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Current Job Openings at QSSI as of 2/22/2012.

• Quality Assurance Analyst/Trainer
• FISS Business Analyst
• IDM Project Manager
• Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Auditor - STC Project
• Sr. Software Engineer
• MCS/FISS Business Analyst
• Business Analyst
• Senior SAS Developer (with EBI experience)
• Business Analyst
• Sr. Test Specialist (South Carolina)
• Testing Specialist
• HIPAA Analyst-Security
• Security Specialist
• VP/ Director of Business Development (VA/MHS)
• Sr. Business Analyst
• Sr. IT Helpdesk Technician
• Quality Specialist
• Training Team lead
• Sr. Sun IDM Developer
• Business Intelligence GIS Systems Analyst
• Technical System Admin
• Oracle 11G IDM Developer
• ETL Developer
• Business Support Analyst-CSMM
• ETL Tester
• MCS Tester
• Solutions Architect
• J2EE Java Developer
• Sr. Proposal Coordinator
• Pricing Business Analyst
• Mid/Sr Technical Writer
• Project Manager
• MCS Business Analyst
• Quality Assurance Lead/Manager-DC
• Master Scheduler
• HIPAA Analyst-Privacy
• CMMI Specialists
• Java Developer
• Test Specialist
• Contracts Administrator
• Programmer Analyst
• Sr. Technical Writer/Editor
• Sr. Security Analyst
• Configuration Management Specialist
• CMMI Operations Facilitator/Specialist
• Project Managers
• Software Engineers
• Deputy Project Manager
• Master Scheduler

For more information on available job opportunities or to apply, please email our staffing department.

Quality Assurance Analyst/Trainer

REQ #: RQ00000684

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: Quality Assurance Analyst/Trainer

Description:

QSSI Equipment Required Desk Phone; Laptop

Job Description:

Performs quality control audits to evaluate accuracy and effectiveness of customer service/call center, workflows procedures and documentation, etc. Trains and mentors support representatives, in addition to creating training materials. Identifies problems, analyzes cause and effect, and makes recommendations for improvements. Must work closely with project QA to ensure compliance to internal and project processes and procedures.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

1 year of related claims processing, customer service, auditing, training, analysis or operations experience and 2 years of experience performing quality audits.

Strong analytical, presentation, customer service, persuasion, and organization skills. Strong business math proficiency. Able to document problems and assist in their resolution. Able to document processes and identify areas for improvement. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to produce written documentation and summarize for management level.

Proficient in MicroSoft Applications, specifically Excel.

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience:

1-3 years working on a Customer Service Call Center.

Associates or Bachelors Degree desired

FISS Business Analyst

REQ #: RQ00000686

Location: MD or SC

Job Title: FISS Business Analyst

Description:

Job Description:

This position performs business process analysis of Medicare Fee for Service system modifications, includes independent analysis of CMS Change Requests (CR), participation in POC review, and analysis of system developer requirements to ensure CMS CR requirements are met. Will develop test plans and test cases detailing expected results to validate correctness of system modifications, includes performing any file maintenance/system set up to allow test cases to execute successfully. A BA coordinates with Testers and monitors to ensure test cases are executed, documentation is present and accurate, expected results are obtained, and defect reporting and resolution is performed. Analyzes problems, identifies potential solutions, and works with the system developer to resolve problems. Completes daily status report, prepares written reports, has overall responsibility to ensure all assigned CRs are 100% tested by documented due dates to ensure changes do not have a negative impact on productivity and procedures for Medicare Fee for Service users.

To be responsible for performing planning, analysis, and design of business systems. Analyze and document business processes. Creates functional specifications and detailed test plans. Day to day management of change requests. Requirements gathering and analysis. Become more familiar with current project and its requirements. Develop requirements gathering skills. Document the business requirements. Assist in application testing activities. Integrate work with other business analysts on project. Maintain documentation of project and application

Required Skills & Yrs of experience Effectively demonstrates a working knowledge of business support and systems concepts.

Able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences

Good teamwork and interpersonal skills.

Working knowledge of the system development lifecycle.

Knowledge of the Medicare Fee For Service policies and procedures.

Education/experience:

- 4-yr college degree in a related field

Minumum of 2 years of business systems analysis, research, testing, or customer support experience.

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience:

Education/experience - 4-yr degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field and 3 years of business systems analysis, research, testing, or customer support experience.

Knowledge of the Medicare Fee for Service claims processing system and business procedures.

Knowledge of programming languages and/or concepts.

Applicants should have experience using the Multi Carrier System (MCS). Applicants should have experience using the Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS).

IDM Project Manager

REQ #: RQ00000691

Location: Columbia

Job Title: IDM Project Manager

Description:

Job Description:

This position is responsible for the day to day management of a project to integrate Identity Management solution with prospective applications. The candidate is expected to plan, manage, and execute various software development, customization, or IT systems development projects. Gather information at the start of the project to determine the budget, human, financial and other resources. Provide technical oversight and track attainment of project milestones. Report on progress and budget expenditures to project stakeholders.

KEY JOB FUNCTIONS

· Meet with application business owners, application developers and analysts, and testers to analyze business needs and functionalities desired for new or enhancement to existing applications.

· Plan course of relatively large or complex project(s), including milestones, resources needed in the form of staff hours, budget, use of technology and tools, and document in project plan, following established project management methodology.

· Track course of project from meetings, conferring with developers, and receiving reports. Update project plan as needed. Document changes to scope or functionalities with change ticket, project plan, or other format.

· Assess compliance of development process with accepted methodology and communicate to responsible managers or staff. Document exceptions or deviations as needed. Convene meetings and plan agenda to ensure important issues are aired and resolved.

· Report on progress of project, use of staff, $ expenditures, progress on milestones and other measures to application owners.

· Provide guidance to project staff; manage staff of analysts who are developing technical specifications and developers who are coding. Plan, document, manage and evaluate staff performance, and contribute to evaluation by their managers.

· Contribute to professional and technical development of less experienced staff by mentoring and training.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience

· Must be certified PMP and with at least 5 years of Project Management experience.

· Requires strong knowledge of Oracle Identity management products including Oracle Internet Directory, Oracle IDM/IAM, Oracle Virtual Directory and Oracle Identity Federation.

· Experience managing projects that requires integration of external applications into the Identity Management Solution in development, testing and production environments.

· Experience in assisting clients define and document requirements.

· Experience managing projects requiring customization of COTS product in a J2EE (with web services) and/or BPEL environments.

· Knowledge and Experience with Implementation of a large scale (enterprise wide) identity management solutions.

· Knowledge with Identity, Access Management, Single sign-on, Authentication thru COTS Access manager solutions and multi factor authentication. Experience with implementation of multi-factor authentication will be considered a big plus.

· Understanding of Identity Proofing and Identity Verification.

· Strong experience in leading development of System Documentation such as System Security Plan, System Design Document, System User Guides etc.,

· Understanding of security compliance and risk standards for the Federal Government.

· Must be able to communicate with QSSI Customers clearly, concisely and in a friendly manner via both mail and phone.

· Expertise in the use of Microsoft Project, SharePoint, Excel and Power Point.

· Ability to develop and tightly manage budgets.

· Ability to facilitate and initiate the implementation of various technology related projects. This includes all phases of the project from obtaining requirements to final roll-out, while maintaining budget integrity, time constraints and objective of the project.

· Ability to manage risk. Strong comfort level in escalating issues to senior management when required

· Ability to lead and participate in internal and cross-functional projects, which include project planning, scoping, analysis, and project management.

· Ability to define and structure projects with concrete and measurable project deliverables.

· Ability to develop and manage detailed project plans and provide detailed reports of progress against plans.

· Excellent presentation and communication (oral and written) skills.

· Establish and maintain partnerships with technology and business groups, and work with team to offer options/solutions that enable business goals.

· Work with business partners to research, analyze plans, define goals and measure success in the assigned business area.

· Resolve problems, determine solutions, track and manage issues, and escalate to management when appropriate;

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience:

Experience with supporting ST&E, FISMA Audit and/or any Information System audit.

Experience or exposure to Federal laws and regulations for IT systems like HIPAA, FISMA, NIST, ARS.

Experience with managing federal government project.

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Auditor - STC Project

REQ #: RQ00000642

Location: SC or MD

Job Title: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Auditor - STC Project

Description:

Job Description:

QSSI is looking for an experienced Auditor to join our rapidly growing company Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland. Although this position will report into the Program Support Organization (PSO) located in Columbia, MD; this position may be based in the QSSI Office located in Columbia, South Carolina. The candidate will be responsible for auditing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) processes currently in place for our government client.

The EDI Auditor performs independent validation and verification (IV&V) of Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and Common Electronic Data Interchange (CEDI) Contractor EDI Certification and Re-Certification activities as directed by the client. The IV&V effort consists of an independent review of the certification test including random sampling and review of test results. This position is responsible for reviewing the Certification and Re-Certification Process, developing the audit plan, performing the audit, and preparing reports based on audit findings. The EDI Auditor will report the results of the audit to the client and is expected to collaborate with the client and all project as necessary to support remediation.

The EDI Auditor is also an integral member of the QSSI Quality Management Office (QMO) and will help develop, implement, and institutionalize processes; participate in the Engineering Process Group (EPG); work closely with the QSSI and STC Program Management Office (PMO) and Project Management, communicating issues that may impact the execution of the STC Program.

Travel: 40%-50%

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

Candidates must possess the following:

Bachelor degree or 10 years of business systems analysis, research, or support experience with ANSI X12 formats

In-depth knowledge of the ANSI X12 Version 5010 set of EDI transactions

Knowledge of EDI front- & back-end processes utilized with the Medicare Fee for Service claims processing systems

Able to communicate effectively with technical, non-technical, and Executive staff audiences

Minimum of eight (8) years experience conducting process audits and performing IV&V activities based on CMMI, ISO 9000, Six Sigma or another quality management methodology

Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills

Knowledge of testing methodologies and best practices

Can-do attitude- this person must be hands-on, not just evaluating the quality processes currently in place, but helping project stakeholders in achieving process compliance goals and objectives. Must be flexible, and can work with many different layers of management

Experience gathering and presenting metrics and progress on implementation and raising any items that are not complying with the contract and defined quality standards

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience:

Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field and 4 years of business systems analysis, research, or support experience with ANSI X12 formats

Experience supporting a government agency

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification is preferred

Sr. Software Engineer

REQ #: RQ00000711

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: Sr. Software Engineer

Description:

Job Description:

The Senior Software Engineer The Senior Software Engineer will report to the Team Lead and work directly with the System Architects in order to create the business and technical services for a complex SOA implementation. The successful candidate will ensure that the requirements are accurately depicted in the system design and correctly implemented in the services. He/she will be responsible for the development of major technical and business services, oversee activities of other developers, and participate in source code reviews. He/she will also interact with CMS and other contractors to ensure that all technical deliverables comply with the CMS ELC, TRA, IT Framework, and other standards.

The successful candidate will be working with the JBoss stack of open source Java-based technologies to create a state of the art services-based application in pure SOA architecture. The candidate must be familiar with and able to follow the industry-standards for SOA design patterns and SOA coding practices. The candidate must be experienced in designing, developing, testing, and integrating web services into a large SOA application. He/she must also be comfortable with the agile development processes, participate in daily SCRUM meetings, and adhere to designing, coding, unit-testing, and deployments within bi-monthly agile Sprints.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience

· 10 years in the complete SDLC of J2EE web-based client-server systems

· 10 years working with and configuring of one or more of the following J2EE Servers: Websphere, Weblogic, Glassfish, Tomcat, JBoss

· 10 years with Java front-end technologies, incl. JSP, JavaScript, Spring, Struts/Struts2, AJAX

· 10 years of relational-database development and programming with JDBC, (2 yrs. w/Hibernate and HQL)

· 10 years of experience with UNIX

· 5 years of experience developing web-services in SOA environment

· 5 years of JAX-WS, including: SOAP, REST, SAML, WSDL, UDDI

· 5 years of XML, including: schema design/extensions, XML parsing with SAX/DOM/JAXB, XSLT

· 2 years of experience developing with Java Message Service (JMS) API

· 2 years of experience with version control systems, such as CVS or Subversion

In addition, the successful candidate must demonstrate:

· In-depth understanding of newest Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE 6)

· Understanding of WS-Security, including SSL/TSL, addressing, SAML, JAAS/LDAP

· Proven ability to work within agile process framework, incl. SCRUM and Sprints

· Proven ability do design and develop in SOA environment

· Proven ability to use UML to create technical design diagrams

· Proven ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, and to present ideas clearly

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience Familiarity with the following tools and technologies will be a PLUS:

· Redhat Linux

· MySQL

· SoapUI

· JBoss Developer Studio (or Eclipse based IDE)

· JBoss Enterprise Application Server

· JBoss SOA-P (v4 or v5)

· JBoss BRMS/Drools - developing rules for business web-services

· Experience with JBoss technologies such as ESB, HornetQ, BPM, jBPM, SEAM

· Experience in Medicare and Health Sector

· Familiarity with 508 Requirements

Experience working for a health-sector facility

· ALM, Source-Forge

· Advanced web development with DOJO/AJAX

MCS/FISS Business Analyst

REQ #: RQ00000655

Location: Columbia SC

Job Title: MCS/FISS Business Analyst

Description:

Job Description:

This position performs business process analysis of Medicare Fee for Service system modifications, includes independent analysis of CMS Change Requests (CR), participation in POC review, and analysis of system developer requirements to ensure CMS CR requirements are met. Will develop test plans and test cases detailing expected results to validate correctness of system modifications, includes performing any file maintenance/system set up to allow test cases to execute successfully. A BA coordinates with Testers and monitors to ensure test cases are executed, documentation is present and accurate, expected results are obtained, and defect reporting and resolution is performed. Analyzes problems, identifies potential solutions, and works with the system developer to resolve problems. Completes daily status report, prepares written reports, has overall responsibility to ensure all assigned CRs are 100% tested by documented due dates to ensure changes do not have a negative impact on productivity and procedures for Medicare Fee for Service users.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

Education/experience - 4-yr degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field and 3 years of business systems analysis, research, testing, or customer support experience.

Knowledge of the Medicare Fee for Service claims processing system and business procedures.

Applicants should have experience using the Multi Carrier System (MCS). Applicants should have experience using the Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS).

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience:

Knowledge of programming languages and/or concepts

Effectively demonstrates a working knowledge of business support and systems concepts.

Able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences

Good teamwork and interpersonal skills.

Working knowledge of the system development lifecycle.

Business Analyst

REQ #: RQ00000557

Location: SC MD OH

Job Title: Business Analyst

Primary Skills:

MCS experience

Description:

Job Description:

This position performs business process analysis of Medicare Fee for Service system modifications, includes independent analysis of CMS Change Requests (CR), participation in POC review, and analysis of system developer requirements to ensure CMS CR requirements are met. Will develop test plans and test cases detailing expected results to validate correctness of system modifications, includes performing any file maintenance/system set up to allow test cases to execute successfully. A BA coordinates with Testers and monitors to ensure test cases are executed, documentation is present and accurate, expected results are obtained, and defect reporting and resolution is performed. Analyzes problems, identifies potential solutions, and works with the system developer to resolve problems. Completes daily status report, prepares written reports, has overall responsibility to ensure all assigned CRs are 100% tested by documented due dates to ensure changes do not have a negative impact on productivity and procedures for Medicare Fee for Service users.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

Education/experience:

4-yr degree and 2 years of business systems analysis, research, testing, or customer support experience or 6 years of business systems analysis, research, testing, or customer support experience.

Effectively demonstrates a working knowledge of business support and systems concepts.

Able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences

Good teamwork and interpersonal skills.

Working knowledge of the system development lifecycle.

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience Education/experience - 4-yr degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field and 3 years of business systems analysis, research, testing, or customer support experience.

Knowledge of the Medicare Fee for Service claims processing system and business procedures.

Knowledge of programming languages and/or concepts.

Additional Information:

Candidates should have experience using the Multi Carrier System (MCS).

Persons with MCS experience can be placed in the Columbia MD or Columbia SC offices - persons with applicable skills but no experience will have to be willing to work in one of the Ohio offices.

Senior SAS Developer (with EBI experience)

REQ #: RQ00000685

Location: Baltimore

Job Title: Senior SAS Developer (with EBI experience)

Description:

Job Description

Looking for experience SAS Architect/ Senior Programmer with EBI (Enterprise Business Intelligence) experience with 7+ years of experience in fast paced environment to work and support our Federal Client.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

· Excellent Experience in Enterprise architecture, installation, configuration, development and administration of SAS products

· Excellent experience in writing, debugging and maintaining SAS programs using BASE SAS 9.2, SAS EBI, SAS Macros

· Solid understanding and experience in Enterprise Business Intelligence

· Resolving technical integration issues related to IT infrastructure, and serve as SAS expert on the project team to the client

· As a senior SAS person, participate in client meetings and support all SAS related activities includes SAS Software and hardware supports.

· Provide access controls solutions for application and data restriction based on user permissions

· Participating in the development of deliverables including updates/changes configuration diagrams

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience

· 7+ Years of experience in Base SAS, SAS Macros

· 7+ years of experience in Enterprise architecture, installation, configuration, and administration of SAS products

· 2+ Years of experience in SAS EBI

· 7+ years of very strong experience in Business intelligence implementation, BI solutions using SAS and other BI Tools

· Strong Experience in SAS Foundation and Architecture, SAS Analytics Platform, SAS BI Platform, SAS Data Integration, Information Map, Web Report Studio, Information Delivery Portal, SAS Enterprise Guide

Additional Information for Recruiting

Business Analyst

REQ #: RQ00000695

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title:  Business Analyst

Description:

Job Description:

The Medicare Beneficiary Database Suite of Services (MBDSS) Testing Specialist will be responsible for conducting Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) of Mainframe, mid-tier and DB2-based software and system development and testing of MBDSS services. The software code and modules are developed by the MBDSS Maintenance Contractor. The mid-level incumbent business analyst will be actively participate CR/RT JAD sessions internal and external, team meetings, provide weekly status reports, support Project Manager control the schedule, quality and cost constraints and is responsible for performing integration testing, system integration testing, performance testing, regression testing, validation testing, and user acceptance testing as per the procurement task order. The HP Quality Center (HPQC) tool will be used for test execution and defects management. Analyze system requirements maintained in the DOORS; thoroughly understand business impact to develop test procedures. The BA will work closely with seasoned Business Analysts and testers to develop high quality test scenarios, detailed logical step-by-step executable test procedures/cases, and will be responsible for meeting CMMI Level 3 compliances and processes including but not limited to:

• Participate in JAD sessions, system related walkthroughs.
• Develop, store, and review system and/or regression test procedures within Quality Center.
• Coordinate with CMS and external contractors in support of test activities
• Determine appropriate level of testing needed for each CR/RT
• Perform CR/RT analysis necessary to develop accurate, testable test scenarios
• Develop and maintain test documentation including Test Scenario Specification, Test Plan, and Test Case Specification
• Support defect management life cycle resulting no unresolved issues before implementation
• Validate and sign off evidence files for customer delivery resulting no issues.
• Participation in Test Readiness Assessment and Post-Testing Reviews
• Participation in CMS Readiness Reviews (IRR and VRR)
• Facilitate validation and sign off all test artifacts before delivering to CMS

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

• 3 to 5 years of Work experience in Mainframe, mid-tier, DB2 legacy and web-based for the mission critical complex applications.

• 3 years of work experience in SDLC framework, testing life cycles, methodologies
• 5 years of work experience in writing effective test cases/scenarios/procedures for the complex legacy code.
• 1 to 3 years of work experience in executing test cases/procedures and defect management using HPQC.
• Prior work experience in CMMI, QA audit compliance processes, policies and procedures etc.
• 1 to 3 years of work experience in using HPQC, DB2/QMF, IBM Optima, and DB2/File-Aid or similar tools.
• Working independently and/or collaborative team player.
• Ensure the integrity and security of the healthcare products and the data.
• Excellent Communication skills, interpersonal skills.

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience • Prior CMS healthcare applications work experience would be plus.

• Independently analyze and evaluate the impact of the functional changes, understanding physical and logical data modeling, and entity relationships of DB2 tables.
• Software development background would be a plus.

Sr. Test Specialist (South Carolina)

REQ #: RQ00000707

Location: SC

Job Title: Sr. Test Specialist (South Carolina)

Description:

Job Description

• Conduct Functional, End-to-End, Regression, and Smoke Testing tasks;
• Access, manipulate, and validate test data, validate test files contents and capture testing evidence files; and document test results;
• Create testing defect reports in Quality Center and track them to resolution;
• Develop and maintain test cases and report test results;
• Escalate the issues and risks in a timely manner; and
• Under the supervision of Sr. Testing Specialists perform other duties as assigned;
• Conduct UAT & report test results;
• Work with requirements analysts to ensure that all requirements are timely and accurately tested;
• Participate in all JAD, system related walkthroughs and overviews sessions;
• Review work products and deliverables;
• Participate, as needed, in CMS test case walkthroughs;
• Lead Functional, End-to-End, Regression, UAT, and Smoke Testing tasks;
• Lead JAD sessions, system related walkthroughs and overviews sessions;
• Provide support to CMS business owners prior to and during the UAT;
• Develop and maintain SOPs, test cases, test specifications; and report test results;
• Determine level of effort (LOE) and appropriate level of testing for the assigned CR/TT; and
• Supervise Jr. Testing Specialists and Testing Specialists.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

Must have at least 5 years of manual and automated testing experience of applications with web services using J2EE, web user interfaces and MDM. Must have hands-on experience with the HP Quality Center, XML, MQ, SQL and MDM. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to work independently with minimal supervision, be a team player, well organized and efficient with excellent judgment and decision-making skills. Must have flexible schedule and ability to work during different shifts. Past experience testing complex Healthcare systems, working in the CMMI environment, is a plus.

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience Bachelor Degree in any technical field or equivalent.

Testing Specialist

REQ #: RQ00000708

Location: MD

Job Title: Testing Specialist

Description:

Job Description

• Conduct Functional, End-to-End, Regression, and Smoke Testing tasks;
• Access, manipulate, and validate test data, validate test files contents and capture testing evidence files; and document test results;
• Create testing defect reports in Quality Center and track them to resolution;
• Develop and maintain test cases and report test results;
• Escalate the issues and risks in a timely manner; and
• Under the supervision of Sr. Testing Specialists perform other duties as assigned;
• Conduct UAT & report test results;
• Work with requirements analysts to ensure that all requirements are timely and accurately tested;
• Participate in all JAD, system related walkthroughs and overviews sessions;
• Review work products and deliverables; and
• Participate, as needed, in CMS test case walkthroughs.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

Must have at least 3 years of manual and automated testing experience of applications with web services using J2EE, web user interfaces and MDM. Must have hands-on experience with the HP Quality Center, XML, MQ, SQL and MDM. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to work independently with minimal supervision, be a team player, well organized and efficient with excellent judgment and decision-making skills. Must have flexible schedule and ability to work during different shifts. Past experience testing complex Healthcare systems, working in the CMMI environment, is a plus.

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience:

Bachelor Degree in any technical field or equivalent.

HIPAA Analyst-Security

REQ #: RQ00000626

Location: Herndon Office

Job Title:  HIPAA Analyst-Security

Description:

Job Location: Herndon, VA

Job Description:

The candidate will be working as a Security Analyst in the HIPAA+ Practice Center. The candidate will be responsible for the following activities:

a) Report to the Practice Director

b) Assist Practice Director in scheduling, project management plan preparation etc.,

c) Responsible for the complete HIPAA Compliance Assessment with respect to Security rule.

d) Responsible for client interactions during the course of project execution

e) Responsible for the various document deliverables

f) Participate in our FISMA related activities for Federal Projects as need arises

h) Act as a feedback channel to our HIPAA Support group developing software solutions (in support of the HIPAA activities)

i) Use the technical toolsets (Sharepoint, Dashboards etc.,) as part of HIPAA Project execution

1. Minimum 10 years of IT experience

2. Minimum 5 years experience in Security/Privacy work towards FISMA/HIPAA compliance

3. Minimum 3 years experiene in Technical tool set (this could be security/privacy related tools)

4. Minimum 2 years experience in documentation related activities

5. Atleast 1 Certification related to Security and Privacy practices: (CISSP, HIPAA etc)

Desired skills

1. Hospital or Health Insurance experience

2. HIPAA Privacy activities

3. Federal government experience

4. Knowledge on HITECH/meaningful use/HIPAA Impact

5. Contributer or member of Security Consortia

Security Specialist

REQ #: RQ00000709

Location: MD

Job Title: Security Specialist

Description:

Job Description:

Perform Analysis, Informations Security Risk Assessment (ISRA), System Security Planning (SSP), Contingency Planning (CP), and development and maintenance of supporting documentation. Support the Security Testing and Evaluation (ST&E) and Certification and Accreditation (C&A) processes. Conduct security audits to validate system compliance with FISMA, OMB, FIPS, and NIST standards. Work in close collaboration with Architecture and Development teams, conduct research, respond to data calls, provide recommendations related to system vulnerability and security. Support project security reviews and ensure compliance with technical and physical safeguards; privacy and security procedures.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

Must have Bachelors Degree or equivalent, CISSP, and 5 years of experience in providing security support on complex Government programs. 3-5 years of experience in FISMA, OMB, FIPS, and NIST standards. Must be capable of working independently as well as in a team setting and posess excellent written and oral communications skills. Other security certifications (CISA, CISM, GIAC, etc.) and/or experience with other Government security and privacy policies and standards (HIPAA, Privacy Act of 1974, etc.); SOA, Web Services, and Cloud Security are big plus.

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience:

CISSP certification

VP/ Director of Business Development (VA/MHS)

REQ #: RQ00000627

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: VP/ Director of Business Development (VA/MHS)

Primary Skills:

Knowledge of VA/MHS organizations

Description:

Job Location: Columbia, MD

Job Description:

Proven Federal Business Developer with direct and recent experience with VA and/or MHS - preferrably both.

- minimum 5 years Fed Procurement

- minimum 2 years VA and/or MHS

- Knowledge of VA/MHS organizations

- Relationships with key IT/procurement and/or programmatic personnel

- Strong knowledge of current IT environment

- knowledge of and relationships with leading IT contractors in those agencies

- knowledge of primary procurement vehicles

- knowledge of the major contracts awareded and upcoming procurements.

Sr. Business Analyst

REQ #: RQ00000578

Job Title: Sr. Business Analyst

Primary Skills:

FISS

Description:

Location: SC, or MD

Job Description:

This position performs business process analysis of Medicare Fee for Service system modifications, includes independent analysis of CMS Change Requests (CR), participation in POC review, and analysis of system developer requirements to ensure CMS CR requirements are met. Will develop test plans and test cases detailing expected results to validate correctness of system modifications, includes performing any file maintenance/system set up to allow test cases to execute successfully. A BA coordinates with Testers and monitors to ensure test cases are executed, documentation is present and accurate, expected results are obtained, and defect reporting and resolution is performed. Analyzes problems, identifies potential solutions, and works with the system developer to resolve problems. Completes daily status report, prepares written reports, has overall responsibility to ensure all assigned CRs are 100% tested by documented due dates to ensure changes do not have a negative impact on productivity and procedures for Medicare Fee for Service users. Provides assistance with complex testing efforts, may guide less experienced BAs, will be assigned complex CMS CRs.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience Education/experience - 4-yr degree and 5 years of business systems analysis, research, testing, or customer support experience or 10 years of business systems analysis, research, testing, or customer support experience.

In-depth knowledge of the Medicare Fee for Service claims processing system and business procedures; regarded as a subject matter expert on several components/subsystems of the claims processing environment.

Able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences

Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills with ability to lead/direct a team to meet project objectives.

Comprehensive understanding of the system development lifecycle.

Knowledge of programming languages and/or concepts.

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience Education/experience:

4-yr degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field and 3 years of business systems analysis, research, testing, or customer support experience.

Sr. IT Helpdesk Technician

REQ #: RQ00000710

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: Sr. IT Helpdesk Technician

Description:

Job Description:

First and Second tier customer support, troubleshooting and providing solutions for employees and contractors

Develop a deep understanding of our hardware, software, and applications

Answer helpdesk request tickets via email and in person

Work with developers to identify and resolve more complicated problems

Address urgent issues quickly

Document required bugfixes, end-user feature improvements, and operations feature improvements

Must be comfortable setting up new laptops, optimizing existing laptops and be able to perform maintenance on servers and laptops.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

Good consulting and problem-solving skills

Excellent spoken and written communication skills

Able to work well in the face of tight deadlines and tough technical challenges

Likes to interact directly with employees to achieve customer satisfaction

Prompt, responsive, responsible, and friendly approach to customer problems

Aptitude for streamlining process to make one's job more efficient

Ability to effectively juggle/prioritize multiple tasks

Must have experience with Microsoft products including Operating systems and office products

Deltek experience a plus

VOIP experience

Hardware troubleshooting and repair experience

Quality Specialist

REQ #: RQ00000673

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: Quality Specialist

Description:

Job Description:

The Quality Specialist is an integral member of the Quality Management Office (QMO) and will help develop, implement, and institutionalize processes; participate in the Engineering Process Group (EPG); work closely with the Program Management Office (PMO) and Project Management, communicating issues that may impact the execution of the project.

The Quality Specialist collaborates with the project management team, validating that products are compliant with contract requirements, QSSI processes and procedures, CMMI ML3 models for Development. The Quality Specialist must also possess a thorough understanding of the various System Development Life Cycle frameworks (Waterfall, Agile, Rapid, etc.).

The Quality Specialist will leverage and integrate with quantitative management initiatives, such as earned value management and service level agreements, to support comprehensive process improvement implementation.

Daily Task May Include:

Providing process training

Conducting document peer reviews

Conducting internal audits

Reviewing process documents and identifying areas of improvement

Conducting gap analysis, as required

Supporting project management in the development of project management plans

Updating process documents as required

Attending Project Meetings

Providing project management support as requested

Required Skills & Yrs of experience Qualifications:

Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with five (5) years of relevant work experience. Candidate must have experience implementing and managing a Quality Management System (QMS) based on industry best practices, Software Engineering Institute Capability Maturity Model - Integration (CMMI), ISO Standards, or Six Sigma.

Experience supporting IT projects in developing and implementing System Development Life Cycle processes; experience evaluating project process compliance through process audits and readiness reviews; experience establishing and using an electronic process asset library (SharePoint) to store organizational and project process assets; conducting process training sessions; mentoring team members in the development and implementation of processes and procedures based on CMMI ML3 process areas.

Training Team lead

REQ #: RQ00000696

Location: SC

Job Title: Training Team lead

Description:

Job Description:

Travel: 50%

Location: Columbia, SC

Lead training team by managing deliverables, deadlines and personnel.

Learn training material to serve as a back up to trainers on the team.

Compile weekly and monthly reports.

Compile all necessary stats for all reports.

Participate in deliverable preparation when neeeded.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

Management experience - 1-2 years

Training experience - 2-4 years

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience:

HIGLAS experience - 1-2 years

Sr. Sun IDM Developer

REQ #: RQ00000600

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: Sr. Sun IDM Developer

Description:

Location: Columbia, MD

Job Description:

Successful candidate, under the supervision of project manager and team lead, will be responsible for requirements analysis, application design, development, and unit testing. IDM Developer will analyze Change Requests and Trouble Tickets, provide ROM and LOE estimates, attend system requirements reviews, JAD sessions, create technical documentation, and provide support to system testing team. Additional responsibilities may include participation in status review meetings , support of other team members and train staff members with SUN or ORACLE IDM software.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or any other related field or equivalent. Must have at least 3 years of prior experience with the Sun Java System Identity Manager, Oracle Identity Manager , including hands-on experience with Xpress, development of complex forms and workflows, custom tasks and resource adapters. Experience in writing SQLs in an efficient manner. Minimum 5 years experience with Object Oriented programming, Java/J2EE, XML, Oracle, LDAP; excellent writing and oral communication skills.

Business Intelligence GIS Systems Analyst

REQ #: RQ00000637

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: Business Intelligence GIS Systems Analyst

Description:

TITLE: Business Intelligence GIS Systems Analyst

DUTIES:

Design and develop GIS (Geological Information System) Maps integration for Medicare

trending analysis by national level and drill down to region, state, county and zipcode

level. Interface with client to understand the business requirements and present test

results. Perform full lifecycle application development. Develop software applications

in support of various healthcare related functions using Data warehousing, Microstrategy,

COTS & ETL. Microstrategy interface with Microsoft Excel. Develop, test and maintain

complex reports using MicroStrategy application. Develop, test and implement complex

MicroStrategy objects and hierarchies to support new business requirements. Interface

with DBAs, ETL developers and business users to resolve user identified functional and

technical issues in GIS and MicroStrategy reporting environment. Utilize logical and

materialized views to resolve schema design constraints in MicroStrategy reporting

environment. Review changes to existing physical data model based on new requirements

and perform impact analysis in MicroStrategy reporting environment. Optimize slow

running reports and monitor query performance using both database and MicroStrategy

functionality.

REQUIREMENTS:

Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Geographic Information

Systems, Geology or Equivalent and two years of experience OR Bachelor’s Degree in

Computer Science, Geographic Information Systems, Geology or Equivalent and five

years of experience.

POSITION LOCATION: Quality Software Services, Inc. 10025 Governor Warfield

Parkway Suite 401 Columbia Maryland 21044

HOURS: 9:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M 40 hours per week

CONTACT: Arun Thapar (Attn: 41515), Quality Software Services, Inc. 10025

Governor Warfield Parkway Suite 401 Columbia Maryland 21044

THE POSITION IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE EMPLOYEE REFERRAL PROGRAM

Technical System Admin

REQ #: RQ00000699

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: Technical System Admin

Description:

Job Description:

Develop and support the Identity and Access Management (IAM) Lab infrastructure at QSSI’s Columbia 3 facility. Provide technical support and administration of the QSSI held IAM Lab environments; Maintain software and apply patches; Work in close collaboration with IAM developers, testers, Program Management Office (PMO), Managed Services (MS) and perform day-to-day system administration and maintenance duties, as well as performance monitoring and performance tuning of the environment.The candidate will be expected to install Identity and Access Management Custom off the shelf products and configure the lab servers namely web server and database server. The candidate should be well experienced in installing and trouble shooting application servers in a Sun Solaris, Glassfish, Websphere or weblogic environments. The candidate will be required to monitor the server performance, network traffic and recommend corrective action to improve performance of the system.

Core Responsibilities include:

? Work with other project teams to optimize hosting infrastructure to ensure efficient operations and compliance with Service level Agreements (SLA)

? Recommend, design and deploy open source performance monitoring tools and tune the environment accordingly.

? Oversight of Configuration Management of this environment.

? Ensure that daily, monthly, quarterly and annual system sustainment procedures are followed.

? Plan, execute and document infrastructure software / hardware updates.

? Participate in Change Management control of this Lab environment.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience 5+ yrs Sun Solaris Administration, designing, building and supporting servers in clustered and virtual environments.

2+ yrs Oracle / Sun Identity Management.

2+ yrs Sun LDAP Server and/or Oracle Internet Directory

2+ yrs JAVA, Apache Web Server

Strong IP Networking fundamentals

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience 2 + yrs Application Server installation and configuration support: Glassfish, IBM WebSphere, etc.

Oracle DB experience.

Windows Active Directory 2008

Performance Monitoring and Tuning Tools (e.g. SarCheck).

Firewall Management

Cisco Networking Certifications

Oracle 11G IDM Developer

REQ #: RQ00000700

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: Oracle 11G IDM Developer

Description:

Job Description:

Analyze, Design and Customize Oracle IDM using JAVA / BPEL, Provide analysis and solution for production issues, provide testing support for new enhancements and fixes to production issues, coordinate with other stake holders to analyze and resolve Oracle IDM Infrastructure issues, provide ROM and LOE for new enhancements, provide expert advice on Oracle IDM products and if necessary work with Oracle to resolve product issues.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience 2 to 3 years of In-depth understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts and processes experience with Oracle Identity Manager (OIM) 11g

-Experience implementing workflow processes using Oracle SOA / BPEL developer

-Expert in the implementation of OIM custom connectors/GTC development/adapters/etc)

-Strong knowledge and experience with OID,DIP,OVD and ODSEE.

-Weblogic Administrative (WLST, security) - familiarity+

-Expert in OAM/Oblix Policy Model

-Experience designing custom reports using BI Publisher

-Database schema design and SQL query writing

-Knowledge of user, system, and security administration processes

-Web Services SOAP- experience in web development with extensive use of Oracle ADF and

Web services

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience:

-Java/JAVA EE development experience a plus

-XACML/ABAC/Policy Modeling - nice to have

-Risk modeling – nice to have

ETL Developer

REQ #: RQ00000652

Job Title: ETL Developer

Description:

Job Description:

Location: Windsor Mill, MD

Senior level ETL developer and data warehouse technologist to work on a health care government contract. Responsible for developing ETL specifications and other technical documentation. Develop ETL that leverages Informatica and Teradata to process high volumes of data efficiently. Develop project schedules and adhere to the SDLC and best practices methodologies. Communicate technical solutions to customer.

General Duties

· Participate in system related walkthroughs

· Perform analysis necessary to develop specifications

· Develop ETL that leverages Informatica and Teradata to process high volumes of data efficiently

· Analyze new data sources for inclusion into the enterprise data warehouse

· Work with federal and contractor staff to identify ETL requirements

· Create and update Interface Control Documents (ICDs)

· Create ETL Functional specifications that document source to target mappings

· Maintain existing Informatica ETL streams for Parts A, B, and DME claim streams running on a Teradata database

· Maintain existing UNIX/BTEQ scripts for the Part D ETL stream

· Create new Informatica ETL streams for additional data sources. The likely sources, though not limited to only these, would be data from the Shared Systems, Providers systems, or Medicaid claims data

· Create and execute test plans for newly developed ETL streams

· Follow established standards for implementing Informatica ETL on a Teradata database. These standards include, but are not limited to, enforcing referential integrity and following purgatory requirements.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience Qualifications:

· 10+ years of ETL development experience

· 5+ years as a project technical lead

· Teradata experience

· 15+ years in data warehouse technologies

· Informatica, Unix, SQL, Erwin

· Excellent communication skills, team player, self starter

· Teradata certified

· Familiar with Microstrategy

Business Support Analyst-CSMM

REQ #: RQ00000687

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: Business Support Analyst-CSMM

Description:

Job Description:

Serve as second level support for Medicare Advantage and Part D Plan sponsors on behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Respond to inquiries involving a variety of issues including file transfers, eligibility, enrollment, Low Income Subsidy (LIS), payments, and premiums. Perform troubleshooting and analysis according to established procedures/scripts maintained in a knowledgebase.

Route/refer trouble tickets to other help desks or CMS resources and will provide status updates to clients. Provide Health Plans with the necessary guidance to prevent file transfer errors. Attend various meetings with business owners, developers and programmers regarding pertinent issues affecting clients. Perform extensive research into client issues resulting in clear and concise resolutions and any other duties as required. Develop, review, and update process and reference documentation on an ongoing basis. Adhere to all appropriate CMMI standards that affect your position.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

• Experience interacting with clients via email and a toll-free telephone number.
• Experience working with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
• Expertise in Medicare Part A, B, and D policies.
• Knowledge of MARx, MBD, Remedy and/or TSO systems.
• Experience using Microsoft Office 2007.
• Experience analyzing business and systems requirements.
• Ability to handle confidential or sensitive information with discretion.

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience:

• Healthcare and/or insurance experience preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, verbal and written communication skills required.
• HDI Certification is a plus.
• 4-year Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field preferred.

ETL Tester

REQ #: RQ00000615

Job Title: ETL Tester

Description:

Location: Windsor Mill, MD

Job Description: Strong knowledge of automation infrastructure and tools

• Experience in stress, regression and performance testing
• Good communication skills
• Need 5+ years of ETL development and test experience.
• Need hands on experience in end-2-end ETL testing, including system and integration testing
• Need good knowledge of different phases of test lifecycle
• Need hands on in test planning, test case preparation and different type of testing (+/-ve testing) using Informatica ETL tool.
• Need hands on experience in writing, executing and debugging SQL queries to perform source to target data audit for data accuracy and completeness
• Need good knowledge in data warehousing.
• Will be responsible to perform end to end ETL testing using Informatica ETL tool
• Will be documenting test scenarios and writing test cases.
• Will be preparing ETL and SQL routines/code for performing ETL testing (system and integration testing).
• Will be also documenting test result
• Familiar with Informatica and Teradata
• CMS experience is a plus

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

Bachelor Degree in any technical field or equivalent. Must have at least 5 years of manual and automated testing experience of Data Warehousing applications/databases with TeraData, DB2, Oracle, and Informatica. Must have hands-on experience with the HP Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, XML, MQ, Mainframe MVS, including TSO, JCL, and DB2/SQL. Must have good Leadership skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to work independently with minimal supervision, be a team player, well organized and efficient with excellent judgment and decision-making skills. Must have flexible schedule and ability to work on multiple projects. Past experience testing complex Healthcare systems, working in the CMMI environment, and using HP LoadRunner is a plus.

This position is ETL Testing focused. 8+ years of QA testing experience - automated and manual functional 5+ testing. Minimum Qualifications include the Testing Experience across multiple environments - Web, Mainframe. Candidate must have a very good experience in Back End and Front End testing. The candidate must have hands-on LoadRunner experience and some knowledge of QTP tool is required. The candidate must have 2 years of ETL testing experience. The candidate must have Strong Database Skills (SQL Queries)and excellent QA Skills (Test Plan, Test Cases and Test Scripts) Strong knowledge of Web service testing, test planning, testing methodologies, QA analytical techniques, and software testing tools. The candidate must have the ability to understand and learn business processes driving application development and enhancements for functional and usability testing Minimum Qualifications include experience in all stages of application testing, including functional, usability, regression, and performance testing of Web based applications. The candidate must be extremely detail-oriented, focused mind and superior work ethics Time management skills utilized to effectively prioritize problem resolution tasks and project tasks. Excellent verbal & written communications skills. Experience in testing ETL processes using tools like Informatica.

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience:

1. Strong SQL

2. Data Warehouse/ETL testing

3. Quality Center

4. TeraData

MCS Tester

REQ #: RQ00000665

Location: SC

Job Title: MCS Tester

Description:

Job Description:

This position will perform testing of Medicare Fee for Service claims processing system modifications. Responsibilities include - reviewing CMS CRs and the system developer specifications to obtain an understanding of system modifications. Preparing test data and executing test transactions to evaluate system functionality and verify correctness of system modifications. A tester is required to document the outcome of all test cases and to record problems/issues through appropriate channels and assist in problem resolution. They complete daily status report and prepare written reports pertaining to system functionality and testing progress.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

Education/experience – high school diploma or equivalent and 6 months experience executing test cases and reviewing results.

Effectively demonstrates strong verbal and written communication skills.

Effectively demonstrates strong research and analytical skills.

Must be an independent learner with ability to read and interpret technical system specifications to understand and learn an assigned Medicare Fee for Service claims processing system.

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience:

2 years of experience using or testing the Medicare Fee for Service claims processing systems.

Additional Information for Recruiting Applicants should have experience using the Multi Carrier System (MCS). Part B Claims, HP, and EDS can be key terms to use when searching for possible resources.

Persons with MCS experience can be placed in the Columbia MD or Columbia SC offices - persons with applicable skills but no experience will have to be willing to work in one of the Ohio offices.

Solutions Architect

REQ #: RQ00000633

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: Solutions Architect

Description:

Location: Columbia, MD

Job Description:

Supports the Office of CIO by providing technical and analytical consultative leadership during the business development activities. Participates as a technical expert in the opportunity qualification and is responsible for the development of the technical architectural design, strategies and plans. Supports creation of proposals by preparing technical, architectural, and implementation design documents. Contributes to the development of strategies and best practices through participation in the QSSI CoE. Supports the design and development of the solutions for QSSI customers by participating in the business development and program delivery processes.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

Hands on experience with Mainframe and Web technologies, COTS, mobile applications, relational databases, software development, SOA, Cloud Computing, and Open Source technologies. At least 10 years of IT experience defining and implementing technical solutions. Strong knowledge of emerging industry practices when solving business problems. Must demonstrate excellent writing skills.

J2EE Java Developer

REQ #: RQ00000692

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: J2EE Java Developer

Description:

Job Description

This position is located in Columbia MD.

Key Role:

Serve as a Senior Java and J2EE developer on the application development team. Maintain responsibility for the successful delivery of development technology initiatives. Apply experience with the implementation of complex application for design, build, test, and deployment. Leverage knowledge of the software development live-cycle and architecture to complete day-to-day tasks.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

-10+ years of experience as a Java and J2EE technical lead, designer, and senior developer

-6+ years of experience with software development using Struts, Spring, Hibernate, JTA, UML, Rational Rose, EJB, and Web Services

-5+ years of experience as a team lead with a team of 4+ developers and full life-cycle software development

-Experience with database queries, SQL, and PL/SQL

-Experience with complex system development and Integration

-BS degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Healthcare IT, or a related discipline

Additional Qualifications:

-Experience with Healthcare industry domain is preferred

--MS degree in a related field a plus

Sr. Proposal Coordinator

REQ #: RQ00000704

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: Sr. Proposal Coordinator

Description:

Job Description:

· Review bid request documents and determine what should be included in response to RFPs, RFIs, Sources Sought, and sub-contracting required data calls.

· Set up meetings and schedules, record and distribute meeting minutes, record, distribute, and maintain action items, and prepare all documentation independently.

· Assist in assigning responsibilities for responding to the request documents and establish the schedule for input required from other participating teams/departments.

· Assemble the master originals from which the reproduction of the proposal, qualifications document, and/or presentation materials are printed.

· Create, gather, and organize information from many sources, transmit data to appropriate support group, and ensure the timeliness of the final product.

· Prepare bidding books, procedures, and other training materials, and track and report the status of all proposal elements.

· Schedule the reproduction of proposal deliverables with the appropriate support groups, ensuring deadlines are completely understood and met.

Anticipate possible trouble areas and propose practical solutions to problems as they arise during the process.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

· Excellent communication skills (oral and written) to ensure team participation, cohesion, and results.

· Ability to analyze and understand RFPs quickly and be able to hold proposal kickoff shortly after RFP release.

· Ability to use creativity to evaluate the proposal solution, define the proposal response, and quickly collect needed information.

· Ability to manage the proposal schedule.

· Ability to collaborate with the SMEs to develop a technical solution.

· Ability to prioritize assignments and to accurately assess time needed to arrive at a quality product.

· Must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, Visio, etc.), and Adobe Acrobat and strong reading comprehension and writing skills. Microsoft Project experience is desired.

· Experience applying a style guide.

Education & Experience

· A combination of academic education, professional training, and work experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.

· BA/BS degree is preferred with at least 3 years of experience.

Pricing Business Analyst

REQ #: RQ00000679

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: Pricing Business Analyst

Description:

Job Description:

a. Develop timely cost/price proposal to ensure adherence and compliance of RFP, and within the guidelines of Cost Estimating Manual and Business Proposal Process Documentation, and Approval Authorization Matrix.

b. Prepare, analyze, and submit through completion to satisfactorily support of proposal team. This includes the followings: (1) fully understand and clarify RFP and FAR requirements; (2) review and provide schedule inputs to meet RFP required deadlines; (3) validate data sources accuracy; (4) subcontractor solicitation; (5) develop cost volume and narratives as required;

c. Develop accurate and timely dashboard and FSR reports.

d. Anticipate and identify existing and potential financial issues on current contracts, and provide solutions.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

Bachelors Degree in Finance, Business or related discipline with 3+ years pricing proposal support work experience or Master's Degree in Finance, Business or related discipline with 1+ years of financial work experience. Must have experience with IT proposals including cost proposal development. Should be experienced in Microsoft Excel and Word. Should have exceptional knowledge of Excel and the ability to build and manage complex financial models.

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience:

Lead Cost/Pricing Analyst at a Federal Systems Integrator. Experience with financial reporting.

Additional Information for Recruiting:

If the interview takes place in Columbia, Tuesdays and Thursdays are preferred. If the interview take place in Herndon, Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays are preferred.

Mid/Sr Technical Writer

REQ #: RQ00000705

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: Mid/Sr Technical Writer

Description:

Job Description:

- Specific experience responding to Federal Government RFPs and writing high-quality proposal content.

- Ability to analyze requirements from Government requests (RFP, RFI, RFQ, etc.) and extract pertinent background and technical information from appropriate resources.

- Ability to effectively communicate with varied levels of resources within company (Executives, IT staff, SMEs, Developers, Program Managers, etc.).

- Ability to translate complex technical material from various sources into concise, easily understandable, organized, one-voice styled content.

- Ability to write clear, persuasive technical content.

- Ability to review and edit technical content for structure, completeness, compliance, and organizational consistency.

- Ability to successfully work on multiple projects simultaneously in a high-paced environment.

- Demonstrated ability to adhere to tight schedules and meet fluid deadlines.

- Ability to work in a collaborative team environment.

- Possess strong technical knowledge/understanding of technology principles, methods and practices related to Security & Privacy Services, Software Engineering, Healthcare IT, Testing & Release Management, Critical IT Infrastructure, and Managed Business Solutions.

- Possess strong knowledge/understanding of technical technologies such as Database Architecture/Warehousing, Application Security, Systems Integration, Identity & Access Management, IV&V, Network Architecture.

- Strong editorial and proof reading skills.

- Superb communication skills (written & verbal).

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

At least 4 years of Technical Writing experience.

Other Required Skills: Windows 7, MS Office 07/2010, MS SharePoint, Adobe Acrobat, Visio

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience Preferred Skills: Microsoft Project

Project Manager

REQ #: RQ00000683

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: Project Manager

Description:

Job Description:

The Project Manager is responsible for managing multi-million dollars IT contract with the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), directly interfacing with customers, contractors, vendors, and QSSI executive management. The Project Manager is expected to utilize project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high quality standards and meet customer expectations.

The successful candidate will:

• Develop and execute Project Management Plans in accordance with PMBOK, CMMI, and QSSI Project Management and Quality Assurance Standards;
• Participate in continuous process improvement initiatives related to project management, delivery, tactical and strategic planning;
• Perform project planning in accordance with the contract SOW and project management standards and methodologies;
• Manage, monitor, and forecast project execution across all knowledge areas and take corrective actions as required;
• Take charge of managing the following PM areas: Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Resources, Communication, Risks, Contracts/Procurement, and Integration Management; and
• Ensure internal and external stakeholders management through effective in-depth knowledge of project management methodology, tools and techniques for entire project life-cycle and across all knowledge areas. This position reports to the Program Director.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience

• 5+ years of project management experience with Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s Degree would be desirable);
• Active PMP Certification from Project Management Institute (PMI);
• Demonstrated recent project management experience specifically related to managing large projects throughout the full lifecycle development process;
• Past experience negotiating project scope, resources, and schedule changes with stakeholders;
• Must be skilled in estimating and common project management desktop tools;
• Knowledge of and preferably experience with data architecture, modeling, management, data analytics, and BI tools (preferably Business Objects and SAS);
• Experience managing the healthcare fraud, waste, and abuse, and/or medical data analysis projects is desired;
• Knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid data and business processes, as well as understanding of claims processing is a plus; and
• Good communication and leadership skills to train, guide, and mentor the work of less experienced personnel.

MCS Business Analyst

REQ #: RQ00000693

Location: MD or SC

Job Title: MCS Business Analyst

Description:

Job Description:

This position performs business process analysis of Medicare Fee for Service system modifications, includes independent analysis of CMS Change Requests (CR), participation in POC review, and analysis of system developer requirements to ensure CMS CR requirements are met. Will develop test plans and test cases detailing expected results to validate correctness of system modifications, includes performing any file maintenance/system set up to allow test cases to execute successfully. A BA coordinates with Testers and monitors to ensure test cases are executed, documentation is present and accurate, expected results are obtained, and defect reporting and resolution is performed. Analyzes problems, identifies potential solutions, and works with the system developer to resolve problems. Completes daily status report, prepares written reports, has overall responsibility to ensure all assigned CRs are 100% tested by documented due dates to ensure changes do not have a negative impact on productivity and procedures for Medicare Fee for Service users.

To be responsible for performing planning, analysis, and design of business systems. Analyze and document business processes. Creates functional specifications and detailed test plans. Day to day management of change requests. Requirements gathering and analysis. Become more familiar with current project and its requirements. Develop requirements gathering skills. Document the business requirements. Assist in application testing activities. Integrate work with other business analysts on project. Maintain documentation of project and application

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

Education/experience - 4-yr college degree in a related field

Minumum of 2 years of business systems analysis, research, testing, or customer support experience

.Effectively demonstrates a working knowledge of business support and systems concepts.

Able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences

Good teamwork and interpersonal skills.

Working knowledge of the system development lifecycle.

Applicants should have experience using the Multi Carrier System (MCS).

Persons with MCS experience can be placed in the Columbia MD or Columbia SC offices

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience:

Direct MCS experience (claims processing or systems support for the MCS system)

Quality Assurance Lead/Manager-DC

REQ #: RQ00000697

Location: DC

Job Title: Quality Assurance Lead/Manager-DC

Description:

Job Description:

The QA Lead/Manager is an integral member of the QSSI Quality Management Office (QMO) and will help develop, implement, and institutionalize testing processes on the FSA Project. The QA Lead/Manager will be tasked with working closely with the project management team, validating that products are compliant with contract requirements, QSSI processes and procedures, CMMI models, and System Development Life Cycle frameworks.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with at least five (5) years experience in CMMI or working in a quality process environment, working in a quality team or process team, or facilitating process teams. Candidate must have successfully completed SEI-sponsored “Intro To CMMI-DEV” course; and be able to provide a Certificate of Completion.

The QA Lead/Manager position also requires:

Experience helping an organization achieve CMMI compliance

Experience managing multiple simultaneous QA efforts

Experience working supporting testing projects

Experience working with quality assurance processes (CMMI, ISO, Six Sigma)

Experience in reviewing and auditing projects against defined processes using detailed checklists, with attention to detail

Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work with/for all Project Managers in the organization as well as the QSSI PSO

Can-do attitude- this person must be hands-on, not just evaluating the quality processes currently in place, but helping each and every project achieve compliance. Must be flexible, and can work with many different layers of management and project teams

May be responsible for documenting and creating the processes for projects based on QSSI processes, client requirements, and CMMI-DEV model

Responsible for training and coaching project members on the newly defined processes and then auditing them for compliance once institutionalized

Experience training engineers in process and quality improvement principles and the CMMI.

Experience gathering and presenting metrics and progress on implementation and raising any items that are not complying with the contract and defined quality standards

Experience in conducting self-assessments and readiness reviews to prepare a project for process maturity evaluation by an external assessment team

Experience setting up and using an electronic process asset library to store organizational process assets and best practices that are used by team members to improve performance

Experience working on a SCAMPI appraisal and with the PIID spreadsheet used for appraisal readiness.

Master Scheduler

REQ #: RQ00000698

Location: MD

Job Title: Master Scheduler

Description:

Job Description:

*Supporting program start-up activities and program execution

*Creating, maintaining, and tracking the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), as well as, import stand-alone and independent schedules into the IMS

*Developing and maintaining summary-level schedule reports Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, and other program management tools used to support critical path analysis, earned-value, performance variances, cost and schedule integration

*Supporting the project team in the planning, tracking, analysis, and reporting of projects of varying contract type, size, complexity, and level of risk

*Supporting the development, maintenance, and tracking of Work Breakdown Structures (WBSs) and related dictionaries, the Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS), Control Accounts, Basis of Estimates (BOEs), change management process, work authorization process, subcontractor management, material control, cost collection, technical performance, integrated reporting, forecasting Estimates at Completion (EACs), and implementing corrective actions

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

*Bachelor's Degree in related discipline, will consider candidates with additional years of experience in place of having a degree

*5 years of related experience in project control and scheduling

*Requires prior project management or project control experience working with schedules, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), cost accounting and financial management systems

*Requires previous experience with work authorizations, process management systems, and reporting

*Proficient in scheduling tools such as MS Project, Primavera, OpenPlan or other similar desktop tools that provide capabilities to collect and analyze information

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience - PMP Certification or other PM certifications are highly recommended

- Advanced degree in project management or related field

HIPAA Analyst-Privacy

REQ #: RQ00000650

Location: VA

Job Title: HIPAA Analyst-Privacy

Description:

Job Description:

1. HIPAA Privacy review of covered entities and business associates.

2. Reviews Policies and procedures and prepares a report on findings and provides recommendations.

3. Developes a detailed corrective action plan for all the recommendations

4. Works with Practice leader and prepares project execution plan for executing HIPAA Compliance Assessment projects.

5. Conducts Onsite HIPAA Compliance Assessment of customers

6. Assist customers in using HIPAA Compliance tools and help them navigate the compliance process.

7. Communicates with the customers on their compliance assessment project, assessment methodology and through out the project life cycle.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

1. Any College Under Graduate/Graduate

2. Atleast 5 years of experience HIPAA Privacy

3. Excellent understanding of HIPAA Privacy regulations.

4. Must have worked in a Healthcare organization - Hospital preferred.

5. Understanding of HITECH changes to HIPAA

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience:

1. Legal education or experience

2. Information Systems/IT/Security knowledge

3. Knowledge of HIPAA Security rules.

CMMI Specialists

REQ #: RQ00000706

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: CMMI Specialists

Description:

TITLE: CMMI Specialists

DUTIES:

Develop, implement, and institutionalize processes; participate in the Engineering

Process Group (EPG); work closely with the QSSI and STC Program Management Office

(PMO) and Project Management, communicating issues that may impact the execution of

multiple projects. Work closely with various STC project management teams, validating

that products are compliant with contract requirements, QSSI processes and procedures,

CMMI models, and System Development Life Cycle frameworks. Leverage and integrate

with quantitative management initiatives, such as earned value management and service

level agreements, to support comprehensive process improvement implementation.

Coordinate multiple simultaneous QA efforts. Supervise the creation and review of

documentation necessary to achieve and maintain a successful CMMI appraisal. Review

and audit project against defined processes using detailed checklists, with attention to

detail. Evaluate the quality processes currently in place and helping each and every

project achieve compliance while working with many different layers of management and

project teams. Works with quality assurance processes such as CMMI, ISO, and Six

Sigma. Document and create the processes for projects based on QSSI processes, client

requirements, and CMMI-DEV and CMMI-SVC models. Train and coaching project

members on the newly defined processes and then auditing them for compliance once

institutionalized. Gather and present metrics and progress on implementation and raising

any items that are not complying with the contract and defined quality standards.

Conducts self-assessments and readiness reviews to prepare a project for process maturity

evaluation by an external assessment team. Establishes and uses an electronic process

asset library to store organizational process assets and best practices that are used by team

members to improve performance.

REQUIREMENTS:

Master’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information

Systems or Equivalent and two years of experience Or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering,

Computer Science, Information Systems or Equivalent and five years of experience.

POSITION LOCATION: Quality Software Services, Inc. 10025 Governor Warfield

Parkway Suite 401 Columbia Maryland 21044 Multiple Positions.

HOURS: 9:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M 40 hours per week

CONTACT: Arun Thapar, Quality Software Services, Inc. 10025 Governor Warfield

Parkway Suite 401 Columbia Maryland 21044 USA

Java Developer

REQ #: RQ00000617

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: Java Developer

Description:

Job Description:

-Sound knowledge of J2EE and related platforms

- Working knowledge of Tiles, Struts, Springs,IBATIS

- Must have a developed application around CONNECT 3.X and have knowledge of NHIN architecture

Years of experience:

- 3-5 years of experience

Test Specialist

REQ #: RQ00000654

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: Test Specialist

Description:

Job Description:

Successful candidate will be responsible for the following tasks;

· Develop and execute automated test cases using QTP

· Generate various reports and metrics using Quality center and QTP

· Be able to customize the reports in QC

· create various testing documentation, including test metrics, defect and test summary reports

· Create manual test scenarios and test cases

· Able to execute test cases manually

Required Skills & Yrs of experience

· Good working knowledge of QC and its relational logical database table relationships

· Advanced knowledge and experience in excel operations ( building pivots and macros )

· Strong Programming skills in Microsoft VBA

· Advanced SQL query writing skills

· Perform data analysis to build statistical and detailed reports and graphs

· Support testing on mainframe

· Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills,

· Able to work independently with minimal supervision,

· Be a team player,

· Well organized and efficient with excellent judgment and decision-making skills.

· Experience working in the CMMI environment,

· Must have flexible schedule

· Good knowledge of different phases of test lifecycle

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience

· Healthcare experience

· Performance testing using Loadrunner

Contracts Administrator

REQ #: RQ00000689

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: Contracts Administrator

Description:

This position will be one of 2 contracts administrators within the contracts team. Will be responsible for initiation and approval of all NDAs, TAs, and subcontracts. Must ensure that all required FAR and DFARs required clauses are in our prime and subcontract templates. Will prepare draft QSSI contractual correspondence with the company’s clients/contracting officers including consultant agreements, budget/funding revisions, and subcontract agreements. Assist the Director of Contracts in the review and negotiation of contracts, subcontracts, and modifications thereto. Review budgets/funding requests of consultants/subcontractors on the basis of input from the project staff (PMO office) and corporate accounting team. Will assist the Director of Contracts in the review of all RFQ/RFP proposals and contract awards. Other duties as assigned by the Director of Contracts.

2+ years of contracts administration experience. Must be knowledgeable of FAR and DFAR regulations. Must be a self-starter.

Working for a large government IT/Services company preferred. Accounting experience is a plus. Minimum of an undergraduate college degree preferred.

Programmer Analyst

REQ #: RQ00000690

Location: Columbia III

Job Title: Programmer Analyst

Description:

Job Description:

A Technical Business Analyst with hands on experience in Identifying and evaluating relevant technology solutions to solve business problems, exploit opportunities and drive forward continuous improvements Balance technology and business issues as well as communicate appropriately with both technology and business experts Able to perform technical reviews on the artifacts related to System Architecture, Detailed System Design, System Development and Testing. Provide valuable feedback and recommendations upon review Ensure the utilization or adoption of industry best practices to design, develop and implement business, Information, and technical services within the SOA boundary Act as liaison and participate in defining technology solutions to solve complex, multidisciplinary business problems with long-term implications. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients across all levels of the organization Respond to ad hoc exercises and issues

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

5-8 Years of Experience SOA Web Services XML/HTTP/JAVA Business Rules Development BPMN Health Care domain (Preferred) Excellent interpersonal skills and highly experienced at dealing with clients/users at all levels, singly and in groups. Possesses an extensive knowledge of technology and business operations from more than one business sector and understands the significance of fiscal constraints. Able to recognize potential assignments outside own areas of specialization and apply appropriate technology related expertise as necessary. Ability to work on multiple tasks at any one time while maintaining high quality standards Evidence of troubleshooting and solving problems in a highly technical customer focused service environment

Education: degree/post graduate level in a Computing/Software/Technology related subject, or equivalent.

Sr. Technical Writer/Editor

REQ #: RQ00000659

Location: Columbia, MD

Job Title: Sr. Technical Writer/Editor

Description:

Job Description:

Will be a key member of the proposal team. Must have demonstrateed techincal writing and editing skills. must be able to take technical narratives from a number of sources, work with those sources as necessary to ensure compliant responses; must be able to develop a complete techincal proposal response, in one voice, in a consistent and logical fashion; must be able to insure appropriate insertion of win themes; must be able to work under deadlines.

Strong interpersonal skills are required.

May also work on other QSSI documents, collateral, white papers etc, as time allows.

Must have demonstrated experience

Actual work product examples are preferred

minimum of 5 years experience

Sr. Security Analyst

REQ #: RQ00000647

Job Title: Sr. Security Analyst

Description:

Job Description:

Candidate will be responsible for the development and maintenance of IT risk assessment, system security planning, contingency planning and support data calls for the various FISMA and non-FISMA compliance audits, reviews such as System Test and Evaluation, CFOA audit, and A-123 review, etc.

Candidate will assist in managing the corporate IT governance program. Candidate is capable of either working independently or as a team member in various corporate IT initiatives.

Candidate will take lead in the development and deployment of a corporate security training and awareness program.

Candidate will be required to provide mentoring and security training to junior staff.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

CISSP, CISM. CISA, GIAC

5-7 years of IT experience

3- 5 years of working knowledge in the various IT security standards such as NIST FIPS PUB 199, PUB 200, SP 800-37, SP 800-53

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience:

Familiarity with HIPAA, HITECH acts, the Privacy Act of 1974, OMB memoranda M 06-16, M 06-19 etc..

Configuration Management Specialist

REQ #: RQ00000662

Job Title: Configuration Management Specialist

Description:

Job Description:

Develop and maintain the Configuration Management (CM) plan; Develop & implement the procedures for configuration management for the STC project; conduct Functional and Physical Configuration Audits, ensure overall contract compliance with CM for achieving and maintiaint CMMI level 4 compliance

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

5 years of CM experience

College Degree

Configuration Management and\or Change Management experience in accordance with CMMI Standards for Services

Familiar with writing test cases and\or performing testing related activities

Familiar with a web based document repository such as SharePoint

· Leadership and/or Senior role in a technical or customer oriented environment

· Training and/or Project Presentation skills

· Self-starter with the ability to go above and beyond to complete day to day tasks under minimum supervision

· Must be able to professionally communicate project related tasks with CMS and other project stakeholders

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience:

Experience with a Medicare contract

Experience with Medicare Fee For Service

CMMI Operations Facilitator/Specialist

REQ #: RQ00000663

Job Title: CMMI Operations Facilitator/Specialist

Description:

Job Description:

This position is ideally based in the QSSI Office located in Columbia, South Carolina but we will consider candidates for location in our Columbia, MD office as well.

This position will be tasked with working closely with various STC project management teams, validating that products are compliant with contract requirements, QSSI processes and procedures, CMMI models, and System Development Life Cycle frameworks. This position will be responsible for helping implement CMMI processes and frameworks for the contract. They will work closely with the PSO (PMO and QMO teams) in helping the program delivery area implement the necessary changes.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience Qualifications:

Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with at least five (5) years experience in CMMI or working in a quality process environment, working in a quality team or process team, or facilitating process teams. Candidate must have successfully completed SEI-sponsored “Intro To CMMI-DEV” or “Intro To CMMI-SVC” course; and be able to provide a Certificate of Completion.

The CMMI Specialist position also requires:

Experience helping an organization achieve CMMI compliance

Experience working on full life cycle implementation teams

Experience working with quality assurance processes (CMMI, ISO, Six Sigma)

Experience in reviewing and auditing projects against defined processes using detailed checklists, with attention to detail

Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work with/for all Project Managers in the organization as well as the QSSI PSO

Can-do attitude- this person must be hands-on, not just evaluating the quality processes currently in place, but helping each and every project achieve compliance. Must be flexible, and can work with many different layers of management and project teams

May be responsible for documenting and creating the processes for projects based on QSSI processes, client requirements, and CMMI-DEV and CMMI-SVC models

Responsible for training and coaching project members on the newly defined processes and then auditing them for compliance once institutionalized

Experience training engineers in process and quality improvement principles and the CMMI.

Experience gathering and presenting metrics and progress on implementation and raising any items that are not complying with the contract and defined quality standards

Experience in conducting self-assessments and readiness reviews to prepare a project for process maturity evaluation by an external assessment team

Experience setting up and using an electronic process asset library to store organizational process assets and best practices that are used by team members to improve performance

Experience working on a SCAMPI appraisal and with the PIID spreadsheet used for appraisal readiness.

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience:

Contract expierience with CMS

Knowledge of Medicare Fee For Service

Project Managers

REQ #: RQ00000688

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: Project Managers

Description:

TITLE: Project Managers

DUTIES:

Manage and lead software development/maintenance projects. Gather and

analyze requirements from the user community regarding what the software is expected

to do in the user’s business or activity. Perform cost benefit analysis and earned value

management. Design and architect appropriate algorithms (problem solving methods)

using knowledge of computer systems, software/hardware architecture, the tools and

platforms used in the development and various development methodologies. Code, test

and implement software. Large-scale data analysis, creation of ad-hoc reports.

Evaluate interfaces between hardware and software, and operational performance

requirements of software systems. Co-ordinate installation and provide maintenance

support. Utilize the following technologies: J2EE, Java, J2EE, CSS, HTML, XHTML,

JSP, Rational Clear case FAM, WebSphere, Tomcat, XSL

REQUIREMENTS:

Master’s Degree in Management Information Systems, Business

Administration or Equivalent and two years of experience Or Bachelor’s Degree in

Management Information systems, Business Administration or Equivalent and five years

of experience.

POSITION LOCATION:

Quality Software Services, Inc. 10025 Governor Warfield

Parkway Suite 401 Columbia Maryland 21044 (Multiple Positions)

HOURS: 9:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M 40 hours per week

CONTACT: Arun Thapar (Attn: 42240), Quality Software Services, Inc. 10025

Governor Warfield Parkway Suite 401 Columbia Maryland 21044

Software Engineers

REQ #: RQ00000694

Location: Columbia, MD

Job Title: Software Engineers

Description:

TITLE: Software Engineers

DUTIES: Design, develop, test and implement client server and web based applications.

Optimize performance, troubleshoot problems, design backup and fault tolerant solutions,

investigate new technologies using SQL, PL/SQL, TOAD, ORACLE, on Windows

operating systems and COBOL .DB2, JCL, RFTP on IBM OS/390 Platform. Develop

test plans, test scenarios, test procedures, test cases. Build test data and perform

system/regression/Volume/integration/user acceptance testing using tools, simulators.

REQUIREMENTS:

Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information

Systems or Equivalent and two years of experience Or Bachelor’s Degree in Computer

Science, Engineering, Information Systems or Equivalent and five years of experience.

POSITION LOCATION: Quality Software Services, Inc. 10025 Governor Warfield

Parkway Suite 401 Columbia Maryland 21044. Multiple Positions.

HOURS: 9:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M 40 hours per week

CONTACT: Arun Thapar (Attn: 41650), Quality Software Services, Inc. 10025 Governor

Warfield Parkway Suite 401 Columbia Maryland 21044

Deputy Project Manager

REQ #: RQ00000701

Location: Columbia SC

Job Title: Deputy Project Manager

Description:

Job Description:

Responsible for for assiting the project/program director with the following activities/duties:

project performance, client satisfaction, employee development, contract budget performance and portfolio profitability. Manages the strategic aspects of the contract and mitigates any risk. Oversees program and project managers. Reviews deliverables across practice or project. Ensures engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures take place for all project engagements. Directs and coordinates activities of project personnel, including sub-contractors, to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget. Provides leadership and strategic vision to contract. Develops, implements, and maintains sound business practices. Develops and implements strategic objectives for practice that are aligned with the company's strategic initiatives. Establishes work plan and staffing for each phase of project, and arranges for recruitment, assignment, and development of project personnel.

Required Skills & Yrs of experience Experience managing multiple large complex projects. Demonstrated ability to resolve issues and handle multiple priorities. Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision. Excellent client relationships and knowledge of an agency. Ability to play a lead role in strategy development and implementaiton of new business development opportunities. Project management skills with experience in organizing, prioritizing, planning, and executing multiple high-risk, high-visibility, large-scale projects. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact with various levels in an organization. Superior communication and interpersonal (tact, diplomacy, influence etc.).

Familiarity with quality management programs and methodologies, such as ISO 9000, ITIL and CMMI.

10 years related experience, with 5 years in a senior PM capacity. Diverse technical background, with current software engineering and security.

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience College degree in computer/IT preferred. PMP perferable. Experience with the federal government funding process is an asset.

Knowledge of the STC contract

Master Scheduler

REQ #: RQ00000703

Location: Columbia MD

Job Title: Master Scheduler

Description:

Job Description:

*Supporting program start-up activities and program execution

*Creating, maintaining, and tracking the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), as well as, import stand-alone and independent schedules into the IMS

*Developing and maintaining summary-level schedule reports Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, and other program management tools used to support critical path analysis, earned-value, performance variances, cost and schedule integration

*Supporting the project team in the planning, tracking, analysis, and reporting of projects of varying contract type, size, complexity, and level of risk

*Supporting the development, maintenance, and tracking of Work Breakdown Structures (WBSs) and related dictionaries, the Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS), Control Accounts, Basis of Estimates (BOEs), change management process, work authorization process, subcontractor management, material control, cost collection, technical performance, integrated reporting, forecasting Estimates at Completion (EACs), and implementing corrective actions

Required Skills & Yrs of experience:

*Bachelor's Degree in related discipline, will consider candidates with additional years of experience in place of having a degree

*5 years of related experience in project control and scheduling

*Requires prior project management or project control experience working with schedules, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), cost accounting and financial management systems

*Requires previous experience with work authorizations, process management systems, and reporting

*Proficient in scheduling tools such as MS Project, Primavera, OpenPlan or other similar desktop tools that provide capabilities to collect and analyze information

Desired Skills & Yrs of Experience:

- PMP Certification or other PM certifications are highly recommended

- Advanced degree in project management or related field

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