What are the responsibilities and job description for the Programmer Analyst position at Minnesota Senate?
Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
Salary: The starting salary range is $69,510 - $120,206. Starting salary will be commensurate with professional work experience, qualifications, and related legislative/government experience.
Telework: This position works remotely with a minimal on-site presence in the Minnesota Senate Building and Capitol of 1 day per week with the flexibility to change based on the Senate’s needs.
Days of Work/Hours: Monday-Friday/8am-5pm. During the Legislative Session there may be a need to work longer hours.
Appointment Type: Full-time/Permanent
Status: Unclassified/At-will
Department: Senate Information Systems
Reports to: SIS Supervisor
Closing Date: Applications will be accepted until Thursday, March 20th at 4pm.
Position Summary
This Programmer Analyst provides computer programming and systems design necessary to develop, operate and maintain the Minnesota Senate’s systems. Under limited supervision, this position focuses on analysis, design, programming and support of systems.
Primary Responsibilities
• Perform application requirements analysis and development of software specifications in logical manner. • Provide process and technical design for software development, maintenance, testing and implementation.
• Analyze and effectively recommend new technologies and procedures to the Application Development Team.
• Design applications with a focus on the usability and accessibility best practices (i.e., 508 compliance and web content accessibility guide [WCAG] standards)
• Perform application programming, documentation, enhancement and maintenance of the code, development of program specifications.
• Optimize code and processes for best performance.
• Perform accessibility and unit testing.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or similar area of study AND Six (6) years of experience in full stack development.
OR
Eight (8) years of experience in full stack development.
• Ability to work effectively independently and contribute to a pleasant, high-pressure, fast-paced, efficient team.
• Must be a motivated professional with strong analytical and problem-solving, excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills, with the ability to tackle complex technical challenges.
• Ability to remain professional, objective, confidential and nonpartisan.
• Strong knowledge of: PHP; MySQL; PHP MVC framework, Laravel (preferred); CSS; modern JavaScript language, Vue.js (preferred); regular expressions; building and integrating RESTful APIs; Git.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with Python, Lua, Shell scripting.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and fundamental DevOps concepts.
• Knowledge of Accessibility Law and Standards.
Application Details
How to Apply
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An Equal Opportunity/ADA Employer
Salary : $69,510 - $120,206
