Position Title: EpiTrax Outbreak and Exposure Enhancements DeveloperOverview:The CDC Foundation is seeking an EpiTrax Outbreak and Exposure Enhancements Developer to support Utah’s disease surveillance system during high-volume events, including the current measles outbreak. This role will resume critical system enhancements focused on reducing duplicate data entry, improving data visibility, and automating outbreak tracking. The developer will help operationalize key features to strengthen real-time surveillance and public health response capabilities.Qualifications:Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field requiredProficiency in Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) development within Wildfly and Java 17 environmentsStrong understanding of MVC design patterns (PrimeFaces, JSF Managed Beans, JPA)Experience working with PostgreSQL databasesExpertise in XML processing using JAXPExperience using Git for version controlFamiliarity with Agile development methodologiesResponsibilities:Engineer systemic enhancements within EpiTrax to allow case records to link to multiple outbreaks of the same disease, ensuring historical and current data integrity.Architect and code automated features that link cases and contacts to specific outbreaks, reducing manual overhead and ensuring real-time surveillance accuracy.Develop and deploy automated task-generation modules to programmatically assign and track follow-up actions for public health investigators.Implement logic to reduce duplicate data entry across the integrated surveillance system, improving overall data visibility and stakeholder access.Refine and expand data export modules to facilitate seamless interoperability with external analysis and visualization tools.Special Notes:This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the CDC Foundation and Utah Department of Health and Human Services in order to best support the State of Utah in their public health programming.The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.Relocation expenses are not included.About the CDC Foundation The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $1.2 billion and launched more than 1,200 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of programs in the United States and in more than 140 countries last year. Learn more at www.cdcfoundation.org.

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EpiTrax Outbreak and Exposure Enhancements Developer

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