Senior Application Developer (Information Systems Analyst II, Option A)

State of Illinois•Springfield, MO

1d•$8,060 - $11,851•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking to hire qualified candidates with the opportunity to work in a dynamic, creative thinking, problem solving environment. This position serves as a Senior Application Developer supporting the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) responsible for reviewing, refactoring, redesigning, and updating applications built with ASP.NET, C#, SQL Server, HTML, CSS, jQuery and JavaScript code using Visual Studio and Azure DevOps to enhance maintainability, scalability, performance, and accessibility. In addition, you will interpret existing program code, data, and processes to address problems and situations that are not clearly defined and apply new designs and code to meet challenging and changing business requirements. If you possess these knowledges, skills, abilities, and experience, we invite you to apply for this position to join the DoIT Team!

Requirements

Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of college with course work in computer science or directly related fields.
Requires three (3) years of professional experience in Application Services or a related Information Technology field.
Requires three (3) years of professional experience developing and maintaining web applications using ASP.NET with C#, SQL Server, and standards-compliant HTML, CSS, jQuery and JavaScript, including conformance to W3C and Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act (IITAA) standards.
Requires three (3) years of professional experience performing system analysis, including gathering and documenting user requirements, designing technical solutions, and translating business needs into application features using tools such as Azure DevOps.

Nice To Haves

Three (3) years of professional experience developing and maintaining web applications using ASP.NET with C#, SQL Server, and -standards-compliant HTML, CSS, jQuery and JavaScript, including conformance to W3C and Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act (IITAA) standards.
Three (3) years of professional experience performing system analysis, including gathering and documenting user requirements, designing technical solutions, and translating business needs into application features using tools such as Azure DevOps.
Three (3) years of professional experience diagnosing and resolving application issues, including triaging user-reported problems, analyzing root causes, and implementing long-term fixes or workarounds.
Ability to perform independent research and apply findings to solve programming, design, or architectural challenges in a dynamic development environment.
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team development environment, participating in code reviews, sprint planning, and shared technical decision-making.
Ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with team members, agency staffs, vendors, and end users.
Developed verbal and written communication skills to present technical information to others with clarity and precision.

Responsibilities

Serves as a Senior Application Developer for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) supporting the Department of Human Services (DHS), coordinating and performing analytical and programming functions required to maintain, update, enhance, and develop web applications.
Performs complex professional and advisory functions in the analysis and evaluation of web applications.
Provides second level problem diagnosis for users of Web Applications and assists users in troubleshooting and identifying system problems.
Serves as a project leader for specific subsystem project assignments, providing training and technical assistance to team members regarding areas and subsystems of specialty.
Keeps abreast of new developments in the information technology field by continuing education through online training platforms, meetings, training sessions, seminars, and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products, vendors, techniques, and procedures.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Benefits

Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
Flexible work schedules (when available and dependent upon position)
10 -25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
12 days of paid sick time annually which carryover year to year
3 paid personal business days per year
13-14 paid holidays per year dependent on election years
12 weeks of paid parental leave
Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility