IT Statewide Applications Developer 1/2/3/4
About The Position
The Division of Administration, Office of Technology Services (OTS), has a vacancy in the Applications and Data Management Section, Statewide Cluster, supporting the Office of Group Benefits (OGB). OTS delivers technology solutions supporting Executive Branch departments and seeks to improve the State’s investment in technology through effective decision-making, problem-solving, successful projects, and a skilled professional staff. OGB provides insurance to government employees. The incumbent is expected to learn to design, develop, and maintain a codebase containing legacy and modern languages. This is a full-time, on-site position in the Greater Baton Rouge area. The vacancy may be filled at the IT Statewide Applications Developer 1, 2, 3, or 4 level through a career progression group. The position includes an on-call responsibility for after-hours production problems, including weekends and holidays.
Requirements
- Two years of experience in information technology; or six years of full-time work experience in any field; or an associate's degree in information technology; or a bachelor’s degree.
- Experience substitution: each 30 semester hours from an accredited college or university may count as one year toward the six years of full-time work experience in any field, up to 120 semester hours (four years).
- An approved certification may be substituted for education and/or experience requirements at hire or promotion when the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.
- Applicants must include relevant, detailed education and experience information in the application; resumes are not accepted in lieu of completing those sections.
- Successful new hires must complete a background check, and may be subject to pre-employment drug testing and federal E-Verify employment eligibility verification.
Responsibilities
- Code, debug, test, and implement computer program applications in a multi-tiered environment while conforming to existing standards.
- Prepare system designs, program specifications, test plans, and run procedures.
- Assess the effects of new systems or projects on operating systems, response times, and other application systems.
- Evaluate redesigns of existing systems to better meet user and system needs.
- Evaluate software for advantageous use by the agency.
- Assist in writing and modifying program and system standards.
- Write user and operational documentation for complex systems.
- Oversee tasks performed by less experienced project team members as needed; review their code, test code and procedures, check output and work quality, verify results with user departments, and obtain user sign-off.
- Serve as a technical liaison between vendors and OGB to ensure continuity of service for plan members.
- Provide on-call availability 24 hours per day to handle and resolve production problems after hours, including weekends and holidays.
- Attend on-site and off-site training to stay current with and evaluate new technology.
- Perform other assigned tasks, special projects, analyses, studies, and plans.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
