Application Developer

Job Title: Applications Developer
Job ID: # 1707

Client: State of Arizona – AZGFD
Location: 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ, 85086

Position Description:

• This position will be a part of a team that is responsible for rewriting a legacy application.
• This position serves as a technical expert for the Department’s Watercraft software applications.
• Develops new applications to meet functional and technical designs.
• Fixes and develops changes to applications to meet functional and technical designs following best practices and development standards and guidelines.
• Analyses and resolves issues in applications. Proactively solves complex problems.
• Supports production systems; analyses and resolves production problems in a timely manner; resolves end user service requests as assigned.
• Completes unit and system test application changes to ensure system integrity. Engages with business analysts and stakeholders to understand functional requirements and contributes to completion of functional specifications.
• Prepares technical documentation on application specifications, prepares, and interprets project documentation.
• Creates deliverables according to the Software Development Lifecycle such as functional and technical specifications, use cases, test cases, and system documentation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills Required

• The candidate must have considerable working knowledge of multiple programming languages.
• Considerable experience working with multiple database management systems, specifically MSSQL, and multiple development platforms; this includes experience designing and developing web tools. Familiar with or have a working knowledge of AWS products and services.
• Considerable experience working in an Agile work environment.
• The candidate will have skills in strong customer service, interpersonal, written and oral communication, virtual communication, critical thinking. Be highly organized to handle multiple project sprints and deadlines; create project workflows and timelines; project-based budgeting.
• Have skills in the practice of producing efficient code based on business requirements and reusable/standardized code; testing and deploying applications; evaluating performance and security of new and existing applications.
• Comfortable working in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
• Work consistently with thoughtfulness, creativity and a high level of detail. The candidate will have the ability to balance, prioritize and organize multiple tasks; work collaboratively in teams and across organizations; synthesize feedback and adjust plans; accordingly, quickly learn and develop in new programming languages & APIs.
• Due to the nature of the project, the candidate will need to demonstrate their ability to work independently through a project management team.

Skills Preferred

• MSSQL, SQL Server, C#, MVC, .Net Core, LINUX, GitLab, gRpc and/or WCF, Informix experience would be useful but not required. T4 Templates or other templating technology.
• Redis and AWS Elastic ache. Asana project management software(or similar.)
• Knowledge of integrating printers into web applications and backend processes.
• SSRS for reporting.
• Dashboard creation and integration is desirable. LDAP and AWS Cognito authentication integration is also desirable.

Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or associate’s degree in computer science and 7 years of experience.

Experience Preferred

• Design, development and maintenance of web applications/web database applications.
• Previous experience working in a government agency.
• Good communication and organizational skills.

Education Required

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or associate’s degree in computer science and 7 years of experience.

Education Preferred

• PMP(Project Management) certification is a plus.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $48.00 - $49.92 per hour

Ability to Commute:

• Phoenix, AZ 85007 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Phoenix, AZ 85007: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $48 - $50