Senior Application Developer

Are you looking for a rewarding career with an organization that values their staff? The Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking to hire qualified candidates with the opportunity to work in a dynamic, creative thinking, problem solving environment.

This position serves as the Senior Application Developer supporting the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) performing a full range of activities to ensure the operational effectiveness and excellence for IDHS programs.

In this role, you will engage in complex web application development, testing, and implementation tasks.

As a Senior Software Developer, you will write, debug, test, and document new programs and enhancements to existing applications using .Net, and various web technologies to identify and resolve system issues.

Additionally, you will provide technical support, guidance, and training to junior programmers and analysts in .Net, and related tools.

You'll also implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or similar platforms, actively participating in agile ceremonies, and contributing to ongoing improvement initiatives.

If you possess these knowledges, skills, abilities and experience, we invite you to apply for this position to join the DoIT Team!

As a State of Illinois employee, you receive a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans
• Flexible work schedules (when available and dependent upon position)
• 10 -25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
• 12 days of paid sick time annually which carryover year to year
• 3 paid personal business days per year
• 13-14 paid holidays per year dependent on election years
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
• Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility

Essential Functions

• Under administrative direction, serves as a Senior Application Developer for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) supporting the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) performing complex professional and advisory functions in research and systems analysis of IDHS Products.
• Serves as a lead technical analyst on IDHS projects develops and maintaining complex applications in web-based analysis and design methodology utilizing .NET, and Visual Basic/C# leveraging industry best practices and standards.
• Prepares plans and schedules for system deployment, implementation and successful rollout to production of newly revised applications.
• Serves as a liaison between the customer community, internal and external customers and the software development team.
• Keeps abreast of new developments in the information technology field by continuing education through online training platforms, meetings, training sessions, seminars, and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products, vendors, techniques, and procedures.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of college with course work in computer science or directly related fields.
• Three (3) years of professional experience in application services or a related Information Technology field.

Preferred Qualifications (In Order Of Significance)

• Three (3) years of professional experience developing and maintaining applications using .NET, SQL, jQuery, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, and browser-based Developer Tools, with a focus on building responsive, user-centric web applications that align with business requirements.
• Three (3) years of professional experience applying Object-Oriented Design (OOD) principles in the development of scalable, maintainable web-based applications using modern programming languages and frameworks.
• Three (3) years of professional experience facilitating structured code reviews, mentoring development teams, enforcing coding standards, promoting best practices, and fostering knowledge-sharing across cross-functional teams.
• Three (3) years of professional experience designing, implementing, and maintaining Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Azure DevOps or comparable tools to support automated build, testing, and deployment in an agile development environment.
• Three (3) years of professional experience designing, implementing, and maintaining software solutions using Microservices architecture and RESTful Application Programming Interface (API) Endpoints, ensuring interoperability, performance, and scalability.
• Three (3) years of professional experience participating in agile ceremonies, planning sprints, and collaborating with program and business stakeholders to align technical solutions with business objectives and optimize performance/usability trade-offs.
• Extensive knowledge of preparing deployment plans, conducting comprehensive QA and user acceptance testing, and coordinating successful application rollouts to production environments.
• Demonstrated ability to perform in-depth system analysis and root cause diagnosis, and risk mitigation, coordinating with cross-functional teams to resolve complex technical issues and prevent recurrence.
• Developed verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts, produce detailed system documentation, and effectively collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including leadership and external partners.

Conditions of Employment

NOTE: Applicants must possess the ability to meet ALL of the following conditions of employment, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be considered for this position.

• Requires the ability to verify identity.
• Requires employment authorization to accept permanent full-time position with the State of Illinois.
• Requires the ability to pass a position specific, agency required background check.
• Requires self-disclosure of criminal history.
• Requires the ability to use agency supplied equipment such as laptop, personal computer, work cell phone and any other required equipment or devices.
• Requires the ability to attend seminars, conferences and training to remain current on methods, tools, ideologies or other industry related topics relevant to job duties.
• Requires the ability to lift and carry objects or equipment weighing up to 10 pounds. This is considered sedentary work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(a)). Sedentary work involves lifting no more than 10 pounds at a time and requires occasional lifting, carrying, walking, and standing.
• The conditions of employment listed are incorporated and/or related to any duties included in the position description.