Applications Development Analyst – C. Advanced

Title : Applications Development Analyst C. Advanced

Location : Tallahassee FL 32301 (Onsite)

Duration : 12 months Contract with possibility to extension

Client is modernizing its financial systems as part of the Clients Planning Accounting and Ledger Management (PALM) initiative. More than 1500 computing assets including applications databases interfaces and reporting systems require remediation to support the statewide PALM implementation.

Analyze document remediate and modernize Clients web applications and databases impacted by the Clients PALM transition. The consultant will support application modernization database remediation financial system integration and Azure DevOps-based development activities.

Education: Bachelors Degree in a field of study related to technology or finance. Work experience can substitute on a year for year basis for the degree.

Required Experience: Candidate MUST have a minimum of 5 years experience in Classic ASP Javascript UI libraries such as Angular and React Backend databases such as SQL Server and Oracle and on-premises and cloud based (Azure) platforms.

Primary Job Duties/Tasks: The submitted candidate must be able to perform the following duties and/or tasks. Duties of the selected candidate will include but not be limited to:

1. Analyze current web applications and document the specifications.
2. Work with management to develop an overall remediation strategy for all impacted web-based applications and databases.
3. Analyze existing web applications and work with business users to determine how these applications can be improved based on current business needs and within the constraints of remediation activities.
4. Remediate web applications based on analysis to prepare them for Client use of PALM.
5. Work with database administrators from the Office of Information Technology to create database views and stored procedures that will facilitate the remediation of application databases.
6. Update web applications to incorporate chart of account and other changes mandated by Clients PALM.
7. Analyze financial data and make recommendations to improve the data model of financial systems.
8. Utilize Azure DevOps to manage work tasks code assets and deployments.
9. Attend regular scrum and team meetings. Participate in collaborative activities with team members and customers.
10. Work on maintenance activities for Application Services.
11. Perform knowledge transfer with technical staff of the office of the Comptroller and Application Services.

General Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

The submitted candidate must be able to apply common knowledge skills and abilities in the following areas:

1. Communication: Ability to clearly convey information in both written and verbal formats to individuals or groups in a wide variety of settings (i.e. project team meetings management presentations etc.). Must have the ability to effectively listen and process information provided by others.
2. Customer Service: Works well with clients and customers (i.e. business office public or other agencies). Able to assess the needs of the customer provide information or assistance to satisfy expectations or resolve a problem.
3. Decision Making: Makes sound well-informed and objective decisions.
4. Flexibility: Open to change new processes (or process improvement) and new information. Has the ability to adapt in response to new information changing conditions or unexpected obstacles. Ability to receive and give constructive criticism and maintain effective work relationships with others.
5. Interpersonal: Shows friendliness courtesy understanding and politeness to others.
6. Leadership: Motivates encourages and challenges others. Adapt leadership styles in a variety of situations.
7. Problem Solving: Ability to identify evaluate and use sound judgement to generate and evaluate alternative actions and make recommendations as accordingly.
8. Team Building: Encourages inspires and guides others toward accomplishing the common goal.

Job Specific Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

1. Experience developing applications in Classic ASP Angular or React SQL Server and/or Oracle.
2. Familiarity with on-premises and cloud-based web applications.
3. Strong SQL skills and experience with the SQL Server and/or Oracle relational database management system.
4. Well versed in software development and agile best practices .
5. Analytical and critical thinking.
6. Understanding of how to implement solutions with multiple data sources and across a variety of technologies.

Preferred Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

1. Knowledge of various development platforms and full stack development.
2. Knowledge of the SCRUM Framework and Agile methods
3. Knowledge of financial systems such as an ERP
4. Familiarity with data management concepts such as ETL Data Warehousing Operational Data Stores Data Lakes and Master Data Management