System Software Programmer Project Lead

Will close to submissions on February 9th 2026 5 : 00PM EST.

Interview Process : 1 Round Virtual / Online

Duration of the Contract : 12 Months

Possibility for Extension : Yes

Work Location : 100% Remote

Candidate location : No SC residency required. Open to nationwide candidates. Candidates MUST be comfortable working EST hours.

Full job description attached and required and preferred skills are listed below.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities :

The candidate will work closely with other members of the Systems Integration applications team and various programs within the Public Health Deputy Area. The candidate should be self-motivated team-oriented work under limited supervision and respond to priority tasks. The candidate must be able to independently research and design processes create specifications develop lead testing perform code reviews actively engage with the team and stakeholders attend meetings provide guidance and respond promptly.

Participate in a team comprised of DPH and solution implementation staff for Systems Integration related planning design configuration and conversion / rewrite of existing processes code and functionality in / into the Rhapsody Environment. Will coordinate with assigned IT Section Manager and Team Lead on daily assignments / tasks. Will coordinate and collaborate with contract and vendor staff as well as existing DPH staff and other IT professionals working with the Office of Information Technology. Ensure assignments are completed accurately and on-time assist with problem resolution mitigate issues provide solutions communicate and escalate as needed to management and report progress to manager.

Will advise Staff on code conversions route and configuration changes and enhancements process improvements software updates and maintenance. Work with vendors and staff on deliverables troubleshooting and conversion of current processes to Rhapsody. Includes rewriting existing solutions to conform to best practices and updated coding standards and to improve efficiency performance and maintenance.

Ideally this position would serve as the IT lead for this project managing the project work communications and customer expectations.

Specific duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following :

• Prepare and maintain system documentation and architecture diagrams for processes assigned (new and existing).
• Work with end users to perform gap analysis gather and document functional requirements and create necessary processes
• Assist with project and time management including estimates and status reporting
• Ability to plan organize review implement associated project milestones to completion.
• Process Development Process Automation and ETL Solutions
• SQL query creation and validation to include advanced joins
• Perform complex programming functions assistance and technical advice including design architecture configuration writing testing and documentation to complex programming of agency computer systems as assigned.
• Create new and update existing Rhapsody routes to handle new data elements and formats creating the necessary output for upload into testing lab and surveillance systems as well as report to the CDC
• Transformation of multiple formats (xml csv SOAP HL7 etc.) in Rhapsody with Symphonia and Javascript (ECMA / E4X)
• Formatting data into Conduent Maven Integration Format (MIF) for import into the Disease Surveillance System
• Utilize webservice calls to and from Rhapsody parsing request / response data
• Monitor routes and production processing to ensure proper data flow and response times using Rhapsody Web Management Console and other tools
• Help to perform and automate daily maintenance processes
• Debug troubleshoot and optimize new and existing processes.
• Resolve processing issues.
• Correct and reprocess errors
• Advise on monitoring practices thresholds and notifications
• Support Rhapsody upgrades and new environment configuration
• Ensure maximum system uptime for critical components to ensure business continuity.
• Assist with data migrations and database migration related code changes testing and validation
• Review existing code for rewrite into Rhapsody routes.
• Perform / participate in code reviews for authored team written and vendor suggested changes and implement reviewed changes into Production
• Advise the team on best practice and techniques. Mentor technical team on advanced topics.
• Assist the team DPH staff and vendors to onboard providers and partners to utilize Rhapsody supported services like HL7 electronic lab reporting (ELR) electronic test orders and resulting (ETOR) electronic case reporting (eCR) and Interpartner data sharing.
• Modification / rewrite of existing processes and creation of new processes to be compliant with agency security requirements and following industry best standards

The position will be utilized for 40 hours per week for the duration of this general standard weekday work hours are expected. The selected candidate may be able to work flexible hours during the week for the purpose of providing coverage on weekends when necessary and preapproved. Total week hours (to include the weekend) should not exceed 40 unless approved in advance (i.e. hours worked on Saturday and / or Sunday would be deducted from hours worked Mon-Fri). This position would need to be available to support critical systems during business hours on off-hours and weekends.

The candidate will work closely with the Systems Integration Section Manager to identify prioritize and schedule workload and implementation to IT standards and procedures. The

candidate will work closely with customers and subject matter experts for the system design migration to the new framework and testing.

This will also include compliance with SC DPH security policy / procedures as well as integrating systems when possible to streamline staff workflows user security and data correction.

Module support of the project.

Payment Schedule :

All timesheets shall be entered and approved in a timely manner per State contract terms. The State will not pay any extra costs (i.e. Travel employee benefits insurance room and board etc.) for temporary employees under this contract.

DPH Support : DPH will provide :

Required Skills (rank in order of

Importance) :

2.5.1; ORU & ORM MESSAGE TYPES)

Preferred Skills (rank in order of

Importance) :

Required Education : Bachelors or Masters Degree in a relevant field of work or equivalent work experience.

PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS : RHAPSODY CERTIFICATION LIST CERTIFICATION ON RESUME

Interview Process (who will conduct i / v phone or in-person how many rounds of i / vs)

An interview panel will conduct one initial round of in person video or phone conference interviews. If no candidate is selected a second round of interviews will be conducted. Potential candidates not initially selected will not be disqualified until an offer is made and accepted.

Schedule Interview : (date / times)

Will review resumes once qualified and will schedule in dotStaff after review.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Key Skills

Mainframe Development,Computer Science,Cobol,Disaster Recovery,.NET,Debugging,C / C++,C#,TCP,FileAid,Operating Systems,Db2

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1