Role: Coolgen Developer Canberra

Dept. of Employment RFQ788

Role: Coolgen Developer Canberra

Closing Date: 10 AM , 12 Feb 18

Contract Start Date: ASAP toFeb 18 to 30/06/18 plus extension

NOTE:

Please answer all questions in sections:

YOUR RESPONSE, and
SELECTION CRITERIA

Attach Resume in Word format.

Please submit all applications
Direct email
Respond quickly as the number of candidates allowed to be put forward maybe limited.
Please do not send your application to any individual softtestpays email address.
On request by the Client, you must comply with the Commonwealth security clearance process, including obtaining the level of security clearance required by the Client. If costs relating to obtaining the level of security clearance required are not paid by the Client, then the Applicant will be required to pay the cost.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Department requirements for this RFQ

Proposed Contract Period / 26 February 2018* to 30/06/2018
Contract Option Period / Initial placement till EOFY with option to extend
Number of Specified Personnel required / 1
Reduced activity period / Public holidays and Christmas closedown period
Business Hours / From 9.00am to 5.00pm on a Business Day, unless specified otherwise.
Maximum of 40 hours per week unless given prior approval by the relevant Branch Manager.
Replacing Specified Personnel / Clause11.6Consequences of replacing Specified Personnel of the Terms and Conditions of Contract will not apply
Maximum no. of candidates / 3
Purpose of Services / Employment Systems Group is responsible for the development and maintenance of bespoke Employment Services applications, including ESSWeb, ESS Smartclient, CDP, jobactive online, and related employment applications/websites. This includes the provision, maintenance and tuning of regular and ad-hoc batch programs coded in a variety of languages, the majority which have been ported from mainframe into Neobatch.
This is a high pressure/high workload environment and we are looking for someone who can:

Advise on proper batch processing techniques
Contribute to the continual improvement/automation of batch management processes
Proactively analyse batch results to assist in identifying potential issues
Monitor batch performance
Provide technical assistance to Applications Support (second level system support) staff as required
Maintain documentation to assist in the monitoring of batch
Technically liaise with analysts, developers, and testers

Indigenous Opportunities Policy / Clause24 of the Terms and Conditions of Contract will not apply
Methodology / Not Specified
Performance / Services to be performed in accordance with department’s standards.
Documentation / The Department may provide to the Vendor Department Material and the Vendor must ensure that the Departmental Material is used strictly in accordance with any conditions or restrictions specified in item 9 of the Deed Details and any direction by the Department.
Skills knowledge transfer / Clause 35 of the deed applies (The contractor will be expected to transfer skills and knowledge to departmental officers and/or other contractor as requested)
Selection criteria
Please note the importance of responding to this Selection Criteria. / Essential Criteria:

A strong technical understanding of batch processing concepts
A strong concept of batch processing requirements
Ability to read and code CoolGen
Ability to write SQL scripts
Strong analytical skills
A solid background in Mainframe and database concepts
A solid background and understanding of JCL requirements and coding
Ability to liaise with end users and management
Ability to technically liaise with analyst's developers and testers
Understanding of the importance of constant batch monitoring
Attention to detail

Desirable Criteria:

Ability to understand and maintain Powershell scripts
Ability to read and understand C#
Ability to read and understand COBOL
Ability to read and understand REXT

Intellectual Property Rights – ownership of Contract Material / The Department owns the Intellectual Property Rights in Contract Material
Limitation of liability – cap / $XXX GST exclusive per occurrence
= to three (3) X Official Order value.
Liability is capped at $10M in the aggregate.
Insurance / As per Item 10 of Schedule 1 of the deed details
Fee structure / Hourly rates including both GST inclusive and exclusive rates, and quoted in either half or full dollars.
Other requirements
E.g Location / Job Properties

Title of the Project: ITI Program Support, Jobactive Product Support

Technical Director or Project Manager: Warwick Blount

Department: Department of Jobs and Small Business

Group: Employment Systems Group

Branch: Business Analytics and Operations

Section: Applications Support

Role Location: 14 Mort Street, Canberra ACT 2601

Note: The specified personnel must be covered by the Workers Compensation in the relevant States or Territory.
Special Conditions
All Candidates must be Australian Citizens to be considered for the role.
Security Clearance Requirements
The minimum security clearance level for this particular position is: Baseline Vetting
All positions are “Trusted” and the successful candidate is required to undertake police check to be conducted by the department. Unfavourable outcome may result to early termination of the contract.This check will be arranged by the Shared Services Centre on commencement of the contractor. The Australian Government will meet the cost of police check.
Standard form of Quotation
Please respond using the ‘Standard Form of Quotation’ (asattached).

YOUR RESPONSE

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Surname / <candidate response>
Gender / <candidate response>
Your mobile number / <candidate response>
Your email / <candidate response>
Date of birth / <candidate response>
Home address / <candidate response>
Candidate availability
Citizenship Status / Australian Permanent Resident Work Visa
Referee 1 / Name: / <candidate response>
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Organisation:
Professionals relationship to you:
Phone:
Mobile:
Email:
Referee 2 / Name: / <candidate response>
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Selection CriteriaEssential Criteria:

A strong technical understanding of batch processing concepts
A strong concept of batch processing requirements
Ability to read and code CoolGen
Ability to write SQL scripts
Strong analytical skills
A solid background in Mainframe and database concepts
A solid background and understanding of JCL requirements and coding
Ability to liaise with end users and management
Ability to technically liaise with analyst's developers and testers
Understanding of the importance of constant batch monitoring
Attention to detail

Desirable Criteria:

Ability to understand and maintain Powershell scripts
Ability to read and understand C#
Ability to read and understand COBOL

Ability to read and understand REXT

Business Address:Units 1-4, 15 Trench Street, Kingston, ACT 2604, Mailing address: Po.Box 153 Civic Square, ACT -2608,

Ph: 02 6126 5371, Fax: 02 6126 5301, E-mail: , ABN: 92 129 869 174