Job Description

The successful applicant will be responsible for, full project lifecycle of solutions within the VA's premier CRM application suite based on Microsoft Dynamics 365 delivered via the Microsoft Government Community Cloud (GCC) Software as a Service (SaaS). In this capacity, you will coordinate with Information Technology staff and End Users on requested Microsoft Dynamics 365 customizations, and will review the technical requirements to design, develop, test, implement, and maintain a solution. You'll analyze the needs and the environment to make sure the solution being developed considers the current architecture, design and operating environment, as well as future functionality and enhancements. You'll participate in sprint development including disciplined testing (unit, functional, regression) and reviews as a continuous process, to avoid finding issues at the end of sprint development. Design and develop the features and capabilities, including source code, as work items in the repository that were established in the sprint plan. As part of the development process, create discrete test cases that can be automated to expedite platform testing. Your contributions will be vital to providing a positive, high quality user experience to our nation's veterans.

The overall program supports the sustainment, operations, maintenance, and enhancement of the D365-based systems and their integrations with the VA's enterprise supporting Customer Relationship Management (CRM) suite utilized by 70,000 VA employees. Previous experience working with MS Dynamics 365 / Dynamics CRM /Dynamics Customer Experience (CE) applications) is required. Experience working in support of Federal, State, or Tribal Governments, or a health care client is highly desired. The candidate will regularly interact with VA business stakeholders, VA Line of Business leadership and VA central office client stakeholders, including the Veterans Experience Office (VEO) staff, VA OIT leadership, and COR, and is expected to document and report any issues that arise. This position will be remote with limited support required in vendor facilities and/or a government site.

RESPONSIBILITIES
* Learn and optimize customer-related business processes of the VA's MS Dynamics 365 CRM application suite.

* Perform as a developer for the delivery of Dynamics 365 configuration, custom assembly development, integration code and data migration scripts

* Perform design and development of full-lifecycle development efforts which are based on Microsoft Dynamics 365 / CRM, Canvas or Model Driven frameworks

* Lead the development of user stories, use cases and design artifacts to effectively convey requirements to both client stakeholders and development teams

* Contribute to the VA's development best practices and Dynamics customization standards to be utilized on Dynamics 365-based projects

* Participate in code reviews to ensure that customization code quality is at the highest level possible and appropriate design patterns are being followed

* Maintain, manage, develop, and design MS Dynamics CRM applications

* Customize and optimize CRM applications in support of business functions

* Provide front-end Dynamics CRM development capabilities

* Support internal users on the use of Dynamics CRM

* Deliver quality code and fixes, on time, with rigorous testing

* Document design, tasks, bugs, user stories, requirements

* Assist with unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing prior to production deployment

* Support system interruptions and ticket resolutions in customer required timeframes

* Support to DevOps development teams test planning and execution;

* Support review and risk assessment of Change Requests;

* Communication of any issues, problems, or risks to leadership with recommended solutions;

* Meeting attendance with program personnel and VA stakeholders and support to reporting efforts;

* Preparation of ad-hoc reports and presentations for PMO and VA personnel, and;

* Utilization of professional judgement, critical thinking skills and research to resolve issues affecting system performance.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required skills and experience:
* Bachelor's Degree in business related field, engineering, or a related scientific or technical discipline or equivalent works experience, with at least 6 years of experience performing complex development projects;

* Must have around 2 years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Dynamics CRM/ D365;

* In-depth hands-on knowledge of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform, the entity model, security model, and Web services;

* In-depth hands-on knowledge of Canvas and Model Driven applications and the Common Data Service (CDS);

* Knowledge of .NET Framework and C development experience including experience with the CRM API, REST/ODATA and SOAP endpoints;

* Hands-on experience developing solutions that involve Dynamics customization to include server side code, custom business logic, integration modules, workflow assemblies and plug-ins;

* Experience with customizing the Web client and Dynamics CRM for Microsoft Office Outlook;

* Experience with ADO.NET, ASP.NET, Windows Communication and Workflow Foundations;

* Extensive JavaScript, HTML design, and development experience;

* Experience architecting business solutions based on SQL Server database, reporting and integration services.

* Experience with object-oriented design and Service Oriented Architectures (SOA);

* Must be able to obtain a Position of Trust and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting, and;

* US Citizenship or Green card holder

Desired skills and experience:
* Excellent client-facing written and oral communications skills;

* D365 certifications, classes or exams;

* Azure certifications, classes or exams;

* ITSM experience;

* Azure Dev Ops;

* Previous Department of Veterans Affairs experience;

* Previous experience supporting Contact Centers, and;

* Active VA access including assigned CAG and PIV

GDITCareers

D365forVA

The likely salary range for this position is $96,512 - $144,768, this is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary; rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
Less than 10%

T elecommuting Options:
Telecommuting 100%

Work Location:
Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.nnGDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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