Programmer/Developer

Job Title: Programmer/Developer

Location: Hartford, CT
Duration: Long Term Contract

Specific Services Required:

In the role of the Lead Developer, the following services are required:

• Must be very organized, pro-active, and self-directed.
• Must be self-starter and driven. Must Drive the work from requirements to implementation.
• Must have very strong abstract thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Must have very good verbal and written communication skills.

In this role, the following services are required:

1. Develops general and detailed design specifications for moderate to complex systems.

2. Assist in the design and development of the database architecture including relational data structures, data marts, data dictionaries and logical and physical data models.

3. Develop strategies for data acquisitions, data quality and data discrepancy.

4. Assist in migration and integration of data and processes from legacy systems to new applications and new technologies.

5. Develop and maintain efficient, well documented custom SQL scripts, stored procedures, triggers using Microsoft T-SQL in accordance with defined business rules and requirements to support application development.

6. Create and troubleshoot stored procedures and queries performances using SQL Server Profiler, Performance Monitor, DBCC Commands, Database Engine Tuning Advisor and Execution plans. Recommend query and index improvements to increase performance.

7. Must have the ability to access data stored in a variety of database management systems such as DB2, SQL Server and other.

8. Design, develop and implement ETL/ ELT solutions for data ingestion, cleansing, business rules execution and Data Distribution.

9. Implementing Data Analytics best practices in designing data Modeling, ETL Pipelines, Near time data solutions.

10. Coordinate with Business Analyst and users to validate requirements.

11. Implementing solutions to integrate external data with inhouse data.

12. Perform tests and validate data flows and prepare ETL processes according to business requirements.

13. Designing and implement a data conversion strategy from legacy to new platforms.

14. Perform design validation, reconciliation, and error handling in data load processes.

15. Optimize SSIS Package execution and SQL execution to optimize data load performance.

16. Design SSIS packages using data exchange tasks such as File transfer and Secured File transfer. Ability to import and export files from FTP/SFTP.

17. Involvement in all stages like Requirements gathering, Data mapping, Data extraction, Data loading, Data testing, Troubleshooting, documentation, performance optimization and maintenance.

18. Development of different kind of reports using SSRS as per user requirement and deploying to report server/ integrated SharePoint report server.

19. Experience using dynamic grouping fields, dynamic group sorting, on-demand sub reports, drill down and summary reports, and creating cross tab reports highlighting key summary information.

20. Use Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) and/or Azure Dev Ops to manage changes to code

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Refer to the State contracts for IT Professional Services Agreement (22PSX0163) for experience and skill requirements for the job classification Solution Architect to fill the role. In addition, the agency requires:

A 10 or more years of prior experience demonstrating the following knowledge and skills:

1. Experience in the analysis and design of application solutions within appropriate standards.

2. Ability to write complex SQL queries

3. Expertise with TSQL, SSRS, SSIS required and Power-Bi, SSAS a plus

4. Experience with debug and improve query performance

5. Experience with deploying SSIS packages using git check-in, setting up environmental variables and creating respective jobs in SQL Agent.

6. Significant experience in real-time, multi-tiered data processing systems

7. Experience with Transact-SQL and stored procedures desired.

8. Experience with creating, deploying and maintaining of SSRS reports.

9. Experience with code control/version Team Foundation.

10. Experience with enterprise data integration technologies including Java, SQL, XSLT, Graphical, and XML

11. Strong problem solving, cross-functional analysis and forward-thinking abilities

12. Flexibility to adapt to changing situations, handle multiple tasks, and meet tight deadlines

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience with SSIS connectors like KingswaySoft or Cozyroc is plus

2. Experience with DB2, Dynamics, Salesforce.