Senior Business Systems Analyst , Raleigh, NC , Client: State of North Carolina

[Kiran Abhavannagari]

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Title: Senior Business Systems Analyst (State Experience Required)

Location: Raleigh, NC

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Client: State of North Carolina

 

Job Description:

* Candidate must be available to work on-site.

The NC Department of Health and Human Services - Division of Public Health is seeking Senior Business Analysts to support the business process and requirements analysis and implementation of Data Modernization Initiative project.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

• The NC Department of Health and Human Services - Division of Public Health is seeking a short-team Senior Business Analyst / Technical Writer to support the business process analysis and requirement gathering towards procurement and implementation of the Data Modernization Initiative project.
• RESPONSIBILITIES
• Conducts stakeholder analysis
• Conducts market research and analysis
• Identifying and documenting current and future state process workflows
• Creating User stories and acceptance criteria
• Develops Contextual diagrams, functional decomposition, and process workflows
• Develops the following documents business process models, use cases, wireframes, entity relationship diagrams, data dictionaries, system context diagrams
• Gathers, develops, documents and validates business, functional and technical requirements
• Perform functional and integrated testing
• Prepare and maintain project documentation and artifacts including analysis, reports and user documentation
• Works with project managers, developers, and end users to ensure application designs meet business requirements
• Create and maintain Requirement Traceability matrix
• Provide business analysis deliverables as input to the procurement documents and assist in writing the procurement documentation as required
• UAT support, including developing test scenarios and cases
• Supporting required system go-live activities
• Build Business, stakeholder, solution and transition requirements
• Document gap analysis
• Authors and prepares meeting minutes to be distributed to a variety of audiences
• Authors user stories, test scripts, and other Agile deliverables
• Follows PMO PM and BA methodology documentation
• Attends all PMO meetings
• Employee will perform other related work as required
• Travels in the local Raleigh area to attend meetings

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES / COMPETENCIES:

• Demonstrated experience participating in the documentation of functional requirements and technical specifications for existing and new applications
• Strong writing and communication skills and can build relationships with both their team members and clients
• Results-oriented individual with a very strong work ethic and must be able to demonstrate excellent negotiation, communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work with customers as a member of cross-divisional work groups and maintain positive and productive relationships with customers, peers, and superiors
• Ability to act independently with sound business judgment and thrive in environment with diverse communication styles
• Ability to prepare and present oral and written documents clearly and concisely
• Exhibit comprehensive knowledge of the work requirements demonstrated by an in-depth understanding and use of advanced principles, theories and practices associated with Business Analysis and PMI PMBOK® Guide and Standards
• Experience working with customers to advise on strategies, alternatives and the implications of specific application customizations and interface designs
• Possess a high-level understanding in the areas of application programming, database and system design
• Ability to manage complex assignments with multiple work streams and aggressive (and sometimes competing) timelines
• Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) concepts and process
• Knowledge of and experience with IT Service Management best practices and principles
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, EXCEL, PowerPoint, Visio) and Microsoft Project
• Extensive understanding of SharePoint end user experience, sites, libraries, lists and groups
• Healthcare data reporting systems experience is required

Skills:

Skill	Required / Desired	Amount	of Experience

 

Extensive knowledge of business system analysis techniques and testing methodologies

Required

7

Years

 

Demonstrated experience in gathering business requirements and development of business rules and process flow.

Required

7

Years

 

Proven experience with business process design, definition and/or re-design.

Required

7

Years

 

Experience with Business Analysis methodologies and problem solving

Required

7

Years

 

Ability to utilize Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, EXCEL, PowerPoint, Visio) Microsoft Project

Required

7

Years

 

Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)

Required

 

Experience in development of procurement related documents including RFP and evaluation criteria.

Required

5

Years

 

Demonstrable analytical skills and an attention to detail.

Required

 

Excellent creative thinking and problem solving skills Proactive, quality oriented, with demonstrated leadership and team building skills.

Required

 

Experience working for State government

Highly desired

 

Healthcare related experience

Highly desired

3

Years

 

Knowledge Creating Context Diagram and Functional decomposition

Required

5

Years

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Title: Senior Data Engineer (State Experience Required)

Location: Raleigh, NC (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Client: State of North Carolina

 

Job Description:

***The manager would like the candidate to be onsite regularly throughout the position. The amount of onsite time per week will be negotiable. However, weekly onsite time will be required.
Job Summary - Data Engineer:

We are seeking a skilled mid-level+ Data Engineer to join our team and focus on quality assurance, quality checking, and ETL processes. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the integrity and accuracy of data transferred from a shared file transfer service to an S3 bucket and subsequently into and through our Snowflake data platform. This data will be utilized by downstream applications and reporting systems. These applications and the corresponding consumed data are critical to business process execution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Quality Assurance & Quality Checking:  Implement and maintain data quality to ensure the accuracy and reliability of data throughout the ETL process.
• ETL Processes: Design, develop, and optimize ETL workflows to efficiently transfer data from file transfer services to S3 buckets and Snowflake.
• Data Integration: Ensure seamless data integration into data platform, enabling efficient consumption by downstream applications and reporting tools.
• Data Quality Management: Address data quality challenges, including inconsistencies in source data that do not meet ingestion requirements, which can lead to load failures or data backouts.
• Collaboration: Work closely with business owners, data analysts, business intelligence teams, and other stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver high-quality data solutions.
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting: To preserve data flow and integrity, monitor pipelines, identify issues, and implement solutions.

 Qualifications (Knowledge/Skills/Abilities):

• Demonstrated mid-level+ experience in data engineering, with a emphasis on data quality assurance and ETL processes.
• Expertise in Python, PyPI, and SQL
• Expert analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of cybersecurity principles related to code development, DevOps, data access, and fundamental cybersecurity.
• Understanding of fundamental public-cloud capabilities.
• Proven capacity to comprehend business needs and convert them into technical requirements.
• Demonstrated excellence in communication and collaboration abilities.
• Proven capacity to define success, deliver, and operate in an agile setting.

Skills:

Skill	Required / Desired	Amount	of Experience

 

Demonstrated mid-level+ experience in data engineering, with an emphasis on data quality assurance and ETL processes.

Required

5

Years

 

Expertise in Python, PyPI, and SQL

Required

5

Years

 

Demonstrate a strong understanding of cybersecurity principles related to code development, DevOps, data access, and fundamental cybersecurity.

Required

5

Years

 

Understanding of fundamental public-cloud capabilities.

Required

5

Years

 

Proven capacity to comprehend business needs and convert them into technical requirements.

Required

5

Years

[Kiran Abhavannagari]

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Title: Senior Business Analyst (State Experience Required)

Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Client: State of Virginia

 

Job Description:

On-site is preferred hiring manager is requesting the candidate be within a three-hour drive (not flight) of the DBHDS office for occasional in case an onsite meeting is required. Any parking costs will be incurred by the candidate.

• This project will replace/modernize core functionality of the DBHDS Incident Management System.
• We are seeking a Sr Business Analyst with a technical background to support software development IT Projects at DBHDS using a mix of Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid Methodologies.

Requirements

• Perform all tasks related to business analysis, including problem/opportunity identification, elicitation of requirements, and management of stakeholders to meet business and project objectives.
• Analyze and verify requirements for completeness, consistency, comprehensibility, feasibility, and conformity to standards.
• Create process models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to developers and/or the project team.
• Develop and conduct peer reviews of the business requirements to ensure that requirement specifications are correctly interpreted.
• Manage and track the status of requirements throughout the project lifecycle; enforce and redefine as necessary.
• Communicate changes, enhancements, and modifications of business requirements — verbally or through written documentation — to project managers, sponsors, and other stakeholders so that issues and solutions are understood.
• Facilitate collaboration and knowledge transfer between stakeholders and the development team
• Work with other BSAs, Data Analysts, Business Architect, Development, and Data Governance teams to ensure the needs of these partners are incorporated into project requirements.
• Develop user acceptance tests and facilitate their execution and business validation discussions and meetings.
• Qualifications
• Exceptional interpersonal skills for leading, collaborating, and building strong team relationships with diverse teams on large projects
• Extensive experience leading business and IT resources through the discovery and documentation of business and technical requirements
• Ability to lead others to implement new approaches, systems, structures, and methods
• Strong experience in developing, executing, and managing cloud hosted SaaS implementation projects.
• Experience with automated requirements/development management tools
• Ability to analyze and document system processes.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the demonstrated ability to simplify and communicate complex issues and technical concepts to multiple audiences.
• Knowledge of both Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid project management practices and when to apply each according to organizational and project needs
• Ability to build & provide meaningful project health information and insights to business & IT Leadership.
• Ability accurately and effectively represent the project team in multipleforums and to all levels of leadership.
• Ability to exercise and act on independent judgment
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt
• Highly motivated and self-directed
• Skilled in the use of the Microsoft Office Professional Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Visio

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Technical background.
• Experience in healthcare projects.
• Experience with Data Modernization & Enterprise Data Warehouse.
• PMP Certification through PMI or Qualified under Commonwealth of Virginia Qualification Standards
• Experience with VITA’s Commonwealth Technology Portfolio (CTP) system and ECOS process
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Location
On-site is preferred but not mandatory. However, hiring manager is requesting the candidate be within a three-hour drive of the DBHDS office in case an onsite meeting is required. Parking costs will be incurred by the candidate.

Skills:

Skill	Required / Desired	Amount	of Experience

 

Strong experience in developing, executing, and managing cloud hosted SaaS implementation projects.

Required

4

Years

 

Knowledge of both Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid project management practices and when to apply each according to organizational and project needs

Required

5

Years

 

Skilled in the use of the Microsoft Office Professional Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Visio

Required

5

Years

 

Experience with automated requirements/development management tools

Required

4

Years

 

Technical background.

Desired

3

Years

 

Experience in healthcare projects

Desired

3

Years

 

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Desired

2

Years

 

Proficient in writing user stories

Required

4

Years

 

Knowledge of JIRA or Azure Dev Ops Tools

Desired

3

Years

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Title: Senior Data Warehouse Architect

Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Client: State of Virginia

 

Job Description:

This position will act in support of the VDH Data Management Team to ingest, clean, and process clinical data.  This will include, but not be limited to, the following activities:

• Designing the conceptual and logical frameworks required to support the idea of a "clinical data domain"
• Identifying common data elements between multiple disparate origin source data systems
• Devising and implementing a plan to merge data into a cohesive, longitudinal data framework regardless of origin\
• Coordinating data extracts / exports with the origin source data systems
• Defining and implementing data cleansing / processing routines

Skills:

Skill	Required / Desired	Amount	of Experience

 

Data Architecture

Required

5

Years

 

Data Processing

Required

5

Years

 

Oracle Health (formerly Cerner)

Required

3

Years

 

Google BigQuery

Highly desired

2

Years

 

Python

Highly desired

5

Years

 

Google Cloud Infrastructure

Desired

2

Years

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Title: GIS Governance Coordinator

Location: Richmond, VA (Onsite)

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Client: State of Virginia

 

Job Description:

The GIS Governance Coordinator is responsible for establishing, improving, and managing enterprise GIS governance practices. This role leads key initiatives focused on inventory, workforce role and skills standardization, data lifecycle governance, and special projects. The position plays a critical role in advancing GIS-related VDOT Business Plan items and facilitating consistent, high‑quality GIS data management across the organization.

General Responsibilities:

• Maintain documentation related to GIS governance.
• Facilitate cross‑department coordination to ensure consistent adoption of governance practices.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and briefings for leadership and governance committees.
• Support enterprise GIS strategic planning and continuous improvement activities.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of GIS principles, data management, and enterprise GIS environments.
• Understanding of data governance concepts including stewardship, lifecycle management, metadata, and data quality.
• Ability to manage complex projects, engage stakeholders, and coordinate cross‑functional teams.
• Skills in research, analytical thinking, workflow documentation, and process design.
• Strong communication abilities, including writing governance documents and presenting technical findings to nontechnical audiences.
• Experience with GIS technologies such as Esri tools, enterprise geodatabases, and spatial data services.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with geospatial governance or enterprise data governance programs.
• Familiarity with transportation data domains.
• Experience developing skill frameworks or role competency models for technical disciplines.

Skills:

Skill	Required / Desired	Amount	of Experience

 

Knowledge of GIS principles, data management, and enterprise GIS environments.

Required

8

Years

 

Understanding of data governance concepts including stewardship, lifecycle management, metadata, and data quality.

Required

8

Years

 

Ability to manage complex projects, engage stakeholders, and coordinate cross-functional teams.

Required

8

Years

 

Skills in research, analytical thinking, workflow documentation, and process design.

Required

8

Years

 

Strong communication abilities, including writing governance documents and presenting technical findings to nontechnical audiences.

Required

8

Years

 

Experience with GIS technologies such as Esri tools, enterprise geodatabases, and spatial data services.

Required

8

Years

[Kiran Abhavannagari]

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Title: Senior Project Manager

Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Client: State of Virginia

 

Job Description:

PMP CERTIFICATION REQUIRED with experience in Scaled Agile environment, VITA certification is preferred. Strong oral and written communication skills required.
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Asset Management Division is seeking a senior technical Project Manager to manage and deliver complex IT Project(s) with multiple teams and work streams coordinated to an aggressive delivery schedule. 
Project Manager is responsible for the outcome of the assigned projects. The Project Manager leads the team through the Commonwealth Standard for Project Management for successful completion of the project phases:

• Preselect
• Initiation 
• Planning
• Execution and Control
• Closeout. 

The selected candidate will

• Serve as a hands-on technical project manager with development staff and business groups
• Coordinate and communicate with Information Technology Division management and staff to coordinate work staff and resourcing.
• Communicate timelines and expectations to technical and business staff
• Facilitate multi-functional technical team collaboration.
• Collaborate with vendors, consultants, and contractors in the execution of projects, including contract management, and work with procurement office(s).
• Adhere to VDOT and VITA project management practices and governance requirements.
• Coordinate with VDOT and VITA project management offices.
• Maintain project budget, plans, tasks, schedules, risks, and status and disseminate information to team members and customers as defined in the communication plan.
• Ensure documentation of requirements and use cases, facilitate design workshops for assigned project.
• Ensure preparation of test objectives, test plans and test cases for assigned project.
• Provide the management of project milestones and deliverables for on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Define, measure, and clearly communicate progress with project metrics.
• Support system and application training efforts.

Skills:

Skill	Required / Desired	Amount	of Experience

 

Experience managing large MultiStream projects valued at $10M or greater each

Required

10

Years

 

Experience in IT infrastructure delivery (Networking, physical plant, vendor management, site provisioning)

Required

10

Years

 

Experience in both Scaled Agile and Waterfall Project Management

Required

10

Years

 

PMP Certification

Required

 

VITA Certification

Highly desired

 

Agile Scrum Master Certification

Desired

 

SAFe® Scrum Master Certification

Desired

 

Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server)

Required

10

Years

 

Experience managing projects with high visibility and high stakes

Required

10

Years

 

Experience managing projects that had to coordinate with at least one external team.

Required

10

Years

 

Experience managing a project as part of a larger program and under PMO governance.

Required

10

Years

 

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Systems Engineering, Management Information Systems, Project Management or Finance/Business

Required

4

Years

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Title: Senior Data Architect

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Title: Senior Oracle Cloud Engineer 

Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Client: State of Virginia

 

Job Description:

• *some after-hours and weekend hours required based on workload
• *candidate must participate in on-call rotation
• Candidate is expected to be at the office 5 days a week. They should be able to provide after hours and weekend support to apply patches and other maintenance activities. 

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and related technologies:
• Oracle Application Express 18 and higher(APEX)
• Oracle Rest Data Services 22 and higher (ORDS)
• Oracle WebLogic Server 14(both fusion middleware and weblogic suite)
• Oracle Database 19c and 26ai
• Container Database (CDB) and Pluggable Database (PDB)
• Experience with upgrading Oracle Database from 19c to 26ai
• Proficiency in Linux/Unix, including shell scripting
• PDB cloning
• RMAN and backup/recovery procedures
• WebLogic administration(patching/maintenance)
• Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) 24ai
• PSU Patching oracle db using Fleet Management Tool
• Experience with DBaaS in OCI
• Proficiency in Gitlab and Ansible scripting
• Oracle dataguard

Additional Requirements:

• Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts and architecture
• Ability to design and implement high-availability and disaster recovery solutions
• Experience with Oracle OEM Cloud Control for monitoring and management
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python and JavaScript
• In-depth knowledge of database security best practices
• Expertise in performance tuning and optimization
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities
• Ability to provide 24/7 support and troubleshoot critical issues

Desirable Skills:

• Certification in Oracle technologies such as OCIP, OCP, or OCE
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI
• Understanding of microservices architecture and API integration

Responsibilities:

• Design and manage Oracle OCI environments, including database, middleware, and infrastructure components
• Develop and maintain Oracle APEX applications and ORDS services
• Configure and administer Oracle WebLogic Server and related technologies
• Plan and execute database upgrades, migrations, and conversions
• Implement and manage backup, recovery, and replication strategies using RMAN and other tools
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and data protection
• Monitor and optimize database performance, implementing tuning recommendations
• Implement and automate routine tasks using shell scripting and tools like Ansible
• Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to ensure seamless application deployment
• Proactively identify and resolve potential issues, providing timely support
• Document and train on best practices for Oracle OCI environment management

Skills:

Skill	Required / Desired	Amount	of Experience

 

oracle grid control to include version 13c

Required

7

Years

 

oracle WebLogic 12c/fusion middleware

Highly desired

7

Years

 

oracle apex administration and support

Required

5

Years

 

oracle dB migration from Solaris to Linux (database 12c/11g)

Required

10

Years

 

oracle database backup/restore/Rman/Dataguard

Required

10

Years

 

oracle performance tuning/database maintenance/management

Required

10

Years

 

on-call production support

Required

10

Years

 

oracle cloud setup/AWS/Azure administration

Desired

3

Years

 

Windows/SQL server/IIS administration

Highly desired

5

Years

 

oracle database 19c and above

Required

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Title: Senior SQL Developer

Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Client: State of Virginia

 

Job Description:

Position Summary
The Senior Microsoft SQL Developer will support the modernization of an enterprise tolling transaction platform undergoing a partial rewrite using microservices and modularization. This role is a critical part of the Agile/Scrum project team and is responsible for developing, optimizing, and modernizing SQL components within a business-critical, high-availability SQL Server environment running on Azure Virtual Machines (IaaS). The developer will collaborate with solution architects, cloud engineers, API developers, and testers to ensure high performance, scalability, and maintainability of the database platform, reporting to the Development Manager.

• Key Responsibilities
• Develop and optimize T-SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, and views to support new application capabilities.
• Perform advanced performance tuning, indexing strategies, and query optimization for a business-critical SQL environment.
• Modernize existing SQL components while supporting legacy SQL code and structures.
• Support new feature development aligned with the microservices-based application modernization approach.
• Collaborate with .NET Core/C# developers to ensure efficient data access patterns and API/database integrations.
• Participate in modernizing existing database models to support modular, scalable architecture.
• Support and maintain high availability environments using Always On availability groups.
• Develop migration scripts, ETL logic, and integration solutions using SSIS and Databricks.
• Ensure PCI compliance requirements are followed and implement data retention rules as required.
• Contribute SQL-related changes through CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub workflows.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and deliver assigned work within established sprint cycles.

Required Skills

• 7–10+ years of SQL Server development experience in enterprise environments.
• Advanced T-SQL development skills including query tuning and performanceoptimization.
• Experience developing in SQL Server on Azure VM (IaaS) environments.
• Hands-on experience supporting high availability architectures using AlwaysOn availability groups.
• Experience modernizing database code and schemas, including legacy SQLsupport.
• Experience building ETL solutions using SSIS and Databricks.
• Experience collaborating with .NET Core/C# development teams.
• Experience deploying SQL updates through Azure DevOps and GitHub CI/CDpipelines.
• Ability to work effectively within Agile/Scrum teams.
• Knowledge of PCI compliance and database security requirements.
• Preferred Skills
• Experience with Terraform or infrastructure-as-code to support SQLdeployments.
• Experience working with microservices architectures and domain-driven design.
• Knowledge of scaling strategies for high-transaction SQL environments.
• Experience modernizing SQL workloads in cloud-hosted environments.

Work Environment & Arrangement
This role follows a hybrid work schedule requiring the developer to be onsite 1day per week. Only local candidates will be considered for this position.

Skills:

Skill	Required / Desired	Amount	of Experience

 

SQL Server development experience in enterprise environments.

Required

7

Years

 

Advanced T-SQL development skills including query tuning and performance optimization

Required

5

Years

 

Experience developing in SQL Server on Azure environments.

Required

5

Years

 

Hands-on experience supporting high availability architectures using Always On availability groups

Required

5

Years

 

Experience modernizing database code and schemas, including legacy SQL support.

Required

5

Years

 

Experience collaborating with .NET Core/C# development teams.

Required

5

Years

 

Experience deploying SQL updates through Azure DevOps and GitHub CI/CD pipelines.

Required

5

Years

 

Ability to work effectively within Agile/Scrum teams.

Required

5

Years

 

Experience modernizing SQL workloads in cloud-hosted environments.

Required

5

Years

 

Experience building ETL solutions using SSIS and Databricks.

Desired

5

Years

 

Knowledge of PCI compliance and database security requirements.

Desired

5

Years

 

Experience with Terraform or infrastructure-as-code to support SQL deployments.

Desired

3

Years

 

Experience working with microservices architectures and domain-driven design.

Desired

5

Years

 

Knowledge of scaling strategies for high-transaction SQL environments.

Desired

5

Years

 

Minimum of 10 years of IT experience

Required

10

Years

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Title: Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer (Inperson interview only)

Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Client: State of Virginia

 

Job Description:

VDOT is seeking a highly-experienced Senior Azure Infrastructure Engineer to lead the implementation, configuration, governance, and ongoing management of our enterprise Azure environment. This role is ideal for someone passionate about building and maintaining secure, resilient, and scalable cloud platforms - and who is ready to set the standard for cloud excellence across the organization.

We are looking for a senior‑level engineer with deep expertise in Azure’s ecosystem, proven enterprise‑grade operational experience, and the ability to provide technical leadership across teams and to management.

What You’ll Bring:

• Extensive, hands‑on experience with Azure services, Terraform IaC, cloud infrastructure design, security best practices, governance, and operational management
• A strong sense of ownership - someone who embraces complex challenges and sees them through from design to delivery
• The ability to guide, mentor, and cross-train other engineers, fostering a strong engineering culture
• Confidence in communicating technical recommendations, risks, and strategies to management and executive leadership

Core Responsibilities & Required Experience:

• Provide expert guidance on the design, implementation, configuration, and governance of Azure resources, networking, and security policies
• Implement, maintain, and monitor mission‑critical cloud resources in a large enterprise environment
• Manage and optimize enterprise backup and disaster recovery operations, ensuring reliability and continuity
• Plan, lead, and execute cloud migration initiatives, including moving workloads from on‑premises to Azure
• In-depth experience working with other areas of IT such as architecture, security, development, and governance.
• Provide operational support and troubleshooting for production applications and infrastructure
• Utilize security tools such as Tenable to manage vulnerability remediation and improve security posture
• Build meaningful observability solutions using Azure Monitor, Workbooks, Alerts, and related tooling
• Develop and maintain robust disaster recovery (DR) strategies to minimize downtime and protect critical data
• Demonstrate strong networking knowledge, including OSI model concepts, core network protocols, and network‑level troubleshooting

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Haves):

• Microsoft certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or similar
• Networking certifications such as Network+, CCNA, or equivalent

Skills:

Skill	Required / Desired	Amount	of Experience

 

Experience implementing, maintaining, monitoring, and providing guidance on resources & infrastructure in Microsoft Azure

Required

10

Years

 

Experience with Terraform (highly-preferred) or at a minimum, other IaC methods (ARM, Bicep, etc.)

Required

7

Years

 

Experience planning and executing migrations from on-premises envrionments to Azure

Required

10

Years

 

Experience working in mission-critical enterprise environments and implementing backup & DR strategies

Required

10

Years

 

Experience implementing networking and security policies in Azure

Required

10

Years

 

Experience using Azure Monitor for alerting, observability, and dashboards

Required

10

Years

 

Experience with vulnerability remediation & working on security initiatives

Required

10

Years

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Title: Senior Project Manager (Inperson interview only)

Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Client: State of Virginia

 

Job Description:

Project Manager 2– OpenGov Implementation

Position Summary
The Project Manager for the OpenGov Implementation will oversee the planning, execution, and successful delivery of OpenGov software solutions across the organization. This role ensures that project milestones are met, stakeholders are aligned, and the implementation remains on schedule, within scope, and compliant with operational requirements. The Project Manager will act as the primary liaison between internal departments, OpenGov representatives, and external partners.

PMP is NOT a requirement for this role. 
Key Responsibilities

• Project Planning & Coordination
  Develop and manage a comprehensive project plan outlining timelines, deliverables, dependencies, and resources.
  Coordinate with OpenGov implementation teams and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment on goals, requirements, and expectations.
  Facilitate project kickoff meetings, status updates, and progress reviews.
  Identify risks, issues, and barriers early, and work with stakeholders to resolve them.
• Implementation Oversight
  Ensure all required data, documentation, and process workflows are prepared for integration into OpenGov.
  Oversee configuration, testing, and validation of OpenGov modules.
  Monitor progress against milestones and adjust plans as needed to ensure timely completion.
  Ensure that internal teams complete assigned tasks and meet their deadlines.
• Communication & Stakeholder Management
  Serve as the central point of contact for all communication related to the implementation.
  Provide regular project updates to executive leadership, department heads, and OpenGov representatives.
  Facilitate decision-making and ensure clear documentation of changes or scope updates.
• Training & Adoption
  Coordinate end-user training sessions with OpenGov or internal trainers.
  Ensure staff understand new workflows and system features.
  Support user readiness and promote strong adoption across the organization.
• Documentation & Reporting
  Develop and maintain project documentation including plans, summaries, meeting notes, and change logs.
  Track project performance and prepare post-implementation evaluation reports.

• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)
• Strong understanding of project management principles, methodologies, and software implementation practices.
• Knowledge of workflow design, process mapping, and change management best practices.
• Familiarity with government or public-sector operations (preferred, if applicable).
• Excellent organizational and planning skills to manage multiple tasks, deadlines, and stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Skilled in problem-solving, decision-making, and conflict resolution.
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Asana, Monday.com, Smartsheet).
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and guide them through complex changes.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into user-friendly language.
• Ability to adapt to evolving project requirements and work under pressure.
• Ability to manage large-scale implementations with accuracy and attention to detail. 

Skills:

Skill	Required / Desired	Amount	of Experience

 

Strong understanding of project management principles, methodologies, and software implementation practices.

Required

6

Years

 

Knowledge of workflow design, process mapping, and change management best practices.

Required

6

Years

 

Excellent organizational and planning skills to manage multiple tasks, deadlines, and stakeholders.

Required

6

Years

 

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Required

6

Years

 

Skilled in problem-solving, decision-making, and conflict resolution

Required

6

Years

 

Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Asana, Monday.com, Smartsheet).

Required

6

Years

 

Ability to lead cross-functional teams and guide them through complex changes.

Required

6

Years

 

Ability to translate technical concepts into user-friendly language.

Required

6

Years

 

Ability to adapt to evolving project requirements and work under pressure

Required

6

Years

 

Ability to manage large-scale implementations with accuracy and attention to detail.

Required

6

Years

 

Familiarity with government or public-sector operations (preferred, if applicable).

Nice to have

6

Years

[Kiran Abhavannagari]

Hi,

 

Please find my direct client job requirement for your consideration.

 

Title: Senior Data Engineer  (Only State Experience Profiles)

Location: Lincoln, NE (Remote)

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Client: State of Nebraska  

 

Job Description:

Job Summary
The Senior Data Engineer will serve as the primary technical owner responsible for the ongoing maintenance, enhancement, operational support, and reliability of Nebraska's enterprise data processing framework supporting Medicaid Encounter Processing and enterprise data ingestion.

This mission-critical platform processes provider, member, reference, and encounter data used by downstream Medicaid systems and reporting. The application framework is developed using Scala, Apache Spark, Hive, and Drools and operates on the Cloudera Data Platform (CDP).

Following the State's migration from an Apache open-source Hadoop environment to Cloudera Data Platform, this position will assume primary responsibility for maintaining the production code base, implementing business and regulatory changes, supporting production operations, resolving application defects, and performing routine operational administration of the data processing environment.

This position serves as the single primary technical owner of the application framework and is expected to maintain sufficient expertise across the complete technology stack—including Scala, Apache Spark, Hive, Drools, and the Cloudera Data Platform—to ensure the ongoing reliability, maintainability, and operational continuity of this mission-critical system.

Primary Ownership

• Own the Scala/Spark application framework supporting Medicaid Encounter Processing.
• Own the Drools business rule implementation and ongoing rule maintenance.
• Own enterprise data ingestion processes for master data and source system files.
• Own Spark and Hive batch processing workflows.
• Own production issue investigation and application defect resolution.
• Own production releases, version management, and deployment coordination.
• Own application performance tuning and optimization.
• Own technical documentation, operational procedures, and knowledge transfer.
• Provide basic operational administration and monitoring of the Cloudera Data Platform while coordinating with infrastructure and cloud operations teams.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience developing enterprise-scale distributed data processing applications.
• Strong hands-on development experience with Scala.
• Experience developing applications using Apache Spark 2.x and/or Spark 3.x.
• Experience developing and maintaining applications running on Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) 7.x or equivalent enterprise Hadoop distributions.
• Experience with Apache Hive 3.x for data processing and Hive table management.
• Experience implementing business rules using the Drools Rules Engine.
• Strong SQL development and query optimization skills.
• Experience supporting Linux-based production environments.
• Experience troubleshooting distributed Spark applications in production.
• Experience using Git and modern version control practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Medicaid or healthcare experience.
• Experience with Medicaid Encounter Processing.
• Experience with Cloudera Manager, HDFS, and YARN.
• Experience integrating with IBM DataStage.
• Familiarity with AWS infrastructure supporting Cloudera.
• Experience with Agile, Jira, and Confluence.

[Kiran Abhavannagari]

Hi,

 

Please find my direct client job requirement for your consideration.

 

Title: Technical Writer  

Location: Raleigh, NC (Remote)

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Client: State of North Carolina  

 

Job Description:

This position ensures that the NC Health Information Exchange Authority’s process to execute MOUs, MOAs, vendor contracts and other agreements is well organized and efficient. They will work closely with NC HIEA business leads and partners to draft MOUs, MOAs, vendor contracts, and other agreements. NC HIEA’s contracts writer will proactively coordinate with NCDIT’s legal, privacy and security, finance, and procurement teams to ensure that all required information is provided, issues are addressed, and agreements satisfy the respective team’s requirements. The contracts writer will develop and maintain an organized repository of all NC HIEA agreements and related documentation and collaborate with business leads to ensure programs and services are in alignment with related agreements.

The NC Health Information Exchange Authority (NC HIEA) is a business unit within the NC Department of Information Technology’s Data Division. The NC General Assembly, Session 2015-241, Sec. 12.5(a)-(g), established a state-managed Health Information Exchange Authority (NC HIEA) to oversee and administer the NC Health Information Exchange Network, NC HealthConnex. A Health Information Exchange is technology that allows a secure electronic exchange of health-related information between health care professionals that provides the ability to access and securely share vital medical information The NC HIEA is directed to develop health care partnerships as part of a statewide data integration and data-sharing initiative. By law, the unit is responsible for connecting certain health care organizations in NC who receive state funds for the provision of health care services to NC HealthConnex as well as establishing a clinical data warehouse to support business intelligence efforts at an enterprise level that will generate improved health care treatment and improved service delivery by Medicaid Managed Care, State agencies, health departments, and health care organizations.

Skills:

Skill	Required / Desired	Amount	of Experience

 

Extensive experience drafting and executing MOUs, MOAs, vendor contracts, and other agreements

Required

7

Years

 

Familiarity with legal, privacy and security, finance, and procurement processes, preferably in the health IT sector

Required

5

Years

 

Extensive experience maintaining organized document repositories in SharePoint

Required

5

Years

 

Familiarity with health IT programs and services, preferably related to interoperability and health information exchange

Required

5

Years

 

Familiarity with the administration of Medicaid Advance Planning Documents and other federal funding processes

Required

3

Years

[Kiran Abhavannagari]

[Kiran Abhavannagari]

Hi,

 

Please find my direct client job requirement for your consideration.

 

Title: Network Engineer (Only Local to Nebraska)

Location: Lincoln, NE (Onsite)

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Client: State of Nebraska  

 

Job Description:

This open position when filled will be responsible for mentoring and guiding systems engineers with advanced problem resolution skills who are responsible for planning, design, development, optimization, documentation, maintenance, and performance of the Statewide (Wide Area) Core Network.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

·             Installing and configuring large scale Core Network equipment to include Cisco ASR 1000 and 9000- series. Familiarity with Cisco DWDM and Nexus.

·             Implementing disaster recovery plans

·             Knowledge of information technology theory, principles, and practices in Core routing.

·             Working knowledge of computer hardware, software, local and wide area network systems.

·             Knowledge of client/server network protocols and Internet/Intranet applications.

·             Extensive knowledge of troubleshooting data networks and troubleshooting tools.

·             Skill in delivering responsive, quality customer service.

·             Ability to write clear and concise documentation of systems and procedures.

·             Ability to successfully coordinate multiple projects across an enterprise network.

·             Ability to read, understand and apply information from technical manuals

List of Job Duties

·             Provide technical support at a senior level for Core Network Routing and maintenance. 

·             Provide technical support at a senior level for installation, operation, trouble shooting, and repair of Core network hardware.

·             Coordinate multiple networking projects across multiple agencies at any given time. Installs and decommissions included.

·             Evaluate network systems and determine the need for patches, upgrades, and analyze future technical needs.

·             Develop and maintain procedures and processes, create documentation, and assist clients and other information technology employees.

·             Help Mentor, train and provide ongoing guidance to fellow engineers

·             Standard daytime hours from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM but be ready to fix sudden problems and work flexible hours during planned system updates.

Required:

• Extensive knowledge of information technology theory, principles, and practices
• Working knowledge of enterprise network devices is also preferred. 
• Network certifications are desired. CCNP level required

[Kiran Abhavannagari]

[Kiran Abhavannagari]