DHS - App. Technical Specialist Senior (815457)

Advanced Network Consulting
  • Washington, DC
    2 days ago

    Job Description

    Maintain and enhance existing RPA and AI applications. Subject Matter Expert of a specific (often specialized) application technology with demonstrative ability to convey both technical and functional concepts.

    This position is located in the Department of Human Services (DHS), Office of Information Systems (OIS), Application Software Development (ASD) Division. The primary purpose of this position is to support, maintain, and enhance existing Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions while leveraging automation technologies to implement new business use cases identified in the DHS project backlog.

    The selected candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and deploying intelligent automation solutions that improve efficiency, reduce manual processing, and support digital transformation initiatives across DHS. This role requires hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Automate, AI Builder, Power BI, ASP.NET, C#, and SQL Server, with a strong focus on AI-driven document processing, workflow automation, and enterprise application integration.

    The successful candidate will collaborate with business stakeholders, project managers, analysts, and technical teams to identify automation opportunities, modernize business processes, and deliver scalable solutions that support agency objectives. Experience with document capture and content management platforms such as IBM Datacap and IBM FileNet is highly desirable.

    Key Responsibilities

    RPA & AI Solution Development

    • Support, maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance existing RPA and AI solutions in production.
    • Design and implement new automation use cases from the DHS automation backlog.
    • Develop automated workflows using Microsoft Power Automate (Cloud Flows and Desktop Flows).
    • Create and maintain AI-driven solutions using Microsoft AI Builder.
    • Monitor automation performance and implement continuous improvements.
    • Document technical designs, deployment procedures, and support processes.

    Intelligent Document Processing

    • Develop and maintain AI Builder models for document processing and OCR.
    • Extract, classify, validate, and process data from paper forms, scanned documents, PDFs, and images.
    • Improve data extraction accuracy through model training and optimization.
    • Develop workflows for exception handling and data validation.

    Application Development & Integration

    • Design, develop, and maintain applications using C#, ASP.NET, and ASP.NET Core.
    • Develop REST APIs and integration services connecting enterprise applications and automation platforms.
    • Integrate Power Platform solutions with databases, SharePoint, document management systems, and external applications.
    • Support application lifecycle management, code reviews, testing, and deployments.

    Reporting & Analytics

    • Develop reports and dashboards using Power BI.
    • Create operational metrics and performance monitoring solutions for automation initiatives.
    • Analyze business processes and recommend opportunities for increased automation and efficiency.

    Required Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
    • 5+ years of experience in software application development.
    • 3+ years of experience developing solutions using Microsoft Power Platform.
    • Experience with Microsoft Power Automate and AI Builder.
    • Experience implementing AI-enabled text extraction and document processing solutions.
    • Strong development experience with C#, ASP.NET, and .NET Core.
    • Experience with SQL Server database development.
    • Experience integrating applications using REST APIs and web services.
    • Experience with Power BI development and dashboard creation.
    • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
    • Experience working in Agile development environments.

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Experience with IBM Datacap.
    • Experience with IBM FileNet.
    • Experience with Azure AI Services or Azure OpenAI.
    • Experience with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technologies.
    • Experience supporting government or public-sector organizations.
    • Experience with enterprise content management and document management systems.
    • Microsoft Power Platform certifications.

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    CONTRACT JOB DESCRIPTION
    Responsibilities:
    1. Demonstrates expertise in conveying technical and functional concepts for a specific technical specialty.
    2. Identifies improvements to project standards to achieve high quality services/products. This is a professional position which may require subject matter expertise consistent with demanding and rare technological skills.
    3. May require coordination of programming activities being conducted by the application development team.
    4. Confers with other business and technical personnel to resolve problems of intent, inaccuracy, or feasibility of computer processing and project design.
    5. Works with necessary personnel to determine if modifications are necessary with interested personnel to determine necessity for modifications or enhancements.
    6. Leverages excellent written and verbal communication skills to develop new business process and programming solutions as directed by business and technical stakeholders.
    7. May coordinate activities of application developers.
    8. Able to identify best practices and standards for the use of the product.
    9. Proven track record of hands-on technical design and code work within large complex systems.
    10. Proven hands-on technical work with a variety of technologies.
    11. Demonstrated technical expertise integrating a variety of diverse technical environments and cross-platform technologies.
    12. Delivers support and design for industry specific applications that require integration with statewide systems or applications.
    13. Interacts with executive level business users or technical experts.
    14. Advanced experience in the required technical subject matter.
    15. May function as a niche technical SME (Subject Matter Expert).
    16. Has proven experience across large and complex implementations and systems.

    Minimum Education/Certification Requirements:
    Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience

     

    Requirements:

     

    Convey technical and functional concepts for a specific technical specialtyRequired15Years
    Prepare complex technical documentationRequired15Years
    Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experienceRequired15Years
    5+ years of software development experience using C#, ASP.NET, .NET Framework/.NET Core, and SQL ServerRequired5Years
    3+ years of experience with Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Automate and Power AppsRequired3Years
    2+ years of experience with AI Builder or similar intelligent document processing/OCR technologiesRequired2Years
    2+ years of experience developing Power BI reports and dashboardsRequired2Years
    Experience implementing automated workflows, document processing, and system integrations using REST APIs and web servicesRequired11Years
    1+ year of experience with IBM FileNetHighly desired1Years
    1+ year of experience with IBM DatacapHighly desired1Years
    Experience with Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI, or machine learning solutionsHighly desired  
    Experience supporting government or public sector organizationsNice to have  

     

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationWashington, DC

    Skills

    • Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Application Integrationunmatched
    • Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Automationunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Business Analysisunmatched
    • Business Caseunmatched
    • Business Developmentunmatched
    • Business Processesunmatched
    • Cloud Computingunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Computer Scienceunmatched
    • Content Managementunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Data Processingunmatched
    • Data Qualityunmatched
    • Database Programmingunmatched
    • Desktop PCunmatched
    • Document Managementunmatched
    • Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)unmatched
    • Error Handlingunmatched
    • Governmentunmatched
    • Homeland Securityunmatched
    • IBM Product Familyunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Industry-Specific Softwareunmatched
    • Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
    • Machine Learningunmatched
    • Microsoft .NETunmatched
    • Microsoft ASP.NET (Active Server Page)unmatched
    • Microsoft C# (C Sharp)unmatched
    • Microsoft Certificationsunmatched
    • Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
    • Microsoft SQL Serverunmatched
    • Microsoft SharePointunmatched
    • Microsoft Windows Azureunmatched
    • Multiplatform/Cross-Platformunmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Power BIunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Process Analysisunmatched
    • Process Developmentunmatched
    • Project Designunmatched
    • Project Evaluationunmatched
    • Project/Program Coordinationunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • REST (Representational State Transfer)unmatched
    • Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
    • Reporting Skillsunmatched
    • SQL Databasesunmatched
    • Software Administrationunmatched
    • Software Developmentunmatched
    • Sybase Powerbuilderunmatched
    • Technical Writingunmatched
    • Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
    • Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
    • Use Casesunmatched
    • Web Servicesunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

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