DOS - APPLICATION SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER III

Requisition No: 849805

Agency: Department of State

Working Title: DOS - APPLICATION SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER III - 45000895

Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 45000895

Salary: $52,473

Posting Closing Date: 04/06/2025

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Department of State

Application Systems Programmer III

Division of Administrative Services

Bureau of Departmental Information Systems

45000895

Open Competitive

Minimum Qualifications

• At least four (4) years of equivalent work experience in the field of application development OR at least (2) years of equivalent work experience in application development and (2) years of equivalent work experience in another information technology field (e.g. database administration, quality assurance, analysis, etc.) OR a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, management information systems, or a similar field

Preferences

• Experience with C# .Net back-end development
• Experience with or solid understanding of the CQRS architecture pattern
• Experience with process documentation, process improvement, and/or modernization of legacy applications
• Experience organizing and maintaining documentation on large complex systems

Duties and Responsibilities

This position serves as a developer within the Non-Election Application Development Section in the Bureau of Departmental Systems (BDIS) at the Florida Department of State (Department) and is responsible for developing & maintaining software systems and supporting business functions based on Department, Division, and Bureau requirements. All work is conducted at Department offices, unless approved by direct supervisor

Primary duties will be to:

• Work within a team or alone to perform IT tasks in support of Department staff, constituents, and business functions.
• Perform technical aspects of business processes such as running queries and batch jobs
• Maintain, process, debug, patch, test, document and modify existing applications/systems.
• Document issues, solutions, and process.
• Serve as a liaison between users and IT staff and effectively communicate IT solutions and concepts to non-IT staff.
• Adhere to BDIS standards (DevOps best practices unit testing, code reviews, plain language, etc.) for developing, testing, and documenting.
• Asist in the modernization and documentation of existing legacy systems
• Perform file and image management, cleanup, and analysis.
• Evaluate new development tools and methodologies.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Assist other IT teams as needed in testing, troubleshooting, and solutions
• Other work-related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Proficient with C#, .NET 4.0 and higher, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code. Knowledge of Oracle and SQL Server. Knowledge of development methodologies, ASP.NET, MVC, Nuget, and WPF. Ability to work well in a team environment. Ability to perform under pressure.

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS: A Level 2 criminal background check is a condition of employment. If selected for this position, you must provide your fingerprints. We will send your fingerprints to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a criminal background check.

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

We are committed to enhancing our workforce through the employment of Veterans, individuals with disabilities and seek qualified candidates with diverse backgrounds, abilities, skills, and talents to join our workforce.

Male applicants born on or after January 1, 1960, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: https://www.sss.gov

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.