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Why you would enjoy working here; Office of Public Instruction employees are a passionate group of professionals dedicated to leading and supporting our education system. We house a diverse collection of experiences with the 200 unique individuals we employ. Our specialists further OPIs purpose with applicable knowledge in education health research and analysis nutrition finance administration human resources licensing and regulation information technology and many others. We are proud to serve 149000 students pre-K to grade 12 their parents and guardians 400 school districts 16000 educational professionals and 3000 adult learners.
Benefits of working for OPI:
Work/life balance
Family friendly
Dedicated and caring colleagues
Health coverage
Retirement plans
Paid vacation sick leave and Holidays (combination of up to 38 per year)
Opportunities and room for professional growth
Public service loan forgiveness-Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the PSLF.
Job Overview:
The role of the Software Developer is to build and maintain high-quality innovative and fully performing software that complies with coding standards/technical design and effectively provides data collection systems to meet the needs of the students educators and schools the OPI serves. The Software Developer performs all aspects of software development life cycle (SDLC) from preliminary system analysis gathering user requirements database design defining system functionality and security writing code various programming languages to include but not limited to C# .NET and visual studio testing and deployment. Experience with or willingness to work in legacy systems is essential. Additionally the Software Developer 3 provides technical advice during the planning design and implementation of projects and direction in-line with OPI goals.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities (Behaviors):
Required for the first day of work:
Knowledge in performing computer software development including developing Windows and Web applications using various versions of .NET Visual Studio and Power BI.
Knowledge of Montana Code Annotated (MCA) regarding educational finance.
Knowledge of database concepts and methods
Knowledge of SQL Server Reporting Services
Knowledge and experience with project management principles and best practices
Skilled with strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks.
Ability to develop standards for software development.
Ability to manage multiple projects under tight timelines while maintaining consistently higher levels of product quality.
Ability to work under multiple deadlines with assigned funding.
Ability to work both independently and effectively as a member of a team.
Experience with or willingness to work in (legacy systems).
Familiarity with or experience using Entity Framework or similar Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) tools.
Strong communication skills including the ability to convey technical information to non-technical users.
Minimum Qualifications (Education and Experience):
A bachelors degree in computer science Information Systems Information Technology or another related field
Four years of experience with software programming and software modification or related field.
Other combinations of education or experience may be substituted.
Preferred:
Experience and education in school finance and accounting.
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Full Time