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Expert Software Developer/Expert Software Architect
Client: New York State Department of Health.
period 12/15/2025 01/15/2027
***The consultant must be willing to report to work onsite in Albany NY. Do not submit candidates who require remote work or who will not report onsite as needed. You must vet candidates for this
qualification and their willingness to move promptly if not within commuting distance. This is non negotiable. ****
Scope of Work:
The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Bureau of Surveillance and Data Systems is charged to maintain and enhance the statewide Electronic Clinical Laboratory Reporting System (ECLRS), the Communicable Disease Electronic Surveillance System (CDESS), and the Electronic Syndromic Surveillance System (ESSS).
These are mission critical electronic systems to effectively monitor and
respond to over 75 reportable diseases and to other public health emergencies and inform statewide
policy decisions.
The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Bureau of Surveillance and Data
Systems is charged to maintain and enhance the statewide Electronic Clinical Laboratory Reporting
System (ECLRS), the Communicable Disease Electronic Surveillance System (CDESS), and the Electronic
Syndromic Surveillance System (ESSS). These are mission critical electronic systems to effectively monitor
and respond to over 75 reportable diseases and to other public health emergencies and inform
statewide policy decisions.
The expert programmer position will support coding change, enhancements and bug fixes to DOH critical
systems. Primary tasks will include the following:
Program in the full range of Java EE web technologies, configure and support files required for the
development of CDESS surveillance system including for vectors, COVID19 and Hepatitis related
modules.
Participate in system design meetings, implement user requirements in the form of business rules,
use cases and web page mockups.
Perform unit and regression testing scripts.
Provide system technical documentation.
Design data logic and physical models.
Gather data migration rules and perform data migration.
Mandatory Qualifications:
This position requires at least a bachelor s degree in engineering, Computer Science, MIS or
equivalent from an accredited institution.
60-84 months experience in using WebLogic application server
60-84 months experience using one or more framework (Spring/myBatis are preferred)
60-84 months experience in the design, implementation and deployment of Java SE, JDBC, Java
Servlets and JavaScript with relational database model applications
60-84 months experience with relational database and SQL
60-84 months experience in system design and system specification documentation
60-84 months experience in using web services
60-84 months experience working with java-based service-oriented architecture
60-84 months experience in unit testing framework and CVS source code control
Candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States