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Job Title: Application Developer
Duration: 06 Months
Client:The Oregon Youth Authority (OYA)
Location: 530 Center Street Suite 200 Salem, Oregon 97301-0000
Note: This is a 100% remote position.
"The applicant is at the center of our universe."
Job Description:
- OYA is seeking an experienced Small talk developer to provide technical expertise in Small talk, analyze the existing Small talk code, and translate business logic and validation rules into plain English/pseudo-code to support the modernization effort. This developer will play a crucial role in ensuring the vendor team fully understands the existing system’s functionality and requirements.
- Additionally, the developer will provide ongoing support for the legacy application as needed.
- Serve as a Small talk developer on the application development team.
- Interpret and document legacy system logic to facilitate the modernization process.
- Support and maintain the existing JJIS Small talk application.
- Work within a complex technical environment that includes multiple desktop operating systems, client/server technology, relational databases, and integrations with other state information systems.
- Communicate technical concepts effectively to IT staff, business users, and management.
Required Qualifications:
- Extensive experience in developing with the Smalltalk programming language.
- Strong understanding and experience in Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD).
- Excellent communication skills for effectively conveying technical details to diverse stakeholders
- Experience working in a diverse technical environment with multiple system integrations
- Participation in all phases of the software development lifecycle.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
Modernization of the Legacy JJIS Application:
- Support the JJIS modernization project by translating Small talk code from the existing application.
- Analyze and interpret the legacy JJIS Small talk application to document business logic and functionality.
- Participate in the Agile process, including reviewing user stories and technical reviews of the user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including business analysts, quality assurance analysts, developers, and stakeholders.
- Facilitate, document, and actively participate in Agile development meetings and work sessions.
- Support testing efforts such as QA and UAT testing on modernized JJIS application.
Support for the Existing Legacy JJIS Small talk Application:
- Provide ongoing support and maintenance for the legacy JJIS Small talk application as needed.
- Develop use cases and user stories to support future development efforts.
- Assist the Service Desk in diagnosing and resolving production issues, analyzing user problems, and determining the best approach to bug fixes and system stability.
- Offer technical support and assistance for JJIS users as needed.
- Conduct design walkthroughs with peers, supervisors, and stakeholders to validate and refine proposed solutions.
- Support testing efforts such as unit testing on legacy JJIS application.
Additional Information:
- This role is critical in bridging the gap between the existing Smalltalk-based system and the modernized solution.
- The ideal candidate will have deep
- Small talk expertise and the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Demonstrate commitment to understanding, identifying, and eliminating systemic barriers and processes that harm individuals and particularly marginalized people in actions and communications.
- Utilize OYA’s equity lens process for analyzing the impact of the design and implementation of projects, practices, and decision-making authority on under-served and marginalized people and groups of people.
- Upon determining who is impacted, include representatives from affected people in decision-making.
"If you are: bright, motivated, skilled, a difference-maker, able to get things done, work with minimum direction, enthusiastic, a thinker, able to juggle and multi-task, communicate effectively, and lead, then we would like to hear from you. We need exceptionally capable people for this role for our client, so get back to us and tell us why you think you are a fit."
About Us:
Since 2000, Tri-Force Consulting Services (https://triforce-inc.com) has been an MBE/SDB certified IT Consulting firm in the Philadelphia region. Tri-Force specializes in IT staffing, software development (web and mobile apps), systems integration, data analytics, system automation, cybersecurity, and cloud technology solutions for government and commercial clients. Tri-Force works with clients to overcome obstacles such as increasing productivity, increasing efficiencies through automation, and lowering costs. Our clients benefit from our three distinguishing core values: integrity, diligence, and technological excellence. Tri-Force is a six-time winner among the fastest-growing companies in Philadelphia and a four-time winner on the Inc. 5000 list of the nation's fastest-growing companies
