IO Datasphere, Inc. has been providing project management, software development and IT staff augmentation services to our clients in the Midwest and throughout the U.S. since 1996. We are an approved vendor on contract to provide software development and IT staff augmentation services for the States of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. We also provide these services to businesses, as well as local and county governments, in the Midwest and nationwide.

Our client is looking for a .NET Web Developer to design, develop, test, implement and maintain solutions and features for applications in Microsoft .NET environment along with designing and implementing Oracle database in support of the application. The developer needs to provide reliable, responsive support for these projects and systems as developed along with existing system support as assigned. The position may be working on any of the following: new development, enhancements, maintenance and providing support for existing applications as determined by agency priorities.

Tasks:

• Orienting oneself to current applications including .Net and/or PowerBuilder, technical debt, and current backlog. This includes reviewing code, documentation, setting up locally and talking with others to understand functionality and business needs.
• Design and develop application leveraging standards, best practices and modernized design for performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, accessibility and secure coding practices while ensuring business needs are met. This includes developing web applications, batch processes and reports as needed.
• Assist with database architecture, design, and maintenance to ensure data accuracy, performance, and scalability.
  Provide application maintenance, support, troubleshooting and issue resolution.
• Perform and document testing using approved tools and processes for validating functional and non-functional scenarios to ensure quality and accuracy in meeting business needs.
• Manage code, branching, and deployments through Azure DevOps, following release processes.
• Complete priority tasks and maintain task progress in Azure DevOps to support deliverables and timelines.
• Participate and contribute input in all meetings related to Agile Methodologies following IT PMO guidance.
• Analyze tasks and provide input into estimates and timelines.
• Participate in technical team meetings to coordinate development activities and resolve risks.
• Provide support and issue resolution for user acceptance testing.
• Create and maintain technical documentation for the solution to support ongoing operations.
• Support enhancements, maintenance and documentation for additional program applications.
• Provide on call stand-by and critical support during fire season as required for high fire danger related timeframes. This generally falls between March - early June, however, may be called upon other times.

Stand-by may be required and on weekends during this timeframe depending on whether conditions. It is not normally every night or weekend, more for High Fire Danger. During fire season/stand-by, it is critical for position to respond/report to work within 1 hour once notified when on stand-by.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Experience following coding standards and best practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including describing technical items to non- technical staff.
• Collaborates and shares information with others and is a team player to ensure project success and business needs are met
• Awareness of IT Infrastructure
• Ability to meet project timelines
• Excellent time management, organizational, and planning
• Ability to work independently to conduct research and review application code to apply design, coding and testing principles.
• Excellent Customer Service
• Good interpersonal skills

NOTE: Candidates MUST be WI residents or willing to relocate to WI within 30 calendar days of start date. Local candidates preferred. Schedule is hybrid, on a weekly basis DNR is currently 60% remote and 40% in the office. New contractor must start onsite for a five-day orientation/onboarding. This position requires standby support during high fire danger throughout Fire Season. This can range from 3-7 weekends/per year. Staff are expected to respond within 1 hour of call for support. This means there may be times required to work over 40 hrs if called for an issue.

Location: Madison, WI

Contract: 1 year

Interview: 2 rounds (In person)

Skills Required:

• 8+ years - Advanced level application development skillsets including analysis, design and development within Microsoft .Net Framework.
• 8+ years - Coding experience in .Net framework.
• 8+ years - Coding experience in MVC.
• 8+ years - Coding experience in C#.
• 8+ years - Coding experience in VB.net
• 8+ years - Coding experience in JavaScript.
• 8+ years - Coding experience in Bootstrap.
• 8+ years - Experience applying Object Oriented Design.
• 6+ years - Experience applying Standard Security methods to custom applications.
• 4 years - Experience in Power BI for developing reports.
• 6 years - Experience creating web API s.
• 8+ years - Experience developing applications with relational databases including designing, writing stored procedures, performance tuning and SQL (Oracle preferred/SQL Server)
• 4 years - Experience working in Azure DevOps/GIT including keeping work items updated, code management and CI/CD.
• 8+ years - Experience following coding standards and best practices.
• 4 years - Experience with testing tasks such as identifying test scenarios, test data setup, execution, and documenting test results.
• 8+ years - Experience utilizing the Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and following IT Best Practices
• 8+ years - Experience resolving technical issues through debugging, research, and investigation.
• 2 years - Experience in prior on call or production support role for custom applications.
• 4 years - Experience following Iterative/Agile/Scrum Methodologies for completing projects from Initiation through Implementation and Maintenance.
• 8+ years - Experience understanding defined requirements by identifying and implementing achievable solutions.
• 4+ years - Experience writing technical documentation.
• 8+ years - Awareness of Accessibility requirements and custom application design solutions or standards to comply.
• 4 years - Ability to provide input into task estimates
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Skills Desired A plus to have:

• 1 year - Experience working in any Government agency.
• 8 years - Experience working with Microsoft Suite, including SharePoint, Teams, Word, Excel, etc.
• 2 years - Experience with GIS, especially Esri JavaScript APIs.

*** Rate depends on experience

*** Candidates authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We can accept H1b, , TN, and other valid work visas for IT. However, we cannot accept OPT or CPT visas at this time.

*** Companies submitting candidates should only submit direct W2 employees for this position.

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