Certified web Developer IV (Hybrid)

Location: Madison Wisconsin

Duration: 09 Months

Summary

Under the general supervision of the IT Solution Delivery Manager at the State of Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions and as a member of the Solution Delivery Team this position functions as a software developer. The primary responsibility is to provide application development and maintenance support activities for the department. This position ensures the development of efficient system operations across a variety of technical and information system areas. This position is responsible for all systems development life cycle (SDLC) activities including research analysis evaluation planning development implementation and delivery of automated solutions for clinet. Responsibilities also include identifying and recommending potential Internet/Intranet applications assuring compliance with clients application and web site standards and mentoring less senior application developers.

Objectives and Tasks

Analysis and design of complex new systems and maintenance or enhancements to existing systems.

• Analyze system design and platform alternatives and prepare general system design documentation including flowcharts forms reports and processes.
• Prepare feasibility reports showing the cost benefits of the various alternatives. Present these reports to both client and IT management
• Create detailed project plans and estimates for design programming testing and implementation tasks.
• Write functional requirements documents defining business and technical system requirements.
• Review detailed design specifications to assure the integrity and accuracy of the specifications.
• Write technical specifications for complex programs that other team members will code.
• Identify technical and application alternatives to meet specifications and recommend most efficient maintainable and cost-effective solution.
• Analyze existing systems and modify as needed to improve system performance.
• Evaluate impact on existing systems of new and proposed State and Federal regulation changes.
• Respond to clients needs for assistance and correct system production problems with appropriate timeliness.
• Assist in problem resolution support and diagnosis for databases and the systems using them.

Development and testing of complex new computer systems and maintenance or enhancements to existing systems.

• Review system design specifications or project requests to understand requirements and prepare detailed estimates of required resources.
• Code test and debug (or facilitate the coding testing and debugging of) complex computer systems utilizing clients current development tools in compliance with current development standards procedures and policies.
• Plan and design integration system and/or client acceptance testing to ensure that systems function together correctly and meet client requirements. Coordinate testing with operations and business staff.
• Prepare and/or update (or facilitate the preparation and/or updating of) documentation in accordance with current standards to provide programmers with information required to understand and maintain the systems and/or procedures.
• Develop deployment documentation to thoroughly test systems procedures; and production implementations.
• Conduct training of clients and appropriate IT staff to ensure a thorough understanding of the application system.
• Redesign and rewrite current systems for maximum efficiency taking advantage of new utilities data structures and software.
• Model and document database structures to meet the system requirements.
• Develop data extracts and data conversion routines to transmit data to outside parties and other application systems.
• Lead Efforts to Implement client Application Development Standards.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of development standards procedures and policies to be used in agency application development activities.
• Ensure applications are documented following current standards and procedures to provide development staff with the information required to understand and maintain the system and/or procedures.
• Orient new employees to client standards development languages utilities procedures and major application areas.
• Assist with the identification and implementation of appropriate security and privacy protection procedures working with other client staff.
• Read review and comment on proposed programming standards position papers peer products and trade journals.
• Research and monitor emerging technology software and other information to consider for client.

Knowledge /Skills/Ability (KSA):

• Knowledge of systems development practices and principles.
• Knowledge of systems analysis techniques.
• Knowledge of cost benefit analysis techniques.
• Knowledge of object oriented principles and design patterns.
• Professional oral and written communication skills.
• Problem determination and resolution skills.
• Knowledge of web-enabled and e-commerce applications.
• Knowledge of client/server and Internet concepts procedures and techniques.
• Knowledge of Windows Server.
• Knowledge of Web Forms.
• Expert knowledge of technologies such as C# MVC and Core
• Expert knowledge of Web Services JavaScript Cascading Style Sheets Entity Framework and AJAX
• Working knowledge of Database Modeling/Design.
• Expert Working knowledge of SQL and Stored Procedures.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies such as waterfall and agile.

Top 3 skill set

• CORE and Web Forms with strong UI design skills
• WCF Web Services and Web APIs
• SQL Server

Top Nice to Have skills:

• Working knowledge of Database modeling/design
• Expert working knowledge of SQL and Stored Procedures
• Knowledge of project management methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile
• Certification is nice to have but not required