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Job Description

The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (MDCPS) is seeking experienced IT professionals to support the continued modernization and transition of the Mississippi Automated Child Welfare Information System (MACWIS) to a more modern technology platform. This work is a critical component of the Agency’s overall effort to improve service delivery, data accuracy, and system functionality through the replacement of legacy technologies.

Ideal candidates will possess in-depth expertise in Natural, Visual Basic 6 (VB6), and .NET programming languages, along with a strong understanding of child welfare systems, business processes, and workflows. Contractors will be responsible for the ongoing maintenance and management of legacy Natural code, including the resolution of issues in the current production environment, while also contributing to the development of new features, processes, and system functionalities that align with the future-state system design.

Specific work packages include:

Source data analysis and “cleanup” scripting (SQL, Natural) for data de-duplication for non-licensed resources, court ordered non-licensed resources, persons, and orphaned records in the legacy platform

Source data analysis and “cleanup” scripting (SQL, Natural) to address data integrity issues including undefined genders and persons “self” relationship mismatch in the legacy platform

Source data analysis (SQL, Natural) to plan for data migration for notifications and alerts from the legacy Child Welfare Case Management platform to MDCPS’ modernized CCWIS platform

Support DMT validation of developed scripts and general testing

In addition to their technical duties, contractors will serve as senior representatives of MDCPS in project meetings, technical planning sessions, and inter-agency collaborations. They will be expected to act as subject matter experts (SMEs) on both the existing MACWIS environment and the evolving child welfare technology ecosystem, helping to bridge the gap between legacy systems and the new Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS)- compliant solution.

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Skills and Requirements

5+ years of Natural Programming experience

5+ years of C# & ASP.NET

5+ years of Visual Basic 6

5+ years of SQL Programming Knowledge of the child welfare process and regulations is a huge plus!!

Knowledge of federal CCWIS compliance standards.

Experience with federal requirements for Child Welfare management systems

Experience with ADABAS