Subject Matter Expert (Enterprise Tax Processing Systems)

ANGARAI•College Park, MD

About The Position

The Subject Matter Expert Tax Processing Systems provides senior-level technical leadership and deep domain expertise supporting complex, enterprise-scale tax processing environments. This role is responsible for system analysis, modernization planning, and technical execution across legacy mainframe and distributed platforms, with a strong focus on system integration, business process alignment, and large-scale application transitions. The Subject Matter Expert will serve as a trusted advisor for tax system architecture, modernization initiatives, and operational improvements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in: Computer Science Information Systems Engineering Business Or another related scientific or technical discipline
Minimum 7 years of general experience in the Information Technology field
At least 5 years of specialized experience directly related to the required area of expertise
Meets the requirements of the Subject Matter Expert labor category as defined in applicable CATS+ labor classifications
Ability to support moderately complex to highly complex systems
Availability to start within 15 days of Notice to Proceed

Nice To Haves

20 years of experience as a senior systems engineer supporting tax processing systems
10 years of system engineering experience supporting tax processing systems for state or local government environments
5 years of hands-on experience with the Revenue/Government Premier integrated tax processing platform
20 years of experience with mainframe technologies, including: IBM DB2 DML COBOL CICS SPUFI QMF IBM Job Control Language (JCL) and related utilities
20 years of experience with distributed technologies, including: SQL Globalscape Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) standards
15 years of experience transitioning applications from mainframe environments to enterprise integrated systems
15 years of experience performing tax-related business process analysis
10 years of tax-related business process analysis experience within state or local government environments
Master’s degree or higher in a related technical or business discipline (preferred)

Responsibilities

Define, analyze, and document requirements for complex tax processing systems and supporting technologies
Lead system engineering efforts for enterprise tax processing platforms, including legacy and modernized environments
Provide technical direction for modernization initiatives, including transitioning applications from mainframe-based systems to enterprise integrated systems
Support and optimize integrated tax processing platforms, including Revenue/Government Premier solutions
Perform in-depth tax-related business process analysis and translate findings into technical solutions
Coordinate and manage system evaluations, technical recommendations, and implementation strategies
Provide expertise in both mainframe and distributed system architectures
Analyze system performance, scalability, interoperability, and data exchange standards
Collaborate with cross-functional technical and business stakeholders to ensure alignment with organizational goals
Support operational planning, system integration, and long-term modernization roadmaps
Document system designs, technical processes, and analysis artifacts