Position: Undergraduate Intern Programmer
Location: 2 Peachtree Street – 38th
floor
Start: January 2016
Hours per week: 40
Pay: $12.00 per hour
Length of internship: 13 weeks
(potential for renewal)
Job Description, Responsibilities, Standards, and
Qualifications
Job
Description:
Duties
& Responsibilities: The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) is one
of Georgia’s four health agencies serving the state’s growing population of
almost 10 million people. The Department is one of the largest agencies in
Georgia state government responsible for a $13 billion budget. Serving as the
lead agency for Medicaid and also overseeing the State Health Benefit Plan
(SHBP), Healthcare Facility Regulation and Health Information Technology in
Georgia, DCH programs provide access to health care services for one in four
Georgians.
Through
effective planning, purchasing and oversight, DCH provides access to
affordable, quality health care to millions of Georgians, including some of the
state’s most vulnerable and underserved populations. Seven enterprise offices
support the work of the agency’s four divisions. DCH’s 1,000 employees are
based in Atlanta, Cordele and across the state.
DCH is
currently seeking candidates for the position of Intern Undergraduate
Programmer. The selected candidate designs, codes, tests, modifies and debugs computer software.
Writes and analyzes programs of moderate complexity. Analyzes, researches, and
resolves program or systems problems and develops program documentation. The Programmer will be part of the Medicaid
Information Technology Architecture (MITA) Program Management Office within the
DCH Information Technology Department.
Job
Responsibilities & Performance Standards:
Perform software development tasks and
assist in the design and architecture of software applications individually or
as a team member
•
Review, analyze,
and modifies programming systems to include coding, testing, debugging,
installing, and documenting to support organization's software applications
•
Implement
software development process improvement activities in accordance with organizational
goals and procedures
•
Develop unit and
integration tests and test plans for software applications; execute tests and
prepare software test reports
•
Analyze and study
complex system requirements
•
Design software
tools and subsystems to support software reuse and domain analyses and manage
their implementation
•
Software user
interface design and usability
•
Translate
detailed design into computer software
•
Prepare required
software documentation, including both program- and user-level documentation
•
Enhance software
to reduce operating time or improve efficiency
•
Provide technical
guidance in software engineering techniques and automated support tools
•
Implement and
test software using industry standard techniques and methodologies and perform
application testing and database development or web development
Entry
Qualifications:
•
Seeking a BS Degree in Computer Programming,
Computer Science, or related field
•
Work well both as
a member of a team and independently
•
Demonstrated
communication skills both oral and written
•
Demonstrated
ability to learn and apply new programming languages, environments and
techniques
• Should display a demonstrated aptitude for
solving problems
•
Proficient
programming skills and in-depth knowledge of modern HTML/CSS
•
Familiarity
with PHP, ASP.NET, JavaScript and JQuery
• Must be a currently enrolled sophomore, junior, or senior
• Must have a 2.75 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale and be in good academic
standing.
• Must pass background check
Preferred
Qualifications:
·
Understanding
of web application security, session management, and best development
practices.
·
Knowledge
of relational database systems, Object Oriented Programming and web application
development.
·
Understanding
of all phases of applications programming activities.
·
Experience
creating web-based services.
To apply please email a completed State Standard Application
for Employment (https://dch.georgia.gov/sites/dch.georgia.gov/files/State_Standard-Application-for-Employment-v3.3.2015.pdf
), resume, cover letter, writing sample (no more than five pages), list of
three non-family references, and a current official transcript, (For males
18-25 years of age, furnish proof of Selective Service registration), in MS
Word or PDF format, to interns@dch.ga.gov
Please review the DCH Intern Program FAQ’s for addition
eligibility and qualification requirements -https://dch.georgia.gov/sites/dch.georgia.gov/files/DCH-Internship-FAQs-2015.pdf
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