Application Development Lead #W2486

Title: Application Development Lead #W2486

State Role Title: Info Technology Specialist III

Hiring Range: $115000 - $134105 per year (salary commensurate with experience)

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Department of Social Services

Location:DSS HOME OFFICE

Agency Website: Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

At the Virginia Department of Social Services we put people at the center of everything we do. We believe that every Virginian can live a life of dignity and that all voices ideas and experiences contribute greatly to our pursuit of excellence. Inspired by continuous improvement we commit ourselves to listening learning and cultivating environments of trust respect and positive engagement. Together we are mission-driven eager to achieve and passionate about bringing the best of who we are to those we serve.

We design and deliver high-quality human services that help Virginians achieve safety independence and overall well-being. We are a $2 billion agency one of the largest in the Commonwealth of Virginia partnering with 120 local departments of social services and 31 community action agencies along with faith-based and non-profit organizations to promote the well-being of children adults and families statewide. We proudly serve alongside 1650 (state) and 12200 (local) human services professionals throughout the Social Services System who ensure that thousands of Virginias most vulnerable citizens have easy access to the services and benefits available to them.

Application Development Lead is responsible to:
Develop and maintain ITS application development catalogue offerings such as: MS Power Apps JAVA and ORACLE solutions requiring advanced analysis research and design.
Work on small to large complex projects that require advanced skill in multiple technical environments to produce integrated solutions to resolve highly complex technical and business issues to serve a diverse audience with varied proficiencies.

Application Development Lead provides technical guidance to Application Developers.

The Application Development Lead supports analysis and development of application design performance monitoring systems analysis and quality assurance and integration methodologies.
The Application Development Lead designs writes tests debugs troubleshoots and leverages division approved open source/new/COTS/reused source code across the enterprise and guides other developers in these functions.

Application Development Lead plays a lead role in project management with analysis and research on technical efforts requiring development resources; communicating problems & project risks; designs technical requirements for the project managers/teams; guides and directs work on multiple projects and ensures proper usage as part of the design efforts in building a system to be put into production.
The position works closely with Enterprise Architecture and Infrastructure & Operations teams and guides other developers to ensure the solutions developed conform to the prescribed architecture; follows VDSS approved standards and processes; ensures solutions are complaint with all security protocols and guidelines; and seeks/obtains input from Enterprise Architecture on items that are architecturally significant and thereby affect development design/approach/solution.

Application Development Lead prepares system documents and constructs code to deliver quality cost effective and timely deliverables according to the departments lifecycle development approach.

This includes but is not limited to:
Clarifying requests for solutions enhancements or system changes.
Performing estimate analysis on requests tickets or proposals.
Analyzing user requirements documents and requests to develop effective automated solutions.
Maintaining production code programs and supporting test plans.

Application Development Lead will provide direct support to ITS and other developers.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience working extensively in all phases of a project development life cycle from Requirements analysis Design Implementation Testing Documentation Standard reviews and Maintenance support.
Experience leading teams in an agile or similar development environment.
Experience developing through all phases of Project Life Cycle: Analysis Design Build Testing and Deployment using Iterative AGILE and waterfall models of project development.
Experience with RDBMS SQL Java Script JQuery Ajax and/or XML / XSLT JavaScript HTML and CSS JSON.
Experience using defect tracking and source code utilities such as: GIT CI/CD JIRA and/or Rational software or equivalent toolset.
Experience in Object Oriented Analysis and Design UML
Experience in the design and development of SOA for publishing as well as consuming web services development of Workflows for exposing Web services using SOAP and Restful.
Experience working on relational databases (Oracle MS SQL Server)
Experience on Eclipse-Based IDEs including Rational Application Developer Visual Studio VS Code or equivalent
Experience with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Active Directory or similar directory services.
Experience in using SQL Developer and working with SQL IDEs
Experience in design development and support of applications using Java

KSAs and/or Competencies required to successfully perform the work:

Ability to lead others by providing technical guidance and establishing priorities.
Ability to perform advanced application design with a high degree of independence
Ability to perform dynamic integration of emerging technology and re-integrate into existing applications
Ability to develop domain and data models and prototypes for application design
Ability to validate relational database design schemas and models
Ability to determine maintenance requirements for an application
Skilled in the interpretation of application program specifications and requirements analysis documents
Ability to incorporate security requirement into an application
Ability to create and test prototypes as part of the development process
Ability to test and validate applications by developing unit test scripts to interpret test results make recommendations and support user acceptance testing
Ability to implement support and maintain applications by developing a release and training plan
Ability to transition and application to a new system infrastructure or cloud solution
Ability to evaluate implement and document application enhancements
Ability to provided production support to ITS application solutions
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
A thorough understanding of the SDLC development lifecycle including post production implementation tasks/deliverables.

Additional Considerations

Knowledge of Enterprise Service Bus or iPaaS (Integration Platform-as-a-Service) such as: Mulesoft or IBM IB (integration bus)
Knowledge of Docker AWS
Experience in systems multi-tiered platforms such as MS PowerApps
Experience in documenting the design and construction of system using UML diagrams and other artifacts
Experience in presenting artifacts to the enterprise or senior management
Experience in production support of systems including analyzing and correcting trouble reports managing production support processes.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Selected candidate(s) must successfully pass a fingerprint-based criminal history background check. A record of criminal history does not automatically bar an applicant from consideration. Employment verification will be conducted to include current/previous supervisory employment reference checks.

VDSS will record information from each new employees Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) into the Federal E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

To be considered for this position you must submit a Commonwealth of Virginia application or resume through the on-line Virginia Jobs (PageUp) employment site no later than 11:55 p.m. on the closing date listed. Each application is reviewed for documentation that shows the applicant meets the minimum and additional considerations as stated in the job announcement. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided. Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment within 90 days of the closing date.

In addition to a rewarding work experience VDSS offers excellent health and life insurance benefits pre-tax spending accounts state funded Short and Long Term Disability paid holidays vacation tuition assistance free wellness programs and a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings including employer matching Employee Benefits.

The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages diversity within its workforce.

VDSS does not provide sponsorship.

This position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability hours and duration will be in accordance with the Commonwealths Teleworking policy.

VDSS is an official certified state agency that values the service and experience of our Veterans. As such Veterans are encouraged to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps Peace Corps and other national service alumni also are encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations are available to applicants if requested during the application and/or interview process.

If you have been affected by Policy 1.30 Layoff as a state employee and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Card (Blue Card) you must submit this document through the Virginia Jobs (PageUp) employment site when you apply.

Contact Information

Name: VDSS Division of Human Resources

Phone:

Email:

In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at .

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022- February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.