Leads VistA/MUMPS technical analysis, solution design, development, testing, deployment, troubleshooting, and production support for a VA healthcare modernization initiative. The role focuses on replacing Social Security Number usage across VistA applications while protecting PII and meeting federal security requirements. Responsibilities include technical leadership, code reviews, mentoring, dependency analysis, secure coding, Agile planning, documentation, and collaboration with government, product, QA, cybersecurity, privacy, and business stakeholders.
VetsEZ is currently looking for a Lead VistA/MUMPS Developer for a 100% remote position supporting a large federal government healthcare modernization project. This role will provide technical leadership for a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) initiative focused on reducing and ultimately eliminating the use of Social Security Numbers (SSNs) across critical VistA applications, workflows, reports, interfaces, audit records, and data-handling processes. The Lead VistA/MUMPS Developer will lead technical analysis, solution design, development, and implementation efforts to transition applicable processes toward approved enterprise identifiers while protecting sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
This position will work within a remote, multidisciplinary Agile team alongside Government stakeholders, Product Owners, Business Analysts, cybersecurity and privacy teams, Quality Assurance personnel, and VistA developers. The role will provide technical leadership throughout the software development lifecycle while supporting multiple VistA packages, including Admission, Discharge, Transfer (ADT), Patient Care Encounter (PCE), Automated Information Collection System (AICS), Record Tracking, and VistA Audit Solutions.
The candidate must reside within the continental US.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the technical lead and subject matter expert for VistA/MUMPS development, providing technical direction, development standards, code reviews, mentoring, and knowledge transfer across the project team.
- Lead analysis of existing VistA applications, routines, workflows, reports, interfaces, data structures, and technical dependencies to identify SSN usage and develop approaches for replacing or eliminating SSNs while preserving application functionality.
- Design, modify, and enhance VistA/MUMPS applications, user interfaces, workflows, reports, audit trails, and business processes using secure, maintainable code consistent with VA development standards and established VistA architecture.
- Lead technical activities throughout design, development, unit and integration testing, regression testing, deployment, production readiness, troubleshooting, defect resolution, and root-cause analysis.
- Incorporate secure coding and data-handling practices into solution design and development, collaborating with cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance stakeholders to protect PII and support applicable VA, Federal, and NIST security requirements.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, QA personnel, Government stakeholders, and engineering teams within an Agile environment to support technical estimation, backlog decomposition, dependency identification, release planning, technical documentation, and communication of risks and recommendations.
- Take on additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to support team objectives and ensure the success of the project.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience, with 15+ years of professional VistA/MUMPS development experience.
- Extensive hands-on expertise with VistA, MUMPS/M, InterSystems Caché or comparable M-based platforms, VistA data structures, file management, and complex or large-scale VistA applications, packages, or modules.
- Strong experience analyzing existing VistA codebases, application dependencies, routines, workflows, and data structures and developing technically sound approaches for modifying enterprise VistA functionality.
- Demonstrated experience with application troubleshooting and debugging, secure software development, source code management, code review, testing, deployment, production support, and Agile software development practices.
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills, with a strong understanding of PII/PHI protection and secure data-handling practices.
- Demonstrated experience leading developers or serving as a technical lead within healthcare IT, VA, or other complex enterprise environments, with the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary technical and business teams.
Additional Qualifications:
- Experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and VA VistA environments, particularly ADT, PCE, AICS, Record Tracking, VistA Audit Solutions, or related VistA packages.
- Experience supporting VA modernization, privacy, cybersecurity, or sensitive-data remediation initiatives, with knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, HIPAA, and VA security and privacy requirements.
- Previous experience mentoring VistA/MUMPS developers, leading distributed development teams, and working within Agile/Scrum development environments.
Security Clearance Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- All selected candidates must successfully complete a background check.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Government/Public Trust clearance, including required fingerprinting, when required for the position.
Benefits:
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- 401k with Employer Match
- PTO + Federal Holidays
- Corporate Laptop
- Training Opportunities
- Remote Opportunity
VetsEZ is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
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