Job Title: Information Engineer

Location: Bethesda, Maryland

Duration: 15 months 

Bill Rate: $81/hour (C2C)

Job Type: W-2, 1099, C2C

Client: To Be Discussed Later

Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Job Summary:

We are seeking an Information Engineer – Level I to support the modernization of the National Institute of Nursing Research's (NINR) data and process management environment. The Information Engineer will work closely with stakeholders, business users, and technical teams to understand business needs, document existing workflows, assess content, and support user-centered design activities for Microsoft Power Platform and SharePoint Online solutions.

The ideal candidate will have experience conducting stakeholder interviews, documenting business processes and workflows, performing content audits, and supporting usability testing and information architecture activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct stakeholder interviews and requirements-gathering sessions to understand business needs, existing processes, and operational challenges.
• Document current-state and future-state workflows, business processes, and information flows.
• Develop process maps, workflow diagrams, user journey documentation, and business requirements documentation.
• Perform content audits to assess existing SharePoint content, identify duplication, outdated information, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support information architecture activities, including card sorting, content categorization, taxonomy development, and navigation planning.
• Facilitate user research, usability testing, and feedback sessions to evaluate proposed solutions and improve user experience.
• Collaborate with Power Platform developers, SharePoint engineers, project managers, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into functional solution designs.
• Support the organization and migration of content into modernized SharePoint Online intranet environments.
• Maintain documentation of requirements, workflows, user feedback, and content recommendations.
• Ensure proposed content structures and user experiences align with accessibility requirements, including Section 508 considerations.
• Participate in Agile project activities, requirements reviews, design discussions, and stakeholder demonstrations.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience conducting stakeholder interviews, requirements gathering, and business process analysis.
• Experience documenting workflows, business processes, and functional requirements.
• Experience performing content audits, content inventory, and information organization activities.
• Experience supporting user research, usability testing, or user-centered design activities.
• Familiarity with information architecture, card sorting, taxonomy development, and content organization.
• Strong communication, analytical, documentation, and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively with technical teams and business users.
• Ability to work on-site in Bethesda, Maryland.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting SharePoint Online intranet development, content restructuring, or migration initiatives.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform solutions, including Power Apps and Power Automate.
• Experience supporting federal government or public-sector IT projects.
• Knowledge of Section 508 accessibility requirements and accessible content practices.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies and tools such as JIRA.
• Experience preparing process maps, user stories, business requirements documents, and usability findings.