IT STATEWIDE APPLICATIONS SENIOR DEVELOPER 123 (AppDM LDH )

Baton Rouge, LA - USA

Monthly Salary: USD 4770 - 8589

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About this Job

The Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services has a vacancy. This position is located in the Applications and Data Management Section. Req.214413

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 States investment in technology by promoting smart decision-making solving problems intelligently increasing the rate of project success and fostering a skilled and professional staff.

This is a highly technical advanced level IT supervisory position in the Office of Technology Services (OTS) Application and Data Management (AppDM) Health and is responsible for the maintenance and testing of the LaMEDS application as well as the development of new processes as defined by executive management. The incumbent leads the development and testing teams for the Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Determination System (LaMEDS) utilizing SQL SQL Server Management Studio Pentaho SoapUI JIRA SharePoint and GIT.

The Division of Administration is the state governments management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:

Overseeing the states 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

Minimum Qualifications

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 associates degree in information technology plus three years of experience in information technology; OR

A bachelors degree plus three years of experience in information technology; OR

A bachelors 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 masters degree plus two years of experience in information technology.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

NOTE:
A certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

Serves as the supervisor of the LaMEDS development and testing teams working closely with LDH testers and contractor development teams. Supervises subordinate staff in the preparation of system documentation (i.e. ICDs) and the execution of test strategies mitigation plans and work assignments. May function in the capacity of higher Information Technology management as directed in their absence. Prepares information for Advance Planning Documents invitations-to bid for hardware and requests for proposals for software consultant services.

Assists in the development of long and short range plans for staff organization budget training and equipment needs for assigned projects.

Assists subordinate staff with LaMEDS testing and problem resolution as needed to assure compliance with accepted methodology.

Provides guidance and coordinates training of subordinate staff.

Coordinates the activities of the project teams in creating and modifying interrelated highly complex applications systems.

Completes Performance Evaluation System (PES) Planning & Evaluation Forms and approves subordinate leave requests.

Confers frequently with contractor development and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) teams OTS verticals and other business units to determine the direction of and establish testing priorities for the LaMEDS system.

Analyzes user requests/defects/change requests in order to identify the necessary system development determine effects on existing system functionality and
estimate for timely completion of testing.

Performs all other tasks special projects analysis studies and plans as directed.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type:This vacancy will be filled by promotion of a current permanent status Office of Technology Services employee. A permanent status employee may be required to serve a new probationary period in lieu of promotion.

Career Progression:This vacancy participates in a career progression group and may be filled from this recruitment as a IT Statewide Applications Senior Developer 1 2 or 3.

Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

This is a full-time on-site position located in the Greater Baton Rouge area.

Substitution: 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 bachelors degree. Please see list of approved Certifications for Substitutions at To Apply:

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e. relevant detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Prior to a new hire a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicants suitability and competence to perform in the position. A criminal history check may be conducted on employees changing positions including promotions demotions details reassignments and transfers. Also prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal governments E-verify system.

For further information about this posting please contact:
Erica R. Gay
HR Specialist
Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources
Email:

Required Experience:

Senior IC

About this Job The Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services has a vacancy. This position is located in the Applications and Data Management Section. Req.214413The Office of Technology Services (OTS) aims to be a responsible partner in delivering innovative effective and reliable solu...