Applications Developer Senior

SECRETARY OF STATE (DEPT OF STATE)

SECRETARY OF STATE (DEPT OF STATE)

The mission of the Office of the Arizona Secretary of State is to provide services throughout the state to:

Preserve our history

Promote engagement; and

Protect the future

The office strives to achieve this mission by being trusted, accessible, innovative, and secure

Applications Developer Senior

Job Location:

Address: 1700 W. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85007

Posting Details:

Salary: $90,000

Grade: 27

Closing Date: Open until filled

Job Summary:

The Senior Application Developer will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software applications within the Department of State on multiple applications. This position requires a minimum of extensive experience working with ASP.NET applications. This position will be responsible for developing best-in-class technical solutions for various Business Units and identifying and resolving any application issues.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State's Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Job Duties:

Create, design, develop, and maintain applications. Regularly meet with stakeholders and project team members to identify technical requirements and resolve system issues.

Perform ongoing maintenance work, including ticket resolution within the SLA requirements, as well as periodically upgrading systems. Perform root cause analysis and system remediation on issues for multiple applications.

Perform proactive identification of code issues and work towards improving the overall quality of code and minimizing technical debt. Assist in implementing best-in-class technology and processes to support the overall architecture. Assist in achieving a sustainable and optimal application ecosystem.

Create technical documentation including but not limited to system design documentation, functional and technical specifications, requirements documentation, user stories, and test cases as needed.

Meet with business and technology stakeholders periodically and cross-functional teams to identify functional and technical requirements and drive collaboration.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge:

Expert-level knowledge in fixing and developing changes to applications to meet functional and technical designs following best practices, development standards, and guidelines.

Experience working on analyzing, debugging, and resolving defects in applications.

Creates deliverables according to the Software

Development Lifecycle, which includes functional and technical specifications, use cases, test cases, and system documentation.

Skills:

Net applications.

Through working knowledge of multiple programming languages, multiple database management systems, and systems integrations.

Provide superior level of customer service and responds promptly to customer needs.

Abilities:

The ability to solve complex problems and create technical solutions.

The ability to balance, prioritize, and organize multiple tasks.

The ability to work collaboratively in teams and across organizations.

Works independently and leads initiatives to solve technical issues and suggest innovative solutions.

Selective Preference(s):

Bachelor's degree in a technical field or five years of experience in developing

Pre-Employment Requirements:

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits:

The State of Arizona offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

Sick leave

Vacation with ten paid holidays per year

Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year of paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).

Health and dental insurance

Retirement plan

Life insurance and long-term disability insurance

Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance.

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement:

ASRS Lifetime Benefits!!!!

Contact Us:

For questions about this career opportunity, please contact Humanresources@Azsos.gov.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by contacting Human Resources at Humanresources@Azsos.gov. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.