NCDOT - AASHTOWare Project Technical Specialist

Engagement Type: Contract

Short Description:
The AWP Technical Specialist is a Junior Technical Specialist level resource with specialized knowledge and experience in a specific AASHTOWare Project technology used by DOTs for bidding and letting of construction contracts and certified payroll.

Complete Description:

The candidate will need to use their own equipment from home to remote into the worksite to login to a virtual Citrix environment.

It's expected that the Technical Specialist will be available 8 hours during standard business hours, 8AM - 6PM M-F local time. This is technical and analytical work in designing, developing, implementing and supporting AASHTOWare Project (AWP) for the NCDOT in an enterprise environment. This role works with business analysts and other technical staff to deliver required functionality for AWP Preconstruction and CRL modules to the NCDOT business customers using Agile best practices and methodologies. It is expected that this position will be needed for the next year or two. This is technical work with AWP and includes a wide range of activities related to software implementation and production support including system administration, report writing, automated testing, configuration and interface development. This individual will work directly for the NCDIT-Transportation Letting and Compliance Systems (LCS) manager, and work daily with the development team lead.
•Understand AASHTOWare project (AWP) out of the box tools & processes
•Knowledge of SQL,C#, .NET, python, powershell, command line and other standard languages used in web application development;
•Knowledge of best practices in coding and security
•Ability to work well in a team.
•Demonstrated ability to perform a wide range of programming and analysis work and work independently
•Ability to clearly explain technical processes to team members.
•Ability to review and translate business user specifications to configure COTS applications to produce desired results;
•Experience working with state DOT customers.
•Ability to execute technical work using best practices, including GIT for source code maintenance.
•Ability to evaluate and analyze AWP with requirements and make recommendations, based on technical expertise.
•Technical expertise in specific AWP functions and DOT business processes.
•Understanding of the AWP data model and how to use the Interactive Data Model tool for development of solutions.
•Ability to recommend development of and demonstrate best use of appropriate testing protocols;
•Knowledge of automated testing via test scripts or other tools to be used when performing application upgrades.

Skill Required / Desired mount of Experience Demonstrated ability to perform a wide range of programming and analysis work and to work independently Required 5 Years Knowledge of SQL, C#, .NET, python, powershell, command line and other standard languages used in web application development Required 5 Years Knowledge of best practices in coding and security Required 5 Years bility to work well in a team Required 5 Years bility to clearly explain technical processes to team members Required 3 Years bility to review and translate business user specifications to configure COTS applications to produce desired results Required 3 Years Experience in working with state DOT customers Required 2 Years bility to execute technical work using best practices, including GIT for source code maintenance Required 5 Years Understand AASHTOWare Project out of the box tools & processes Required 3 Years bility to evaluate and analyze AASHTOWare Project with requirements and make recommendations, based on technical expertise Required 3 Years Technical expertise in specific AASHTOWare Project functions and DOT business processes Required 3 Years Understanding of the AASHTOWare Project data model and how to use the Interactive Data Model tool for development of solutions Highly desired 3 Years bility to recommend development of and demonstrate best use of appropriate testing protocols Highly desired 3 Years Knowledge of automated testing to be used when performing application upgrades Highly desired 2 Years