Innosoft Corporation - Lead Technical Developer

Developer is needed in United States.

Client: Innosoft Corporation

Location: Windsor Mill, MD, us

Contract: Contract

Job Description

This is a remote position.

The FFSDCS Technical Lead / Lead Technical Developer (Key Personnel) is accountable for technical execution, secure operations, and release quality for FFSDCS—supporting a CMS Major Application that collects, validates, and processes Fee-for-Service data for ASP and CLFS, and expands capabilities to support the Ambulance data collection module. The Technical Lead provides hands-on technical direction and supervises engineering work across a multi-platform environment while ensuring all deliverables conform to CMS quality standards, CMS XLC/SDLC requirements, and security/accessibility policies. Remote / Telework with occasional onsite at CMS (as required for trainings and any in-person sessions).

Key Responsibilities

· Plan, conduct, direct, and supervise technical work to be completed under the contract; provide hands-on technical leadership across development, maintenance, and operations.

· Translate requirements into implementable solution designs for web-based data collection workflows, validation/calculation logic, reporting, and secure interfaces aligned to the CMS operating environment.

· Lead development and enhancement of online data submission capabilities (file uploads and manual entry), certification workflows, role-based access controls, and auditability.

· Ensure solutions operate within CMS Enterprise Portal constraints and authentication patterns (EIDM registration, re-authentication, MFA/OTP) and maintain portal-only access where applicable.

· Lead defect correction, security remediation, and enhancements with release rigor that protects time-bound reporting windows and operational stability.

· Provide technical change impact analysis for proposed changes (architecture, performance, security, downstream impacts, schedule/resource implications) and support change control decisions.

· Implement and support security requirements and annual security activities (e.g., controls assessments, ATO-related evidence, ST&E support) and coordinate technical inputs for audits/IV&V.

· Ensure code is documented to CMS expectations (prologues, revision histories, function-level comments) and that Software Development Files (SDFs) and lifecycle artifacts are complete for each release.

· Drive technical documentation and knowledge transfer for maintainability (technical specs, design docs, O&M, user/operator manuals) and support training materials as needed.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

· Minimum 10 years of software engineering experience delivering enterprise web applications, including production operations/support.

· Minimum 5 years in a senior/lead technical role leading or supervising engineers and owning release outcomes.

· Strong experience with J2EE/Java application development and deployment (e.g., JBoss/WildFly or comparable app servers).

· Hands-on experience with relational databases and SQL (MySQL, Oracle, or equivalent), and building data intake/validation pipelines (file uploads, APIs, batch processing).

· Experience with web technologies used for interactive forms and web applications (HTML, JavaScript, and related frameworks).

· Experience designing and integrating secure authentication/authorization and role-based access in regulated environments; familiarity with MFA/OTP patterns.

· Working knowledge of CMS XLC/SDLC (or comparable federal SDLC), quality standards, and documentation expectations; ability to produce and maintain SRD/RTM, SDD, test plans/cases, release notes, and O&M artifacts.

· Familiarity with federal security requirements (FISMA and/or NIST-based controls) and Section 508 accessibility requirements as applied to web applications and deliverables.

Preferred Qualifications

· Prior CMS experience, including working with CMS shared services (Portal/EIDM) and Technical Review Board (TRB) readiness processes.

· Experience with messaging/integration patterns (e.g., ActiveMQ) and multi-zone / secured architecture concepts.

· Experience with HBase or other NoSQL data stores in addition to relational databases.

· Experience with SAS or analytics scripting in support of pricing/calculation or reporting needs.

· Experience supporting evidence tracking and security documentation workflows (e.g., CFACTS or similar tools).

Education

· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Certifications

· Agile/Scrum certification (CSM, SAFe, or equivalent) preferred.

· Security certification (e.g., Security+, CISSP, or equivalent) preferred.

About the Program

The Fee for Service Data Collection System (FFSDCS) is a CMS Major Application that supports data collection, certification, validation, calculation, and reporting for Medicare Fee-for-Service payment programs, including Average Sales Price (ASP) and Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS), and adds a new module to collect data for the Medicare Ambulance Fee Schedule as required by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.

Benefits

Standard Employee Benefits.

50% Health Insurance Paid by Innosoft, Paid Vacation, 401K Match, STD LTD, and AD&D paid by Innosoft.