Senior Application Programmer

Job Details:

Job Title: Senior Application Programmer

Duration: 03+ years with highly possible extension

Location: Baton Rouge, LA

The scope of the proposed services will include the following:

*) Design, code, compile, test, debug, modify and document any new or existing functionality for the system within accepted standards, procedures and guidelines of the OTS.

*) Oversee the installation, administration, configuration and maintenance of the application.

*) Identify, respond, research and resolve program, data or system software problems, frequently on an individual basis, in consultation with other employees and/or users.

*) Meet with Customer Agency users and OTS staff to determine needs; write program and/or system specifications and guidelines.

*) Evaluates user requests for changes to determine specific tasks and effects on existing programs and systems; discusses and explains program and system modifications to users; and writes user guides and other documentation as needed.

*) Completes change requests, enhancements, and system design for the assigned system, providing system modifications that are reliable and easily maintainable; providing system modifications that are interoperable and interface with other systems and networks.

*) Coordinates and completes development, testing, and implementation tasks for the assigned system, including coordinating with third party vendors and various OTS verticals.

*) Monitor, review and audit performance of the customer-agency's software and makes performance improvements

Provide expert advice, assistance or guidance of a highly technical nature concerning specialized application tools, hardware, software or databases.

*) Independently define data elements; design structures for databases; write and compile definitions and descriptions of data elements into dictionary form for use.

*) Responsible for the preparation and supervision of formal system test procedures of highly complex application systems.

*) Review the work of programmers working on the assigned system to ensure data integrity and availability.

*) Prepare and monitor work plans and schedules to ensure timeliness.

*) Participates in OTS AppDM team meetings and report status on work upon request.

*) Provide technical knowledge transfer, training, documentation, mentorship and guidance to State personnel for requested work.

Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are mandatory:

*) 5+ years of experience in web development with any combination of the following:
1) C#
2) ASP.NET or ASP.NET Core
3) SQL Server
4) HTML
5) Entity Framework (EF)
6) Other 3rd or 4th generation programming language (3GL or 4GL)

*) 2+ years of experience with any of the following cloud services:
1) Azure App Services
2) Azure SQL Server
3) Azure DevOps
4) AWS (Amazon Web Services)

Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are desirable but not mandatory:

*) Prior experience supporting or maintaining applications for the Client.

*) Prior experience supporting or maintaining applications for the State of Louisiana or the Division of Administration (DOA), Office of Technology Services (OTS).

*) Developing applications with third-party APIs.

*) Developing applications with payment processors or payment integrations.

*) Experience with PGP encryption to securely send and receive files.

*) Writing stored procedures

*) Developing applications with any of the following:
1) Fluent Validation
2) Hang fire
3) CsvHelper
4) Rest Sharp
*) Managing and maintaining source code in GitHub.