Address:1700 W. Washington St. Phoenix AZ 85007

Salary: 95k

Grade: 27

This position will be responsible for creating and maintaining software applications at the Arizona Department of State. This position will be responsible for the day-to-day upkeep of multiple applications including issue resolution and defects.
This role will analyze debug and resolves defects in applications. This role supports production systems and resolves production issues in a timely manager and resolves end user service requests as assigned. This role will engage with business users and other internal and external stakeholders to understand business requirements and contributes to the completion of documentation like technical documentation and functional specifications. This role will be responsible for new development to meet functional and technical design following SDLC best practices. This role will be responsible for improving existing code and contributing to the architectural design discussions.

Develops new applications to meet functional and technical designs
Analyzes debugs and resolves defects in applications
Supports production systems; analyzes and resolves production problems in a timely manner; resolves end user service requests as assigned
Engages with business analysts and stakeholders to understand functional requirements and contributes to completion of functional specifications
Prepares technical documentation on application specifications Performance tunes reviews and recommends improvements to existing codes. Reviews and recommends improvements to existing architectures

Knowledge:
Considerable working knowledge of multiple programming languages multiple database management systems and multiple development platforms.

Skills:
Strong customer service skills
Excellent interpersonal written and oral communication skills

Abilities:
Demonstrated ability to balance prioritize and organize multiple tasks
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in teams and across organizations
Demonstrated ability to synthesize feedback and adjust plans accordingly
Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships inside and outside the organization
Demonstrated ability to develop and write technical documentation
Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and develop in new programming languages APIs and platforms
Demonstrated ability to evaluate and test emerging technologies
Demonstrated ability to apply creative solutions to business problems to ensure business needs are most effectively
met

State DL

Bachelors degree plus 5 or more years of programming and analysis experience (or equivalent experience)

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business then the following requirements apply:Drivers License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The State of Arizona offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:
Sick leave
Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
Health and dental insurance
Retirement plan
Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance deferred compensation plans and supplemental life insurance

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot programhere. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona please visit our benefits page

To help you build a financially secure future the State makes monthly contributions to finance your retirement benefit. The State will contribute to the ASRS in an amount equal to your other words you and the State will each pay 50% of the total cost of the benefit. New State employees have a 27-week wait period for contributions to begin

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.