System Engineer Intern - Military veterans preferred

Description

The Program

Leidos is currently searching for a Network Specialist to support the Department of Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization (DHMSM) Program, a highly visible $4.3B single award IDIQ vehicle that provides support to the Defense Health Agency. The DHMSM program is the DoD’s leading program designed to deploy a modern electronic health record (EHR) system across the United States and around the globe. Leidos, with core partners Cerner, Accenture, and Henry Schein, will support the DHMS Program Executive Office (PEO) and the Defense Health Agency in the global deployment of our EHR that will deliver improved system capability to the DoD whenever and wherever healthcare is required. The DHMSM system will provide important health IT capabilities to 9.6 million active military, their families, and their beneficiaries.

LPDH Connections

The DHMSM program provides modernization of Electronic Health Records (EHR) capabilities for the Department of Defense. Leidos is seeking a System Engineer Intern to work onsite/offsite supporting DHMSM. The DHMSM program provides modernization of Electronic Health Record (EHR) capabilities for the Department of Defense. The Leidos Partnership for Defense Health (LPDH) is seeking a candidate for the operation engineering team to support several projects for the MHS GENESIS DoD EHR system. This individual will understand how one of the operations engineering team operate for this program.

Internship Project

The intent of this intern program is to provide leadership skills for some of the DHMSM software engineers and an opportunity for college students to gain some experience working with the government, learn what it is like to be a Software Systems Analyst/Programmer/Engineer, and help DHMSM grow with future engineers.

This internship project will consist of one intern for a maximum of 2 terms (one 3-month and one 1-month term) for the year.

• Applications will be reviewed by a committee of DHMSM Lead Engineers/Managers consisting of, at a minimum, the Deputy Program Manager of Execution, Data Management Lead, Interface Connections Lead, System Engineer Lead and Domain Management Lead.
• At the conclusion of application review, the committee will determine if there is a need for candidate interviews.
• Participation in the program does not guarantee the Intern a position as a Software Systems Analyst/Programmer/Engineer.
• At the end of the program the intern will continue with their education and recommit the next year if the program is still available.
• Participation in the program shall not negatively affect the intern’s possibility of getting a permanent position with Leidos.

Basic Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in or working towards a Bachelor of Science (BS) at the Junior/Senior level, or Master's degree in Engineering or a related field at an accredited college/university.

• Applicants will be asked to submit a résumé, a letter of interest in the program, verification of meeting the minimum requirements, and a letter of recommendation from an IT leader.

• The letter of recommendation should highlight the candidate’s qualifications that will contribute to their success in the program, as well as, why he/she believes the candidate will be a good fit for the program.

• US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain an ADP IT-III Public Trust Clearance based on the minimum of a Tier 3 investigation.  Federal Government requirement.

• Basic proficiency of Microsoft Office365 (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential for collaborating with team members and stakeholders. Demonstrate the ability to approach problems systematically and find solutions. 
• Time Management: Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines. 
• Adaptability: Be open to learning new technologies and adapting to changing project requirements, ability to work effectively in a team environment and demonstrate a proactive and self-motivated approach to learning and contributing. 

Primary Responsibilities

Period 5 (May 25th – June 6th) and Period 6 (June 7th – July 4th)

Completing all required training: Leidos and DHMSM courses

Updating system access: Leidos (LPDH) (Application); Cerner Remedy; JAZZ or SDLC Next; AVHE and Service Now

Inservice: Rhapsody Overview, Daily Interface Connection Support; Cerner Remedy; JAZZ or SDLC Next; Service Now and Leidos (LPDH) Applications

Resource:

• Completing all required training: Leidos and DHMSM courses. 
• Working on Cameo or approved network diagram software to update all non-production systems (because of the system access requirements, this is currently the best project to work on)
• Update interface connection (non-CUI (controlled unclassified information)).
• Update existing network diagram(s) developed in Cameo or transition to new software.
• Update current software system contact and method of communications
• Creating and updating Operations Policy and Procedure Library (focusing on the transition from wave deployment to sustainment/projects).
• Develop algorithms to discover new data dependencies and insights without identifying people.

Period 7 (July 5th – August 8th)

Resource:

• Focus on building a front-end tool to access the PPSM database. 
• Develop documentation (Standard Operating Procedure or End User Guide) for the front-end tool.
• Assist with PPSM data import of the new PPSMs not submitted in the database
• Organize PPSM working folders to archive documents that are no longer in use.

Period 8 (August 9th – August 15th)

Resource:

• Document Intern experience. 
• Provide turnover of all project activities
• Return company equipment

At the end of this intern project, the candidate should understand:

• ?Understand technical guidance for directing and monitoring information systems operations (communications only).? 

• ?Understand how to troubleshoots network performance issues and connections.

• Understand how to analyze network traffic and provides ideas for capacity planning solutions. ? 

Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay 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.

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