The position is responsible for providing ongoing maintenance and support for VERA and other vital records MDHHS applications supported within our department. VERA is a Tier 1 critical system that processes the statewide birth, marriage, divorce, paternity, and death information and certification. The resource is integral to supporting and improving MDHHS automated processes, streamlining critical business processes, data integrity, SEM/SUITE compliance, and securing the applications. As a lead, the resource participates in a variety of assignments that provides for the enhancement, integration, maintenance, and implementation of projects. The resource also provides application oversight to business analysts in the team that support other applications including VERA. Not having a resource on staff will lead to unfulfillment of MDHS projects for the fiscal year 2026