MAS - Alejo Consulting Inc. - 47QTCA21D00F4

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GENERAL PURPOSE COMMERCIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE AND SERVICES

Contract Number: 47QTCA21D00F4 Contract Period: 09/16/2021 – 09/15/2026

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Alejo Consulting, Inc.

DBA Krai Solutions 11354 Ridgeline Rd Fairfax, VA 22030 Telephone: (703) 570-5127 Fax: (571) 946-1326 www.kraisolutions.com

Business Size: Small Business Pricelist current through Modification # A815 dated September 17, 2021

Contact for Contract Administration:

Kossi Kpante, President & CEO kkpante@kraisolutions.co

GENERAL CONTRACT INFORMATION

1. Estimated Award Value: $475000

Base Period: $100000 Option Period 1: $125000 Option Period 2: $125000 Option Period 3: $125000

2. Solicitation Number: 47QSMD20R0001

3. Contract Period: September 16, 2021, through September 15, 2026

4. Business Size: Small Business

5. Business Types:

6. Subcontracting Plan Type: N/A and Expiration: N/A

7. Items Awarded:

Labor Categories:

Listed under GSA Labor Categories sections

8. Escalation Rates:

2.00% Escalation Rate for Base Period of Contract Clause I-FSS-969 Economic Price Adjustment? FSS Multiple Award Schedule (OCT 2014)

9. IFF Statement:

552.238-74 - Industrial Funding Fee and Sales Reporting - refer to contract for current version applicable to offer / award

10. Minimum Order Quantities:

11. Minimum Order Limit: $100

12. Maximum Order Limit: $500000

13. Geographic Coverage:

14. Prompt payment Discounts:

Net 30 days:

Discount1: 2.00 % if Payment is made within 10 days Discount2: 1.00 % if Payment is made within 20 days Volume Discounts:

2.50% for orders less than $250,000 4.00% for orders greater than $250,000

15. MFC (Most Favored Customer)/BOA (Basis of Award) Customer:

State & Local Government

16. Approved Exceptions:

ALEJO CONSULTING INC. offer dated June 29, 2021, and Final Proposal Revision dated September 9, 2021, submitted in response to standing Solicitation No 47QSMD20R0001, for Multiple Award Schedule MAS, is hereby accepted by the Government.

17. Terms and Conditions:

I - MAR 2020)

CONTRACT OVERVIEW

GSA awarded Alejo Consulting, Inc. DBA Krai Solutions a GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) MAS contract, 47QTCA21D00F4. The base period of performance begins, 09/16/2021 and ends 09/15/2026, with potential of three (5) year options to follow. The contract allows for the placement of Firm Fixed Price or Time and Materials task orders using the labor categories and ceiling rates defined in the contract.

Kossi Kpante Alejo Consulting Inc. DBA Krai Solutions 1354 Ridgeline Rd.

Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Telephone: (703) 570-5127 Fax Number: (571) 946-1326 Email: kkpante@kraisolutions.com

Kossi Kpante Alejo Consulting Inc. DBA Krai Solutions 1354 Ridgeline Rd.

Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Telephone: (703) 570-5127 Fax Number: (571) 946-1326 Email: kkpante@kraisolutions.com

CONTRACT SCOPE

The contractor shall provide all resources including personnel, management, supplies, services, materials, equipment, facilities, and transportation necessary to provide a wide range of professional services as specified in each task order.

Services specified in a task order may be performed at the contractor’s facilities or the ordering agencies’ facilities. The government will determine the contractor’s compensation by any of several different methods (to be specified at the task order level) e. g., a firm-fixed price for services with or without incentives, labor hours or time-and-material.

The Special Item Numbers (SINs) available under this contract provide services across the full life cycle of a project. When task orders are placed, they must identify the SIN or SINs under which the task is being executed. Alejo Consulting Inc International, Inc. has been awarded a contract by GSA to provide services under the following SINs:

· SIN 54151S: Information Technology Professional Services

· SIN 54151HEAL: Health Information Technology Services

· SIN 518210C: Cloud and Cloud-Related IT Professional Services

· SIN 54151ECOM: Electronic Commerce and Subscription Services

SPECIAL ITEM NUMBER (SIN) DESCRIPTIONS

SIN 54151S: Informational Technology Professional Services: Includes IT Professional Services and/or labor categories for database planning and design; systems analysis, integration, and design; programming, conversion, and implementation support; network services, data/records management, and testing.

SIN 54151HEAL: Health Information Technology Services: Includes a wide range of Health IT services to include connected health, electronic health records, health information exchanges, health analytics, personal health information management, innovative Health IT solutions, health informatics, emerging Health IT research, and other Health IT services.

SIN 54151ECOM: Electronic Commerce and Subscription Services: Includes value added network services, e-mail services, Internet access services, electronic subscription services, data transmission services, and emerging electronic commerce technologies.

SIN 518210C: Cloud and Cloud-Related IT Professional Services: Includes commercially available cloud computing services such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) and emerging cloud services. IT professional services that are focused on providing the types of services that support the Government’s adoption of migration to or governance/management of Cloud computing. Specific labor categories and/or fixed price solutions (e.g., migration services, etc.) that support activities associated with assessing Cloud solutions, refactoring workloads for Cloud solutions, migrating legacy or other systems to Cloud solutions, providing management/governance of Cloud solutions DevOps, developing cloud native applications or other Cloud oriented activities.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. SCOPE

a. The prices, terms and conditions stated here apply exclusively to all proposed SINs.

b. The Contractor shall provide services at the Contractor’s facility and/or at the ordering activity location, as agreed to by the Contractor and the ordering activity.

2. PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES I-FSS-60 Performance Incentives (April 2000)

a. Performance incentives may be agreed upon between the Contractor and the ordering activity on individual fixed price orders or Blanket Purchase Agreements under this contract.

b. The ordering activity must establish a maximum performance incentive price for these services and/or total solutions on individual orders or Blanket Purchase Agreements.

c. Incentives should be designed to relate results achieved by the contractor to specified targets. To the maximum extent practicable, ordering activities shall consider establishing incentives where performance is critical to the ordering activity’s mission and incentives are likely to motivate the contractor. Incentives shall be based on objectively measurable tasks.

3. ORDER

a. Agencies may use written orders, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) orders, blanket purchase agreements, individual purchase orders, or task orders for ordering services under this contract. Blanket Purchase Agreements shall not extend beyond the end of the contract period; all

b. services and delivery shall be made, and the contract terms and conditions shall continue in effect until the completion of th e order.

c. Orders for tasks which extend beyond the fiscal year for which funds are available shall include FAR 52.232 -19 (Deviation – May 2003) Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year. The purchase order shall specify the availability of funds and the per iod for which funds are available.

d. All task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of the contract. In the event of conflict between a task order and the contract, the contract will take precedence.

4. PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES

a. The Contractor shall commence performance of services on the date agreed to by the Contractor and the ordering activity.

b. The Contractor agrees to render services only during normal working hours, unless otherwise agreed to by the Contractor and the ordering activity.

c. The ordering activity should include the criteria for satisfactory completion for each task in the Statement of Work or Delivery Order. Services shall be completed in a good and workmanlike manner.

d. Any Contractor travel required in the performance of IT Services must comply with the Federal Travel Regulation or Joint Travel Regulations, as applicable, in effect on the date(s) the travel is performed. Established Federal Government per diem rates will apply to all Contractor travel. Contractors cannot use GSA city pair contracts.

5. STOP-WORK ORDER (FAR 52.242-15) (AUG 1989)

a. The Contracting Officer may, at any time, by written order to the Contractor, require the Contractor to stop all, or any part, of the work called for by this contract for a period of 90 days after the order is delivered to the Contractor, and for any further period to which the parties may agree. The order shall be specifically identified as a stop-work order issued under this clause. Upon receipt of the order, the Contractor shall immediately comply with its terms and take all reasonable steps to minimize the incurrence of costs allocable to the work covered by the order during the period of work stoppage. Within a period of 90 days after a stop-work is delivered to the Contractor, or within any extension of that period to which the parties shall have agreed, the Contracting Officer shall either-

(1) Cancel the stop-work order; or

(2) Terminate the work covered by the order as provided in the Default, or the Termination for Convenience of the Government, clause of this contract.

b. If a stop-work order issued under this clause is canceled or the period of the order or any extension thereof expires, the Contractor shall resume work. The Contracting Officer shall make an equitable adjustment in the delivery schedule or contract price, or both, and the contract shall be modified, in writing, accordingly, if-

(1) The stop-work order results in an increase in the time required for, or in the Contractor's cost properly allocable to, the performance of any part of this contract; and

(2) The Contractor asserts its right to the adjustment within 30 days after the end of the period of work stoppage; provided, that, if the Contracting Officer decides the facts justify the action, the Contracting Officer may receive and act upon the claim submitted at any time before final payment under this contract.

c. If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for the convenience of the Government, the Contracting Officer shall allow reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order in arriving at the termination settlement.

d. If a stop-work order is not canceled and the work covered by the order is terminated for default, the Contracting Officer shall allow, by equitable adjustment or otherwise, reasonable costs resulting from the stop-work order.

6. INSPECTION OF SERVICES

In accordance with FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2009) (DEVIATION I - FEB 2007) for Firm-Fixed Price orders and FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS −COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2009) (ALTERNATE I − OCT 2008) (DEVIATION I – FEB 2007) applies to Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts orders placed under this contract.

7. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONTRACTOR

The Contractor shall comply with all laws, ordinances, and regulations (Federal, State, City, or otherwise) covering work of this character. If the end product of a task order is software, then FAR 52.227 -14 (Dec 2007) Rights in Data – General, may apply.

8. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ORDERING ACTIVITY

Subject to security regulations, the ordering activity shall permit Contractor access to all facilities necessary to perform the requisite IT Services.

9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

All IT Services performed by the Contractor under the terms of this contract shall be as an independent Contractor, and not as an agent or employee of the ordering activity.

10. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

a. Definitions.

“Contractor” means the person, firm, unincorporated association, joint venture, partnership, or corporation that is a party to this contract.

“Contractor and its affiliates” and “Contractor or its affiliates” refer to the Contractor, its chief executives, directors, officers, subsidiaries, affiliates, subcontractors at any tier, and consultants and any joint venture involving the Contractor, any entity into or with which the Contractor subsequently merges or affiliates, or any other successor or assignee of the Contractor.

An “Organizational conflict of interest” exists when the nature of the work to be performed under a proposed ordering activity contract, without some restriction on ordering activities by the Contractor and its affiliates, may either (i) result in an unfair competitive advantage to the Contractor or its affiliates or (ii) impair the Contractor’s or its affiliates’ objectivity in performing contract work.

b. To avoid an organizational or financial conflict of interest and to avoid prejudicing the best interests of the ordering activity, ordering activities may place restrictions on the Contractors, its affiliates, chief executives, directors, subsidiaries, and subcontractors at any tier when placing orders against schedule contracts. Such restrictions shall be consistent with FAR 9.505 and shall be designed to avoid, neutralize, or mitigate organizational conflicts of interest that might otherwise exist in situations related to individual orders placed against the schedule contract. Examples of situations, which may require restrictions, are provided at FAR 9.508.

11. INVOICES

The Contractor, upon completion of the work ordered, shall submit invoices for IT services. Progress payments may be authorized by the ordering activity on individual orders if appropriate. Progress payments shall be based upon completion of defined milestones or interim products. Invoices shall be submitted monthly for recurring services performed during the preceding month.

12. PAYMENTS

For firm-fixed price orders the ordering activity shall pay the Contractor, upon submission of proper invoices or vouchers, the prices stipulated in this contract for service rendered and accepted. Progress payments shall be made only when authorized by the order. For time-and-materials orders, the Payments under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts at FAR 52.212-4 (MAR 2009) (ALTERNATE I – OCT 2008) (DEVIATION I – FEB 2007) applies to time-and-materials orders placed under this contract. For labor-hour orders, the Payment under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts at FAR 52.212-4 (MAR 2009) (ALTERNATE I – OCT 2008) (DEVIATION I – FEB 2007) applies to labor-hour orders placed under this contract. 52.216-31(Feb 2007) Time-and-Materials/Labor- Hour Proposal Requirements —Commercial Item Acquisition As prescribed in 16.601(e)(3), insert the following provision:

(a) The Government contemplates award of a Time-and-Materials or Labor-Hour type of contract resulting from this solicitation.

(b) The offeror must specify fixed hourly rates in its offer that include wages, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and profit. The offeror must specify whether the fixed hourly rate for each labor category applies to labor performed by

(1) The offeror;

(2) Subcontractors; and/or

(3) Divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the offeror under a common control.

13. RESUMES

Resumes shall be provided to the GSA Contracting Officer or the user ordering activity upon request.

14. INCIDENTAL SUPPORT COSTS

Incidental support costs are available outside the scope of this contract. The costs will be negotiated separately with the ordering activity in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the FAR.

15. APPROVAL OF SUBCONTRACTS

The ordering activity may require that the Contractor receive, from the ordering activity's Contracting Officer, written consent before placing any subcontract for furnishing any of the work called for in a task order.

16. DESCRIPTION OF IT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND PRICING

a. All The Contractor shall provide a description of each type of IT Service offered under Special

b. Pricing for all IT Professional Services shall be in accordance with the Contractor’s customary commercial practices, e.g., hourly rates, monthly rates, term rates, and/or fixed prices, minimum general experience and minimum education.

17. WARRANTY

For services the ordering activity should include the criteria for satisfactory completion for each task in the Statement of Work or Delivery Order. Services shall be completed in a good and workmanlike manner.

SIN 54151S GSA LABOR CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS

Project Manager Junior General Summary Responsible for day-to-day financial analysis of area operations. Responsible for managing the implementation of specific government or commercial contracts.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Plans, coordinates, and manages the actions taken by an organization to acquire and execute a specific piece of business, either competitively or non-competitively. Integrates all functions and activities necessary to perform the project/program to meet the client or customer requirements. Plans and implements actions by the program/project team to define and implement technical baseline and meet quality requirements for project/program products and services. Directs project team personnel, manage cost and schedule, ensure contract compliance, and serve as principal customer interface.

Job Specifications Bachelor’s degree and seven (7) years of successful project or program manager experience. Experience in managing projects. Experience working in an Agile environment and using Jira.

Program Manager Senior General Summary Responsible for day-to-day financial analysis of area operations. Responsible for managing the implementation of specific government or commercial contracts.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Plans, coordinates, and manages the actions taken by the organization to acquire and execute a specific piece of business, either competitively or non-competitively. Integrates all functions and activities necessary to perform the project/program to meet the client or customer requirements. Plans and implements actions by the program/project team to define and implement technical baseline and meet quality requirements for project/program products and services. Directs project team personnel, manage cost and schedule, ensure contract compliance, and serve as principal customer interface.

Job Specifications Bachelor’s degree and nine (9) years of successful project or program manager experience. Experience in managing projects. Experience working in an Agile environment and using Jira.

Subject Matter Expert Junior General Summary Responsible for providing highest level of IT domain expertise and guidance to the delivery team and stakeholders.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Performs duties as assigned.

Job Specifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and seven (7) years of relevant experience. Knowledge of Data Modeling, Unified Modeling Language. Certified Cloud Architect and preferably AWS Cloud or similar certification such as TOGAF.

Subject Matter Expert Senior General Summary Responsible for providing highest level of IT domain expertise and guidance to the delivery team and stakeholders.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Performs duties as assigned.

Job Specifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and nine (9) years of relevant experience. Knowledge of Data Modeling, Unified Modeling Language. Certified Cloud Architect and preferably AWS Cloud or similar certification such as TOGAF.

Solution Architect Junior General Summary Creates and maintains enterprise level data solution architectures and custom integration solutions design recommendations based on business objectives and long-term enterprise architecture and enterprise data architecture strategy. Provides input regarding the integration of applications and data across one or more product lines - either individually or in concert with a project team. Responsibilities may also include participation in performance monitoring, product evaluation, and buy vs. build recommendations. Ensures effective and efficient integration across software, systems, and data. Certified Cloud Architect and preferably AWS Cloud or similar certification such as TOGAF.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Develops focused solutions architectures to support current and emerging business needs while ensuring adherence to EA and EDA standards and governance procedures. Provides technical leadership in developing solutions by applying industry best practices for end-to-end solution architecture, participates in cross-functional architecture teams, and develops future architecture, technology stack and migration plans. Communicates with business owners, product owners, other architects, and the technical delivery teams. Accountable for more complex projects solutions that require in-depth knowledge from data technologies and architecture perspective. Integrates existing infrastructure with new applications by selecting the best platform and technology options that provides the best solution for business needs.

Job Specifications Bachelor’s degree and ten (10) years of related experience; Masters or equivalent and eight (8) years of related experience; or PhD and five (5) years of experience. Certified Cloud Architect and preferably AWS Cloud.

Solution Architect Senior General Summary Creates and maintains enterprise level data solution architectures and custom integration solutions design recommendations based on business objectives and long-term enterprise architecture and enterprise data architecture (EA&EDA) strategy. Provides input regarding the integration of applications and data across one or more product lines - either individually or in concert with a project team. Responsibilities may also include participation in performance monitoring, product evaluation, and buy vs. build recommendations. Ensures effective and efficient integration across software, systems, and data. Certified Cloud Architect and preferably AWS Cloud or similar certification such as TOGAF.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Develops focused solutions architectures to support current and emerging business needs while ensuring adherence to EA and EDA standards and governance procedures. Provides technical leadership in developing solutions by applying industry best practices for end-to-end solution architecture, participates in cross-functional architecture teams, and develops future architecture, technology stack and migration plans. Communicates with business owners, product owners, other architects, and the technical delivery teams. Accountable for more complex projects solutions that require in-depth knowledge from data technologies and architecture perspective. Integrates existing infrastructure with new applications by selecting the best platform and technology options that provides the best solution for business needs.

Job Specifications Bachelor’s degree and twelve (12) years of related experience; Masters or equivalent and ten (10) years of related experience; or PhD and seven (7) years of experience. Certified Cloud Architect and preferably AWS Cloud.

Software Developer Junior General Summary Responsible for designing and implementing application components needed for software product using Java JEE and related technologies.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Day-to-day activities include designing, building, testing, and maintaining software solutions using Java and Spring Hibernate. Work closely with subject matter experts to interpret requirements and translate to software solutions. Help maintain code quality, organization, and performance. Participate in technical meetings with client's technical specialists. Provide support for downstream testing efforts and defect resolution. Participate in the Agile process. Support the maintenance of interface design and interface control documents or other applicable documentation.

Job Specifications Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar experience. At least 3 years of experience in application development using Java JEE and Spring Hibernate. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience with Tomcat, REST, and similar webserver technologies. Experience with modern web-based applications: HTML, CSS3, and JavaScript. Experience creating modern responsive user interfaces across platforms and devices. Advanced understanding of JavaScript frameworks like AngularJS or ReactJS. Knowledge of design principles and experience integrating pattern libraries. Proficiency using version control software such as Git or Bitbucket. Experience working in an Agile environment. Experience writing code for Section 508 compliance. Experience with Test Drive Development and Behavior Driven Development. Experience in performing code reviews as well as enforcing standards and processes. Experience working in an Agile environment. Experience with in DevSecOps and using Integrated Development Environment like Eclipse.

Software Developer Senior General Summary Responsible for designing and implementing application components needed for software product using Java JEE and related technologies.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Day-to-day activities include designing, building, testing, and maintaining software solutions using Java and Spring Hibernate. Work closely with subject matter experts to interpret requirements and translate to software solutions. Help maintain code quality, organization, and performance. Participate in technical meetings with client's technical specialists. Provide support for downstream testing efforts and defect resolution. Participate in the Agile process. Support the maintenance of interface design and interface control documents or other applicable documentation.

Job Specifications Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar experience. At least 5 years of experience in application development using Java JEE and Spring Hibernate. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience with Tomcat, REST, and similar webserver technologies. Experience with modern web-based applications: HTML, CSS3, and JavaScript. Experience creating modern responsive user interfaces across platforms and devices. Advanced understanding of JavaScript frameworks like AngularJS or ReactJS. Knowledge of design principles and experience integrating pattern libraries. Proficiency using version control software such as Git or Bitbucket. Experience working in an Agile environment. Experience writing code for Section 508 compliance. Experience with Test Drive Development and Behavior Driven Development. Experience in performing code reviews as well as enforcing standards and processes. Experience working in an Agile environment. Experience with in DevSecOps and using Integrated Development Environment like Eclipse.

Database Administrator Junior General Summary Responsible for performing database administration in support of the Database Management Systems (DBMS) applications.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Maintains databases across multiple platforms and computer environments. Proposes and implements enhancements to improve performance and reliability. Responsible for software development and maintenance teams, including database definition, structure, long-range requirements, operational guidelines, and security and integrity controls. Performance monitoring and tuning, troubleshooting and analysis. Applications and infrastructure Security audit and remedy. Schema conversion and data migration tools and writing SQL scripts for data import/export and/or reporting. SQL statements analysis and optimization. Develop relevant documentation on protocols, procedures, and solutions. Understanding of database engines optimization for best performance. Understanding of network, storage, server, and application technologies. Goal oriented and self-managing.

Job Specifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field and four (4) years of relevant experience. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience working in an Agile environment.

Database Administrator Senior General Summary Responsible for performing database administration in support of the Database Management Systems (DBMS) applications.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Maintains databases across multiple platforms and computer environments. Proposes and implements enhancements to improve performance and reliability. Responsible for software development and maintenance teams, including database definition, structure, long-range requirements, operational guidelines, and security and integrity controls. Performance monitoring and tuning, troubleshooting and analysis. Applications and infrastructure Security audit and remedy. Schema conversion and data migration tools and writing SQL scripts for data import/export and/or reporting. SQL statements analysis and optimization. Develop relevant documentation on protocols, procedures, and solutions. Understanding of database engines optimization for best performance. Understanding of network, storage, server, and application technologies. Goal oriented and self-managing

Job Specifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field and six (6) years of relevant experience. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience working in an Agile environment.

System Administrator Junior General Summary Responsible for managing the functionality and efficiency of one or more application platforms.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Duties include setting up administrator and service accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system wide software, validating, and implementing critical system patches, and allocating mass storage space. Interacts with users and evaluates vendor products. Makes recommendations to purchase hardware and software, coordinates installation and provides backup recovery. Schedules, plans, and oversees system upgrades. Develops functional requirements through interaction with end-users and coordinates with development team on systematic enhancements or changes. Develops policies and standards related to the use of computing resources, overall strategy, design, implementation, and operational aspects of multiple systems, operating environments, and related software. Performance troubleshooting and performance analysis, applications and infrastructure Security audit and remedy

Job Specifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in related field and four (4) years of systems administration under different operating systems. Should be a well-developed technical resource capable of handling moderately complex assignments. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience working in an Agile environment.

System Administrator Senior General Summary Responsible for managing the functionality and efficiency of one or more application platforms.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Duties include setting up administrator and service accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system wide software, validating, and implementing critical system patches, and allocating mass storage space. Interacts with users and evaluates vendor products. Makes recommendations to purchase hardware and software, coordinates installation and provides backup recovery. Schedules, plans, and oversees system upgrades. Develops functional requirements through interaction with end-users and coordinates with development team on systematic enhancements or changes. Develops policies and standards related to the use of computing resources, overall strategy, design, implementation, and operational aspects of multiple systems, operating environments, and related software. Performance troubleshooting and performance analysis, applications and infrastructure Security audit and remedy.

Job Specifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in related field and six (6) years of systems administration under different operating systems. Should be a well-developed technical resource capable of handling moderately complex assignments. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience working in an Agile environment.

Data Engineer Junior General Summary Responsible for working together with data consumers to determine, create, and populate optimal data architectures, structures, and systems. Additionally, play a key role in the selection of backend database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, etc.), their configuration and utilization, and the optimization of the full data pipeline infrastructure to support the actual content, volume, ETL, and periodicity of data to support the intended kinds of queries and analysis to match expected responsiveness.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Perform SQL development, unit testing and deployment of ETL solutions. Analyze trends in performance to proactively prevent problems. Troubleshoot ETL issues in real-time and diagnoses the root cause. Perform requirements analysis, data discovery, solution development, test, deployment, and documentation for custom Data Science focused problems. Execute requirements gathering sessions with business practitioners focused on problem identification.

Conduct data analysis tasks in conjunction with client data SMEs. Investigate client business challenges to discover root causes and identify data sources. Develop unique solutions that may involve changes to client business processes, adaptation of existing IT systems and integration of disparate data sources to create the ideal solution.

Job Specifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related technical discipline. At least 3 years of meaningful experience directing or participating in all phases of Data Analysis and reporting projects. Understanding of data warehouse concepts and structures. Experience developing SQL queries and analyze data, systems integration experience. Experience with translation of requirements into SQL specifications. Attitude of self-starter and ability to explore and find solutions with minimal supervision.

Data Engineer Senior General Summary Responsible for working together with data consumers to determine, create, and populate optimal data architectures, structures, and systems. Additionally, play a key role in the selection of backend database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, etc.), their configuration and utilization, and the optimization of the full data pipeline infrastructure to support the actual content, volume, ETL, and periodicity of data to support the intended kinds of queries and analysis to match expected responsiveness.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Perform SQL development, unit testing and deployment of ETL solutions. Analyze trends in performance to proactively prevent problems. Troubleshoot ETL issues in real-time and diagnoses the root cause. Perform requirements analysis, data discovery, solution development, test, deployment, and documentation for custom Data Science focused problems. Execute requirements gathering sessions with business practitioners focused on problem identification.

Conduct data analysis tasks in conjunction with client data SMEs. Investigate client business challenges to discover root causes and identify data sources. Develop unique solutions that may involve changes to client business processes, adaptation of existing IT systems and integration of disparate data sources to create the ideal solution.

Job Specifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related technical discipline. At least 5 years of meaningful experience directing or participating in all phases of Data Analysis and reporting projects. Understanding of data warehouse concepts and structures. Experience developing SQL queries and analyze data, systems integration experience. Experience with translation of requirements into SQL specifications. Attitude of self-starter and ability to explore and find solutions with minimal supervision.

DevSecOps Engineer Junior General Summary Responsible for the Program's Infrastructure-As-Code operating environment, automation, self-service Linux platform provisioning, and hybrid (public and private) cloud management.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Determines, develops, or manages DevSecOps and Agile deployment solutions and has experience serving as the engineer of complex technology implementations in a cloud-based or hybrid cloud product-centric environment. Responsible for bridging the gap between legacy development or operations team and work toward a shared culture and vision. Works to provide stakeholders and developers with improved automation tools, ensuring system uptime and performance. Deploys and manages services configuration and automation solutions using: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Provider Architecture DevSecOps supporting solution. Uses Scripting or basic programming skills to: Solve problem, Manage installation, Management of open-source monitoring tools, Configuration management tools (e.g., Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Salt), Architecture for continuous integrations and deployment, Continuous monitoring. Expert knowledge and experience with containerization technologies.

Job Specifications Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar experience. At least 4 years of experience delivering secure and reliable software to customers through automation. Deep understanding of how security impacts each stage of the development pipeline and the final product or service.

Experience with many tools and techniques like risk assessment, threat modeling, and cybersecurity to detect and analyze the threats. Experience with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation Template or other technologies to automate infrastructure and software deployments through code. Knowledge of Authentication/Authorization, Identity, and Security management principles and best practices. Experience working with cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services.

DevSecOps Engineer Senior General Summary Responsible for the Program's Infrastructure-As-Code operating environment, automation, self-service Linux platform provisioning, and hybrid (public and private) cloud management.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Determines, develops, or manages DevSecOps and Agile deployment solutions and has experience serving as the engineer of complex technology implementations in a cloud-based or hybrid cloud product-centric environment. Responsible for bridging the gap between legacy development or operations team and work toward a shared culture and vision. Works to provide stakeholders and developers with improved automation tools, ensuring system uptime and performance. Deploys and manages services configuration and automation solutions using: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Provider Architecture DevSecOps supporting solution. Uses Scripting or basic programming skills to: Solve problem, Manage installation, Management of open-source monitoring tools, Configuration management tools (e.g., Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Salt), Architecture for continuous integrations and deployment, Continuous monitoring. Expert knowledge and experience with containerization technologies.

Job Specifications Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar experience. At least 6 years of experience delivering secure and reliable software to customers through automation. Deep understanding of how security impacts each stage of the development pipeline and the final product or service.

Experience with many tools and techniques like risk assessment, threat modeling, and cybersecurity to detect and analyze the threats. Experience with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation Template or other technologies to automate infrastructure and software deployments through code. Knowledge of Authentication/Authorization, Identity, and Security management principles and best practices. Experience working with cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services.

Cybersecurity Engineer Junior General Summary Responsible for rigorous application of cybersecurity policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of all IT and cybersecurity services. May develop/design security solutions to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information throughout the enterprise. May develop recommendations and COAs to solve complex cybersecurity problems. May conduct cybersecurity engineering research and analysis and provide recommendations. May provide educational cybersecurity briefings. May include security control design and solution planning at the system, mission, and enterprise levels, security-in-depth/defense-in-depth, and other related security engineering support functions. Is involved in a wide range of security issues, including architectures, firewalls, electronic data traffic, and network access.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Identifies, plans, and documents improvements to security controls currently in place. Develops and interprets cybersecurity requirements as part of the IT acquisition development process and assists in the formulation of cybersecurity/IT budgets. Plans and schedules the installation of new or modified security hardware, operating systems, and software applications. Ensures the assessment and implementation of identified computer and network environment fixes as part of the Cybersecurity Vulnerability Management program. Evaluates functional operation and performance considering test results and makes recommendations regarding security C&A. Contributes substantive content to the development of cybersecurity documentation, concept papers, and test plans. Applies cyber engineering and cybersecurity concepts and techniques

Job Specifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and four (4) years of relevant experience in IT security. Includes working knowledge of cybersecurity engineering principles, techniques, and technologies. DoD 8140/DoD 8570 Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level II certification or equivalent industry certifications.

Cybersecurity Engineer Senior General Summary Responsible for rigorous application of cybersecurity policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of all IT and cybersecurity services. May develop/design security solutions to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information throughout the enterprise. May develop recommendations and COAs to solve complex cybersecurity problems. May conduct cybersecurity engineering research and analysis and provide recommendations. May provide educational cybersecurity briefings. May include security control design and solution planning at the system, mission, and enterprise levels, security-in-depth/defense-in-depth, and other related security engineering support functions. Is involved in a wide range of security issues, including architectures, firewalls, electronic data traffic, and network access.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Identifies, plans, and documents improvements to security controls currently in place. Develops and interprets cybersecurity requirements as part of the IT acquisition development process and assists in the formulation of cybersecurity/IT budgets. Plans and schedules the installation of new or modified security hardware, operating systems, and software applications. Ensures the assessment and implementation of identified computer and network environment fixes as part of the Cybersecurity Vulnerability Management program. Evaluates functional operation and performance considering test results and makes recommendations regarding security C&A. Contributes substantive content to the development of cybersecurity documentation, concept papers, and test plans. Applies cyber engineering and cybersecurity concepts and techniques

Job Specifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and six (6) years of relevant experience in IT security. Includes working knowledge of cybersecurity engineering principles, techniques, and technologies. DoD 8140/DoD 8570 Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level II certification or equivalent industry certifications.

Quality Assurance Engineer and Tester Junior General Summary Responsible for verification and validation, testing, quality assurance, and/or process improvement.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Responsible for ensuring that the test design and documentation support all applicable client, agency, or industry standards, timelines, and budgets. Experience ensuring that testing conclusions and recommendations are fully supported by test results and project managers are fully informed of testing status and application deviations from documented user requirements. Experience working with relevant stakeholders to gather technical requirements, develop test cases, and requirements traceability. Experience with working with automated testing tools. Detail oriented and have a production discipline mentality

Job Specifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related technical discipline. At least 3 years of meaningful experience directing or participating in all phases of risk management assessments and software/hardware development with emphasis on analysis of user requirements, test design, and test tools selection. Exposure to computer-based applications like those required for this position: advanced set-up and configuration, troubleshooting, system design, etc. Proficiency in computer applications, languages, technologies and/or capabilities required for this position. Experience working in an Agile environment.

Quality Assurance Engineer and Tester Senior General Summary Responsible for verification and validation, testing, quality assurance, and/or process improvement.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Responsible for ensuring that the test design and documentation support all applicable client, agency, or industry standards, timelines, and budgets. Experience ensuring that testing conclusions and recommendations are fully supported by test results and project managers are fully informed of testing status and application deviations from documented user requirements. Experience working with relevant stakeholders to gather technical requirements, develop test cases, and requirements traceability. Experience with working with automated testing tools. Detail oriented and have a production discipline mentality

Job Specifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related technical discipline. At least 5 years of meaningful experience directing or participating in all phases of risk management assessments and software/hardware development with emphasis on analysis of user requirements, test design, and test tools selection. Exposure to computer-based applications like those required for this position: advanced set-up and configuration, troubleshooting, system design, etc. Proficiency in computer applications, languages, technologies and/or capabilities required for this position. Experience working in an Agile environment.

Business Analyst Junior General Summary Responsible for documenting, tracking, and advocating the business and system needs throughout the delivery cycle.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Can determine functional and technical requirements based on interactions with the user community and knowledge of the enterprise architecture. Experience creating reports that use metrics to influence decision making. Experience performing, documenting, and communicating the results of requirements analysis. Can ensure solutions meet the business needs and requirements. Work as a connector and a facilitator for test team, development, production teams and clients. Work with SME’s and users to elicit actual and underlying needs of the business and system. Translate business requests and all subsequent change requests from the client or users into functional and Non-Functional requirement documents. Facilitate analysis workshops with internal and external resources to draw out stated/Unstated details of business and product requirements. Assist and support QA team in understanding and creating manual and automated test plans, testing efforts, root cause analysis.