IT STATEWIDE APPLICATIONS SENIOR DEVELOPER 1/2/3 (AppDM SAFETY POS #184543)

State of Louisiana • Baton Rouge, LA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services has a vacancy. This position is located in the Applications and Data Management Section. Req. 224369 The Office of Technology Services (OTS) aims to be a responsible partner in delivering innovative, effective, and reliable solutions that support and enhance the IT functions within the Executive Branch Departments. The Office of Technology Services will work to increase the return on the State's investment in technology by promoting smart decision-making, solving problems intelligently, increasing the rate of project success, and fostering a skilled and professional staff. The incumbent is responsible for working closely with third-party vendors and executive management to ensure the consistent delivery of IT services. The OTS, AppDM Section is looking for an experienced developer to join the DPS application development team. This position will work with partner agencies, OTS personnel and technical vendors to analyze, design, develop, implement and support IT systems. The incumbent will be responsible for the development of new, modernized applications and enhancements to existing systems using tools in the OTS technology stack. The Division of Administration is the state government’s management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities, including the following: Overseeing the state’s capital construction program Working to provide state and federal grants for community development Development of the state budget Providing technology services Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

Requirements

• Five years of experience in information technology; OR Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus three years of experience in information technology; OR An associate's degree in information technology plus three years of experience in information technology; OR A bachelor’s degree plus three years of experience in information technology; OR A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus two years of experience in information technology; OR A master’s degree plus two years of experience in information technology.
• Applicants who do not meet the minimum education or experience qualification may receive experience credit from Civil Service approved certifications for up to two years of experience, which may substitute for the bachelor's degree.

Nice To Haves

• Has led or worked on a development team under Microsoft development stack (i.e. .NET, C#, SQL, Blazor, etc.)
• Familiarity with frameworks such as Vue, React, Angular, Typescript, NodeJS
• Familiarity with Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) principles, design patterns, and enterprise integration approaches
• Experience developing reports with SSRS, PowerBI or similar tools
• Setting up, maintaining and using DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and automated tasks
• Experience with Git Version Control System, including branching strategies
• Experience working in an Agile / SCRUM environment

Responsibilities

• Perform technical consultant functions for multiple, highly complex assigned program areas and applications.
• Provide systems and technical expertise on project to various management levels involving the development of information technology to support various program sections.
• Review requests for information services, recommend the most efficient and effective of accomplishment and present findings to various management levels.
• Provide technical expertise in analyzing, defining, acquiring, and implementing application software packages, office automation software, security and administration programs, and quality assurance reviews.
• Provide consulting services of effective use of the development methodology for information systems to ensure that the most effective designs are utilized to best support the needs of management.
• Provide development, maintenance, and troubleshooting of highly complex computer applications systems as required.
• Provides expert advice, assistance and guidance for development of applications and recommendations for database architecture.
• Designs, codes, compiles, tests, debugs, modifies and documents new or existing applications using the OTS technology stack to conform to AppDM accepted standards, procedures and guidelines.
• Conducts meetings, creates action items, compiles meeting summaries and holds individuals accountable for completion of those tasks critical to the project success.
• Functions in the capacity of higher level Information Technology management, as directed, in their absence.
• Responds to computer system emergencies and resolves problems independently or in consultation with other Information Technology applications staff and/or end user personnel.
• Researches and resolves program, machine, data, or system software problems of a highly technical nature, frequently interacting with other employees, supervisors, or users.
• Performs all other tasks, special projects, analysis, studies, and plans as directed.

Benefits

• State government's management arm
• Hub of its financial operations
• Overseeing the state’s capital construction program
• Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
• Development of the state budget
• Providing technology services
• Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
• Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes
• Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People with Disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior