IT Applications Developer Senior

The work we do matters!

Hiring Agency:
Labor - Agency 23

Location:
Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate:
$35.267

Job Posting:
JR4 IT Applications Developer Senior (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):
06-03-2026

Job Description:
The Nebraska Department of Labor has a great opportunity to join our Information Technology (IT) team as an IT Applications Developer Sr. This position will work extensively with all aspects of our evolving Data Warehouse. As your experience, skills and familiarity with the business grow, you will touch all steps of the life cycle process to incorporate new data sources and provide beneficial data/statistics to our stakeholders to help improve business efficiencies and help eliminate suspected fraud.

This is an on-site position in Lincoln, Nebraska. All interviews will be conducted in-person. Please include a personalized cover letter with your application.

*The Department of Labor does not sponsor work visas or OPT visas for this position.

If the candidate selected doesn't qualify for the IT Applications Developer Sr level, the position may be filled as an IT Applications Developer at a lower standard rate until qualifications are met for the senior level.

Hire rate for the IT Application Developer Sr is $35.267.
Hire rate for the IT Application Developer is $29.348

Here's what we have to offer!

13 paid holidays
Vacation and sick leave that begin accruing immediately
Military leave
156% state-matched retirement
Tuition reimbursement
Employee assistance program
79% employer paid health insurance plans
Dental and vision insurance plans
Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) through the Federal government
Wide variety and availability of career advancement as the largest and most diverse employer in the State
Opportunity to be part of meaningful work and make a difference through public service
Training and Development based on your career aspirations

Examples of Work

General duties:

• Assists and mentors peers and subordinates
• Consult with clients on application issues
• Uses application development tools and utilities as appropriate

Systems Analysis:

• Prepares the business problem definition
• Performs the information analysis and organization
• Accomplishes the information collection
• Prepares the economic evaluation
• Prepares the solution development and evaluation

System Design & Implementation:

• Development of the functional design
• Development of the technical design
• Preparation of the system specifications
• Development of the implementation plan
• Preparation of the support material
• Providing on-going support

Logical Database Design (with minimal assistance):

• Gathers requirements to build logical model for design analysis.
• Creates logical views of business function.
• Supports data management by creating and managing test data.
• Supports data structure by creating and managing test data
• Gathers requirements for data definition

Physical Database Design (with minimal assistance):

• Creates physical model as part of the physical design.
• Create data access methods.
• Creates sub-system facilities.
• Creates IMS databases
• Creates relational databases.

Programming & Testing:

• Develop program code, assemble/compile code, and debug code
• Perform alpha/unit testing and participate in system program testing
• Prepare program documentation

Location: NDOL Administration Building, 550 South 16th St, Lincoln, NE (On-Site)

Work Schedule: 8am - 5pm; Monday - Friday

Requirements / Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

IT Applications Developer Sr:A bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, information systems, mathematics, engineering or other related field and two years of experience, education, or training in coding computer applications; programming experience can be substituted for education on a year for year basis.

IT Applications Developer: Experience, education, or training in coding computer applications.

Preferred Qualifications: SQL Query Language, data visualization, critical thinking, problem solving, data cleansing, statistics, communication, attention to detail and ability to explain complex data in a simple, clear manner for non-technical stakeholders.

Experience with Data Warehouse software and tools. Experience with SFTP data transfers and scripting functionality to schedule associated tasks. Solid SQL skills to quickly retrieve and provide requested information in a timely manner. More than 2 years directly responsible for data elements, data systems, and/or databases in a work environment. A working knowledge of State of Nebraska or other public service database systems and the ability to use multiple types of database reporting tools.

Other: The selected candidate will be required to complete and pass a Federal Background Check, which includes being fingerprinted.

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Knowledge, skills, and abilities

Database Software Support- Use software and tools to troubleshoot database issues. Assist users with desktop applications to view and edit data or reports in the data warehouse. Coordinate with the State OCIO to test new platforms for data server upgrades. Using software tools, test migrations of data to ensure data integrity and availability. Evaluate new software to upgrade or lifecycle current platform. Effectively use query language SQL Plus and SQL Developer to access and query data and objects.

Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Agency Data Projects-when new projects are being considered by agency, define data repository requirements, data dictionaries, and warehousing requirements. Develop plans for database implementation, data source integration, data archiving and recovery. Work closely with State OCIO data managers to ensure data availability on the network Maintain a current understanding of the business environment supported to provide expert guidance for technical, business, and operational impacts associated with a project or production problem

Database Management and Security- Ensure agency data is organized and maintained in acceptable formats to ensure availability, speed, and integrity. Establishes and maintains relationships between data elements to ensure accessibility and optimization. Ensure proper configurations are set on databases to protect sensitive agency data containing Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Federal Tax Information ((FTI), Social Security Information (SSA), National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) and bank account information. Writes SQL queries to produce reports, validate data, or integrate with applications. Works with other IT teams to ensure databases are available and optimized to work for all applications and reports. Establish and check principle of least privilege (PoLP) to ensure users and systems have access the minimum amount of data and resources needed to perform their tasks. Evaluate, design, review and implement databases to serve the agency business need.

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Benefits

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