required 1yr experience in the following requirements will take preference:

• ANSI/NIST-CSL 1-1993 or later - Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint Information
• EFTS – FBI’s Electronic Fingerprint Transmission Specification and/or EBTS – FBI's Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification
• JavaMail
• SMTP/SMTPS and POP3/POP3S email packages under Linux (such as Postfix and Dovecot)

Candidates with experience in the following real-time network-based interfaces will take preference:

• Nlets – National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
• III – FBI’s Interstate Identification System
• AFIS systems
• Law enforcement message switches