Role: Business Rules Engine Consultant
Location: Jefferson City, MO - Remote within USA can be done
Duration: 2+ years contract
Position Summary:
The Business Rules Engine Consultant will lead the design and implementation of the configurable rules framework that supports DESE School Finance formulas, payment calculations, eligibility rules, validations, approvals, overrides, and legislative changes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Evaluate and recommend an appropriate Business Rules Engine/rules management approach.
- Design configurable rules architecture separate from core application code.
- Configure and implement School Finance formulas, payment rules, eligibility rules, thresholds, validations, overrides, and approvals.
- Support versioning, activation, deactivation, effective dating, and auditability of rules.
- Design rules to support legislative and policy changes with minimal or no application code changes.
- Translate complex School Finance calculation requirements into executable rules.
- Work closely with DESE business SMEs and Senior Business Analysts.
- Support rule testing, traceability, reconciliation, and documentation.
- Assist developers in integrating the rules engine with the .NET application.
- Provide knowledge transfer to DESE and OA-ITSD staff.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years implementing configurable Business Rules Engines, rules management platforms, or rules-driven applications.
- Experience implementing complex mathematical, financial, funding, payment, or eligibility rules.
- Strong understanding of rule versioning and auditability.
- Ability to translate business formulas into configurable technical rules.
- Experience integrating rule engines with enterprise applications and APIs.