9th Way Insignia is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business bringing transformative technology to our government customers so they can achieve their missions. Our specialties include cybersecurity, cloud modernization, software development, data analytics, enterprise architecture, enterprise IT, analytics, process automation, and artificial intelligence. Learn more about 9th Way Insignia at https://9thwayinsignia.com/.
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This position is contingent upon contract award.
Professional Level Information:
The MUMPS / VistA REE Engineer aligns as an Engineer 3 at 9th Way Insignia. This role provides expert engineering, sustainment, and enhancement support for VA Enrollment & Eligibility products, including VistA REE during its operational period. Support VESEE sustainment and enhancement for VA Enrollment & Eligibility products, including VistA REE. Develop and maintain components within the Legacy Technology Stack, including MUMPS (VistA). Operate in a delivery environment with sprint-based execution, reporting progress, issues, metrics, and risks.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and sustain MUMPS routines and VistA REE packages; refactor legacy code to improve reliability, performance, and maintainability.
- Analyze and document existing VistA REE workflows (registration, eligibility, enrollment) to inform migration and integration with ES.
- Implement integration bridges between VistA REE and ES using HL7, RPCs.
- Develop data extraction, normalization, and reconciliation utilities to migrate REE data into ES with full lineage and auditability.
- Perform ongoing maintenance: bug fixes, performance tuning, routine maintenance, and documentation upkeep.
- Track, analyze, and resolve Tier 2/3 user-reported issues with minimal disruption.
- Support monitoring activities; proactively identify issues and contribute to optimization.
- Support secure operations and compliance activities (FedRAMP, FISMA, IRS 1075, HIPAA); assist with patching and remediation.
- Implement enhancements and upgrades based on priorities, feedback, and refinements.
- Support integration/configuration coordination to maintain interoperability with other systems.
Required Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science (or related) and 5 years relevant experience, OR 13 years relevant experience.
- MUMPS (VistA) development experience supporting legacy applications.
- Hands-on production support: triage, RCA, validation, Tier 2/3 resolution.
- Ability to support maintenance work and maintain documentation.
- Ability to work within sprint cadence and provide sprint reporting inputs (status, issues, metrics, risks).
Preferred:
- Experience supporting VA VistA REE or Enrollment/Eligibility capabilities.
- Familiarity with regulated federal environments and compliance expectations.
- Active Public Trust clearance (Tier 2 / Moderate).
9th Way Insignia’s range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
Clearance/Background Investigation
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Benefits
Eligible employees will have access to our comprehensive benefits package which includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Voluntary Life Insurance, 401(k), Basic Life A&D, STD, LTD, PTO, Telehealth, paid holidays, FSA, HSA. Additional resources include our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Traveling Assistance.
Legal
We’re an equal employment opportunity employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change – no matter their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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