Application Development Expert Location: Hybrid, 2 days a week on-site, Baltimore, MD Position Type: Long Term Contract or TTP Pay Rate: $85/hr. + W2 Pre-employment background check required Requirements + The Applications Development Expert will work closely with development, testing, operations, and DevOps teams to design, implement, and maintain cloud-based and traditional infrastructure supporting the Maryland Health Connection system and related applications. + Collaborate with application development, testing, and operations teams to support and maintain enterprise applications and infrastructure across cloud and on-prem environments. + Provide technical guidance and support to development teams to enable effective consumption of cloud services and ensure adherence to established CI/CD pipeline patterns and standards. + Partner with infrastructure and system operations teams to automate end-to-end application and system operations within the AWS cloud environment. + Design, build, document, maintain, and automate technical processes and operational workflows using AWS cloud services. + Develop and maintain tools, scripts, and automation to configure, deploy, and support AWS-based cloud technologies. + Implement and support CI/CD solutions leveraging tools such as Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Docker, EC2, ELB, and S3. + Apply modern application development methodologies and best practices consistently across projects. + Build, maintain, and monitor configuration standards for enterprise systems and applications. + Develop monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to ensure system performance, availability, SLAs, and operational metrics are met. + Monitor system performance, troubleshoot complex issues, debug errors, and lead resolution efforts. + Utilize multiple platforms and tools to deliver automated, integrated systems and applications. + Provide technical input and leadership for complex, high-impact IT decisions involving integrated enterprise solutions. + Serve as a subject matter expert for complex enterprise-wide application issues, translating advanced technical concepts into actionable requirements and solutions. + Support integration testing efforts and collaborate with business teams during user acceptance testing. + Participate in technical reviews throughout the software and application development lifecycle. + Adhere to all MHBE security standards, change control procedures, and Project Management Office (PMO) policies and methodologies. + Note: The candidate must be flexible to work overtime as required, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and off-hours. Minimum Qualifications + At least eight (8) years of experience designing, developing, maintaining, or supporting enterprise IT platforms, applications, or solutions. + At least five (5) years of hands-on experience with DevOps processes in a cloud environment, preferably Amazon Web Services (AWS). + At least five (5) years of experience with automated configuration and deployment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Terraform, or equivalent. + At least four (4) years of experience with CI/CD, automation, and orchestration tools and processes. + At least four (4) years of experience designing and deploying applications and infrastructure within AWS. + At least two (2) years of experience using Ansible, Jenkins, Maven, and scripting languages. + Strong working knowledge of AWS services, including EC2, S3, VPC, Lambda, EBS, ELB/Auto Scaling, ECS, EKS, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, and Redshift. + Experience configuring and maintaining application and web servers such as JBoss, Apache Tomcat, or similar technologies. Preferred Qualifications + Five (5) or more years of experience designing, developing, or maintaining complex applications for health exchanges, eligibility systems, or equivalent environments. + Three (3) or more years of experience supporting government cloud deployments for high-volume, consumer-facing applications. + Experience with a broad range of AWS services, including CloudFormation, IAM, Route53, API Gateway, WAF, Shield, KMS, CloudTrail, Config, Kinesis, and multi-region VPC architectures. + Hands-on experience with containerization and related technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, NGINX, Elastic Beanstalk, RDS, and VPC networking. + Experience supporting PostgreSQL and MongoDB databases in cloud environments. + Experience with Identity Provider (IDP) and Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions. + Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, or Bash. + Strong understanding of Microservices and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) design patterns. + Familiarity with traditional and modern project management methodologies across the full project lifecycle. + Experience working within Agile development environments. + Experience following and supporting Project Management Office (PMO) processes, policies, and governance. System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan. System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Ref: #851-Rockville-S1 System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, CM Access, TPGS, and MOUNTAIN, LTD., are leaders in delivering workforce solutions and integrated services across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible full-time employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan. System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.