Contract period:  February 9, 2010 through February 8, 2015

16a    Labor Category Descriptions

The following descriptions identify each type of ADP Services offered by Celtic Technologies, Inc. under Special Item No. 132-51:

021-CS Systems Engineer.

Minimum/General Experience: At least 5 years experience in the support of systems design including the use of appropriate IT technology. 

Functional Responsibility: Performs professional engineering assignments in support of systems engineering efforts in one or more of the following disciplines: communications engineering, electronic engineering, communications security, network analysis, interoperability analysis, system standards, program analysis, program planning, cost analysis. 

Minimum Education: Possesses a bachelor’s degree in electrical or electronic engineering computer science, computer engineering or system engineering related area. Alternate qualifications include (a) an associate degree in electrical or electronic engineering with at least eight years experience of which at least four years are related, or (b) a master’s degree may be substituted for one year of related experience.

033-CS Open Systems Engineer II. 

Minimum/General Experience: At least one year of experience in the development or maintenance of standards-based open systems applications and/or integrated hardware/software information systems.

Functional Responsibility: Applies software, hardware, and standards information technology skills in the analysis, specification, development, integration and acquisition of open systems for information processing (IP) applications. Familiar with standards-based open systems architectures, reference models, and profiles of standards (such as the IEEE POSIX Open Systems Environment (OSE) reference model) as they apply to the implementation and specification of IP solutions on the application platform, across the application program interface (API), and to the external environment/software application.  Performs professional engineering assignments in support of systems engineering efforts in one or more of the following disciplines: communications engineering, communications security, network analysis,  interoperability analysis, system standards, program analysis, program planning, cost analysis.   Knowledgeable of COTS products and methods that can be acquired to provide interoperable, portable, and scaleable information technology solutions.  Performs analysis and validation of reusable software/hardware components to ensure the integration of these components into interoperable IP designs.   Designs and maintains message format and symbology databases which provide real time updates to fielded systems.  Experienced with and familiar with current research and/or standards in at least two of the following technology/standards areas: POSIX, GOSIP, GUI, Ada/4GL, CASE, object oriented technologies, DBMS, SQL, IRDS (repository), ODA/ODIF, CALS/EDI, DCE, simulation and modeling, automated systems security, software metrics/system effectiveness measures/tools, multimedia, on-line transaction processing (OLTP), and distributed computing.

Minimum Education: Possesses a bachelor’s degree in a scientific field or information systems/system engineering related area. Alternate qualification: an associate degree with at least eight years experience of which at least four years are related.

051-CS Information Engineer I. 

Minimum/General Experience: At least eight years experience in the information systems field, with four years experience in providing system consulting and supporting management in the decision making process.

Functional Responsibility: Applies an organization-wide set of disciplines for the planning, analysis, design, and con­struction of information systems on an enterprise-wide basis or across a major sector of the enterprise. Performs en­terprise strategic systems planning, enterprise information planning and business area analysis. Performs process and data modeling in support of the planning and analysis efforts using both manual and automated (Integrated Computer-Aided Software Engineering (ICASE)) tools.   Develops and applies organization-wide information models for use in designing and building integrated, shared software and database management systems.  Assist in establishing standards for information systems procedures. Applies reverse engi­neering and reengineering disciplines to develop migration strategies and planning documents. Experience is also re­quired in information systems development, functional and data requirements analysis, systems analysis and design, program­ming, program design and documentation preparation. 

Minimum Education: Possesses an advanced degree in either a scientific field or an MBA.  Alternate qualifications include (a) a Ph.D. may be substituted for two years experience, or (b) or a bachelors degree, in a related field, and at least 10 years experience in the information systems field.

060-CS Functional  Area Analyst I. 

Minimum/General Experience: At least eight years experience in the functional areas of Human Resources, Health Care, Finance, Procurement, Materiel Management. 

Functional Responsibility: Applies analytical skills to support process improvement, studies and analysis projects. Typical duties include analysis, planning, establishment of requirements, functional modeling, development of procedures, development of functional architectures, and other related management and technical duties.  Requires expertise in specialty areas.  Experience in or related to medicine or general health care is  highly desirable. 

Minimum Education: Possesses an advanced degree and at least eight years experience in the functional areas of Human Resources, Health Care, Finance, Procurement, Materiel Management.  Alternate qualifications include (a) a Ph.D. degree may be substituted for two years experi­ence, or (b) a bachelors degree and at least 10 years functional experience

070-CS Systems Analyst I.  

Minimum/General Experience: At least 8 years experience in ADP systems analysis, design, and or maintenance. Experience shall include a broad band range of assignments in technical tasks directly related to contracts in the studies and analysis area of responsibility. 

Functional Responsibility: Performs professional assignments in the general areas of computer hardware and software such as: analysis of computer systems, protocols, computer operations, interfaces,  programming and database structuring and management, evaluation of computer test plans and procedures.   Translates user automation requirements into hardware, software, and communications requirements and solutions. Work may require expertise in 4GL, object oriented, client server technology (e.g., Visual Basic, C++, etc.), Database technology (e.g., SQL, ODBMS, RDBMS (e.g., INFORMIX, MS ACCESS, ODBC)), Network Operating Systems (Windows NT, UNIX, NOVELL etc.), Electronic publishing tools, techniques, and environments (Folio Views, MS WOSA, etc.),  Internet Web technology.

Minimum Education: Possesses an advanced degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other directly related discipline, with at least eight years experience in the areas of expertise identified above. (a)  a Ph.D. may be substituted for two years experience, or (b) or a bachelors degree, in a related field, and at least 10 years experience in the information systems field.

291-CS              Network Technician. 

Minimum/General Experience: Requires a minimum of 4 years experience, of which at least two must be specialized experience in one or more of the following areas: communications software, communications hardware, or network design, installation and support.

Functional Responsibility: Analyzes network characteristics (e.g., traffic, connect time, transmission speeds, packet sizes and throughput) and recommends procurement, removals and modifications to network components.  Designs and optimizes network topologies and site configurations.  Plans installations, transitions, and cutovers of network components and capabilities.  Evaluates network and communications hardware and software, troubleshoots LAN/MAN/WAN and other network related problems, and performs general LAN/MAN/WAN administration.

Minimum Education: An associate degree in computer science or electronic engineering. Alternate qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalency certificate and 6 years experience with relevant processes and ADP services.