Deliverables:

The purpose of this RFS is to acquire one (1) Senior Solutions Designer (Lead Developer) for the designing of hosted technology solutions based on the OPS service specifications, standards, policies, best practices, and cost models in order to deliver applications hosted by LTC that meet the business requirements and project/initiative deliverable specifications.

The consultant will be responsible for gather and translating business requirements and functional specifications into working, tested, and configurable components and applications.

The services and deliverables to be provided by the vendor will include:

· Leads Scrum agile development and acts as both a senior developer and a scrum master

· Leads task planning, daily standups, iteration demos, and review meetings

· Prepares and oversees the preparation of technical project plans, leads teams, determines project schedules, monitors activities and initiates change as needed, and coordinates complex software troubleshooting, develops test plans, and communicates and promotes changes

· Establishes and documents build and deployment processes, creates initial build scripts, troubleshoots build issues, and provides advice to deployment coordinators

· Oversees the preparation and definition of system requirements; assists the solutions architects in architectural proof of concepts, project sizing and estimating, and creates mandatory checkpoint artefacts, schedules, and quality criteria; creates work packages, and conducts complex application programming, coding, and testing

· Creates the documentation for complex business requirements and oversees the development of other complete systems and operations documentation

· Oversees the system integration, including designing appropriate architectures and selecting cost-effective and high performance tools and software factory processes; identifies bottlenecks and provides advice and recommendations for improvement; recommends ways to maximize or enhance efficiency; identifies areas for I&IT reuse; presenting major recommendations and changes to senior management

· Provides leadership for selection of reusable services and components, their creation or procurement, and on-going support; advocates the use of design patterns and advises on whether the proper reuse is taking place

SkillsExperience and Skill Set Requirements

Senior Solutions Designer

Evaluation criteria:

Criterion

Criterion Details

Criterion Maximum Rating

Microsoft/Azure Experience

· Demonstrated experience with Microsoft technologies such as:

o .NET framework, .NET core-based design, development, and testing

o Web front-end (HTML 5, CSS3, Angular, ASP.Net MVC Pattern), Web APIs and web services design, development, and testing

o Azure Cloud developing including PaaS and SQL services

o C#, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL development components

o Application authentication protocols (i.e. OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, etc.)

o CICD Pipeline setup and management

o Git, Azure DevOps (VSTS/TFS)

o Unit testing and test automation support

o Microservices and container-based platform development, delivery, and testing

o ASP .NET programming

o SQL

o XML

o MS web services

o MS SQL server all supported versions

o Windows 10, and Windows Server SK16, 2K19 environment

40

Technical Lead Experience

· Leads Scrum agile development and acts as both a senior developer and a scrum master

· Leads task planning, daily standups, iteration demos, and review meetings

· Prepares and oversees the preparation of technical project plans, leads teams, determines project schedules, monitors activities, and initiates changes as needed, and coordinates complex software troubleshooting, develops test plans, communicates, and promotes changes

· Determines project schedules, monitors activities, and initiates changes as needed; coordinates complex software troubleshooting, develops test plans, communicates and promotes changes

· Establishes and documents build and deployment processes, creates initial build scripts, troubleshoots build issues, and provides advice to deployment coordinators

40

Business Analysis Skills

· Experience with gathering business requirements

· Experience translating business requirements into project delivery timelines and estimates

· Experience in programming and analysis at the specified experience level

· Experience in structured methodologies for the development, design, implementation, and maintenance of applications

15

Soft Skills

· Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; oral and written communication skills; inter-personal and negotiation skills

· A team player with a proven track record for meeting strict deadlines

· Highly developed interpersonal skills

5

Total

100

Must haves:

Microsoft/Azure Experience