Initiate Government Solutions, LLC.

Backend Engineer

• Define and document API specifications, endpoints, data models, and protocols (REST, GraphQL) using tools like OpenAPI
• Build and implement APIs using programming languages and frameworks such as Java (Spring Boot/Spring Batch), Python, Ruby, and .NET
• Ensure seamless integration of APIs with internal systems, external applications, and third-party services
• Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests for APIs
• Debug and resolve issues to ensure reliability and performance
• Implement authentication, authorization, encryption, and other security best practices to protect data and services
• Monitor and optimize API performance, scalability, and reliability using tools like Jaeger, OpenTracing, and GitHub Actions
• Manage API versions and ensure backward compatibility as APIs evolve
• Work closely with front-end and back-end developers, architects, QA engineers, and other stakeholders to deliver robust solutions
• Create and maintain clear, comprehensive documentation for API consumers, including usage examples and best practices
• Provide ongoing support and implement enhancements based on user feedback

API Developer

System Administrator

• Maintain software and DB2 environments in compliance with the STIG and/or SRG
• This includes keeping software at a vendor supported version, applying necessary security software patches within the required timeframe, and maintaining required documentation as outlined in the STIG
• Maintain any and all software exits associated with the software maintained in this SOW, regardless of the language used to write the exit
• Provide technical services to the customer on questions and issues relating to the database software maintained on the DISA mainframe systems for DB2, including all changes and upgrades
• Provide a report to the COR on customer questions
• Install, customize, upgrade and maintain DB2 Software on mainframe computer platforms running z/OS
• Participate in planning and executing database migrations, application software upgrades/migrations
• Maintain a working knowledge of departmental SOP
• Ensure that all work is completed using the documented procedures, to include updating and maintain tickets, change requests, and documentation
• Use SMP/E, to install and maintain software for execution in the IBM Mainframe platform, which includes the z/OS
• Other duties as assigned

DB2 System Administrator

Software Engineer

• Provide timelines and milestones required for implementation or upgrade of the IBM mainframe platform to meet government established project deadlines
• Use required software tools, including IBM System Modification Program/extended (SMP/e), IBM system utilities (including IEBGENER (generalized copy utility), IEBCOPY (utility to copy, compress, merge partitioned data sets), IDCAMS (access method services), to create, populate, update and configure required datasets and parameter libraries and members to successfully implement software installations and upgrades on the IBM mainframe platform
• Create and deliver detailed installation/upgrade documentation, using government specified software and processes and formats. This documentation will include detailed dataset names, configuration parameters, and installation/upgrade procedures used to install/upgrade the IBM mainframe OS, software or hardware
• Use IBM SMP/e to successfully receive and apply z/OS software and other related software on an IBM Mainframe
• Create, define and manage system and user catalogs on the IBM Mainframe platform
• Diagnose and resolve IBM z/OS system abends and abnormal operating environment problems using system logs, and other available logs and documents
• Create, populate, secure and troubleshoot IBM z/OS USS (UNIX Systems Services) file systems and mount points
• Manage the USS environment on an IBM z/OS mainframe platform
• Create/update and debug z/OS parameters using government processes and procedures and requirements (aka PARMLIB)
• Plan, create and update accurate, detailed documentation for IBM z/OS mainframe platform software/hardware installation/upgrades
• Use IBM z/OS mainframe job processing to analyze and debug batch processing issues
• Use IBM z/OS mainframe communications products, including Virtual Telecommunications Access Method (VTAM), Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Senior z/OS Systems Programmer

Data Analyst

• Develop, collect, and clean data, perform data modeling, develop reports, business intelligence, and analytics products using market-leading tools & techniques (e.g., SQL, PowerBI, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Apply data cleansing and analysis techniques and statistical methods to normalize data from non-standardized datasets and use visualization tools/business intelligence reporting to provide statistical, prototyping and “what if” analysis and develop models
• Develop analytics outside the platform to include analysis of other data types, leveraging the client’s Customer Experience Data Warehouse (CxDW) Azure Data Lake/Azure Synapse, and Summit Data Platform
• Assist with development of automated scripts for data extraction, conditioning, and transformation of large data sets to easily manage into actionable insights for informed client decision-making and maintain developed models
• Augment data analytic product capabilities by studying information needs specific to the client; conferring with users; and following a hybrid agile software development lifecycle
• Support data conditioning, data product development, and the integration, migration and processing of data in the Customer Experience Insights (CXI) data warehouse

Solutions Engineer

• Build and extend REST API endpoints in ObjectScript on InterSystems IRIS
• Write persistent data classes with SQL queries for clinical data types
• Implement business logic for patient data retrieval and clinical record aggregation
• Collaborate across a multi-system platform: Angular frontend, IRIS backend, and .NET job services

API Integration Engineer

Engineer

• Oversee technical direction of 32 microservices across 6 agile teams
• Participate in architecture and code reviews of Springboot and Ruby microservices as well as AWS Elastic Kubernetes YAML configurations
• Advise on improvements to health and DORA monitors and metrics
• Identify and recommend solutions to address scalability, reliability, and availability
• Advise executives on strategic technology decisions related to microservices and team capacity
• Oversee major deployments and high-risk secret key rotations
• Oversee on-call operations

API Developer

DB2 System Administrator

Senior z/OS Systems Programmer

Data Analyst

API Integration Engineer

Microservices Engineer