Professional Application Developer (Senior Applications Developer – VB.NET) for the COMPASS System

Candidate Request Form

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Job Title

Professional Application Developer (Senior Applications Developer – VB.NET) for the COMPASS System

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Client Company/Dept. Name

West Virginia Consolidated Public Retirement Board (CPRB) – via WV Department of Administration, Purchasing Division

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Address

601 57th Street, SE, Suite 5

City Name

Charleston

State Name

WV-West Virginia

Zip Code

If others (Address)

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Duration of the project

Project Start Date

Project End Date

End

Initial term of 1 year, renewable for up to 3 more 1-year periods (4 years max)

Due date for Resume submission

11/13/2026

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No. of Openings

2

No. of Maximum Submissions

2

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Job Description

Provide application development services to maintain, enhance and support CPRB's COMPASS pension administration system. COMPASS runs on .NET 4.5 with VB.NET, and its data is in Microsoft SQL Server.

The work includes

Making code changes to modify and enhance COMPASS for the agency's ongoing needs. Using Visual Studio to code, check in and track code change requests, manage source code versions, and document changes to code and design documents. This includes procedure changes in SQL Server 2020 and InRules 4.6. Helping team members troubleshoot application and application portal issues. Completing assigned code change requests within the monthly deployment windows. New code must be unit tested and documented, and the results validated with a business user before deployment.

Working with the Business Team on issue triage

responding to code change requests, finding where issues occur, reviewing documented samples and looking for code fixes.

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Skill set info

Provide 2 candidates with the following applied knowledge and skillsets:

A) At least 2 years of experience in each of these: Visual Studio 2013, VB.NET, XML, ASP.NET, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, SQL Server 2020, SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services), and InRules/irAuthor 4.6

B) At least 12 years of paid VB.

NET application experience with documented projects in

• Debugging code for systems within Microsoft Visual Studio. Documenting code changes consistently throughout the development process.
• Coding alongside a team of developers to upgrade and configure existing code.
• Software testing, including system integration and regression testing, to ensure application changes continue to meet the business needs.

C) At least 2 years of paid experience working on projects in:

Developing and optimizing pension administration solutions

Optimizing and developing .NET Framework batches

West Virginia's DPAS solution

Developing solutions for irAuthor 4.6

Developing and implementing multifactor and identity management solutions

Overlapping (concurrent) experience is not accepted, and all experience must be documented on Exhibit B .

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Education

A Bachelor of Science from an accredited college or university in Computer Science or a related field is mandatory.

B.S.

in Computer Science

submit a copy of the diploma OR B.S.

in a related field

submit transcripts highlighting the relevant courses.

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Certifications (if required)

N/A

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Documentation Required for submission

• Resumes for 2 candidates
• Exhibit B (Required Documentation Verification Form), filled in completely and typed rather than handwritten, for each candidate:
• The skillset checklist
• A separate project write-up for each of 4.1.2.1, 4.1.2.2, 4.1.2.3 and 4.1.3. Each write-up needs the project name, start and end dates, description, the contractor's role, skillsets used, location, project URL (if any), the client project manager or supervisor, and their phone and email.
• A copy of the B.S. diploma (Computer Science) or B.S of transcripts highlighting the relevant courses (related field)

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Work Hours

Business hours

Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM EST, excluding weekends and Federal/State holidays (about 2,080 hours per contract year)

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Work authorization required

US Citizen Only

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Relocation is accepted

N/A

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Remote work

No

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Additional Notes if any