Systems Software Programmer Project Lead (Remote)

Job Description:

Participate in a team environment comprised of client staff to assist with the remediation and upgrade of administration transactional systems residing on agency servers migrated to the State IT Data Center. Emphases for the Programmer candidates will be on the modernization of legacy computer systems associated with Administrative systems assisting with modifications of those computer systems to ensure upgrade compatibility from older to newer platform environments application modifications to meet state and agency security standards assisting with application evaluation and build specifications and implementing industry standards following the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Specific Programmer duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

• Perform complex programming functions assistance and technical advice including design architecture configuration writing testing and documentation to the complex programming of agency computer systems as assigned.
• Modernization of legacy computer systems to MVC or CORE environment.
• Modification of existing computer systems to be compliant with agency security requirements.
• Migration and modification of existing computer systems in older environments to newer platform environments following industry best practices.
• Ensure maximum system uptime for critical components to ensure business continuity.
• Diagnoses isolates and de-bugs software problems and performs problem resolution.
• Monitors systems capacity and performance plans and executes disaster recovery procedures and provides Tier 2 technical support.
• Adheres to Information Technology application development standards and security requirements.
• All code to be checked in and out through code repository Git.
• Ensure applications are compatible in major web browsers (IE Chrome Firefox etc.).
• Ensure supporting system database connection strings are updated to support database migration from DB2 to SQL database.
• Add required functionality to existing systems to retire active mainframe forms and streamline backend processes where possible.
• Prepare and maintain system documentation and architecture diagrams for applications assigned.
• Work in a collaborative effort to conceptualize total systems and/or product solutions currently in place and remediation to the system environment residing at the State IT Data Center.
• Ability to plan organize review and implement associated project milestones to completion.
• Recommend and assist in the design of system architectures to align with organizational strategic business objectives.
• Requires mastery of technical and business knowledge in multiple disciplines/processes.
• Provide updates to the Project Team.
• Assist with the development of policies and procedures to conform and comply with agency standard cyber security policy design related to information risk management designation of data as to criticality confidentiality and protection. (NIST 800-53 FISMA SC InfoSec Requirements etc.)

The position will be utilized for 40 hours per week for the duration of this project. The selected candidates should be able to work flexible hours as it may be necessary to complete work outside traditional business hours during production system rollouts.

The candidates will work closely with the Administration Applications Section Manager to identify prioritize and schedule workload and implementation to IT standards and procedures. The candidates will work closely with customer and subject matter experts for the system design and testing.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• 5 Years of Experience with ASP MVC Framework
• 5 Years of Experience with C#
• 5 Years of Experience with Visual Studio
• 5 Years of Experience Framework
• 5 Years of Experience with SQL
• 3 Years of Experience with DB2

Preferred Skills

• Version Source Code (TFS GIT)
• Admin System Experience Related to Hr Practices Financial Billing And Data Security (PI PHI)

Soft Skills:

• Ability To Establish Positive Working Relationships with Technical Staff Customers And Others Involved In Data-Centric Management.
• Excellent Written Oral And Interpersonal Communication Skills

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Technology Engineering or related