Application Systems Analyst/Programmer

Purpose of Position/Summary:

This position will provide application support for legacy Microsoft .Net based applications in support for the Office of Technology and Compliance within the Indiana State Department of Health.  Incumbent’s primary role will be to work as system administrator in the maintenance and support of two legacy systems (INEDSS and DREX).  Both INEDSS and DREX are in the process of being replaced phased out.  This position will need an understanding of Microsoft .Net, however we are not expecting significant code work to be done on these two systems.  This position will be responsible for performing various support tasks for these applications.  Knowledge of ASP.NET/VB.NET (.NET frameworks 2.0/3.5/4) Visual Studio 2008/2010/2012 and SQL/Oracle databases would be very beneficial in this role. Knowledge of database design including effective use of keys and views is desired. Position is responsible for ensuring that the business requirements are met in a timely manner. Incumbent is expected to submit ongoing technical recommendations for the improvement and streamline of current business processes.

Essential Duties/ Responsibilities:

• Extremely detail oriented
• Responsible to maintain and support I-NEDSS (Indiana Electronic Disease Surveillance System) and DREX (Disease Repository Exchange) applications,
• Provide update and maintenance to existing databases used by our legacy applications.
• Some of the common day to day tasks include:

• Subject Matter Expert requests (close cases, autoassign cases, CDC (Center for Disease Control) reporting issues etc.

• Support tickets from ISDH users.

• Verify data files are coming into the agency correctly

• Review error log queue – fix the issues from the backend if the same error is repeating on the front-end (on demographics, reassignment, adding additional notes, unmerging if needed)

• Fix issues with weekly CDC transmission file process if error occurs
• Add codes to our system for proper assignment within the agency.
• Research why electronic data didn’t come into our system.
• Create SQL reports.

Job Requirements:

• Six (6) years, full-time professional work experience in an Information Technology environment with two (2) full years of applications development experience; two (2) full years of system administrator experience;
• Has a good understanding of one or more of the following: ASP.Net, VB. Net, SQL, Oracle DB, or other widely used application development tools;
• 2 years accredited college training in Information Technology or related f1eld; or a Certificate in information Technology is a plus but not required
• Knowledge of the information systems development life cycle, information technology, project tools and approaches to development and implementation;
• Thorough knowledge of enterprise security practices;
• Ability to think through the impact of a small change on the entire process of a system.
• Ability to work in a team environment;
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to maintain effective and professional working relationships with internal and external customers, and vendors.
• Knowledge of HL7 – Electronic Lab Files Recommended

Bachelors 

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