DHS App Technical Specialist Senior

RIZEUP TECHNOLOGY TRAINING LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity for advancement

Training & development

Wellness resources

Job summary

DHS OIS ASD Division seeks a Senior Application Developer to design, develop, and enhance Client-Server/Web/Cloud/mobile applications using .NET/ASP/Visual C#. You will implement features, troubleshoot production issues, and improve reporting and dashboards.

The role requires collaboration with Business Analysts and government clients to meet technical requirements, while ensuring secure, defect-free software and adherence to development standards.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate strong .NET/ASP/Visual C# development skills.
• Experience with SQL Server and SQL/Procedural language.
• Hands-on experience with Java, XML, HTML, JavaScript, BPEL and WebLogic.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deliver and enhance client-server/web/mobile applications.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to the development team.
• Ensure high-quality, secure, and maintainable code following standards.
• Collaborate with DHS OIS and partner agencies to meet program needs.
• Build reporting and dashboard capabilities and support deployments.

Skills

C# / .NET

SQL Server

Java

JavaScript / HTML

Mentoring

Tools

WebLogic

BPEL

Job description

Benefits

• Opportunity for advancement


• Training & development


• Wellness resources

This position is housed under Application Software Development (ASD) Division (ASD) of the Office of Information Systems (OIS). The developer will build and implement additional functionality and system enhancements as requested for assigned applications. Make system fixes to Assigned Applications as needed. Troubleshoot production issues. Work with Business Analyst to understand current and new business processes that for the assigned application and formulate IT solutions to improve efficiency. Build out enhanced reporting and dashboard capabilities. Perform proactive application monitoring activities including enhanced audit log tracking, conduct system upgrades and enhancements as required.

DHS’s OIS/Application Support Division I is looking for a Senior Application Developer whose primary responsibilities include design, development, delivery and enhancement of Client-Server/Web-Based/Cloud-Based/Mobile Software Applications using application software development languages/environments with .NET/ASP/Visual C#.

Candidate will be responsible for the implementation and management of business aligned IT services. Ensuring the application platform is of high quality, defects free and adheres to industry standards for development, testing and deployment methodologies.

Must have experience with .NET/ASP/Visual C#, SQL Server, SQL/Procedural Language. Hands on experience with any of the following is favorable: Java, XML, HTML, JavaScript, BPEL, PHP and WebLogic.

• Capable of design, develop and deploy applications that support users on the case and program management applications.


• Provides mentorship and technical advice to a team of Application/Reports/Query developers.


• Provides strategic advice to the lead, management and customers of the OIS.


• Capable of implementing programming standards that support a secure and defect free application.


• Interacts daily with government clients in order to meet the technical requirements for new initiatives.


• Works with Quality Assurance / Quality Control teams to insure the application remains secure and defect free.


• Defines and documents processes to be used by all application developers on the team.


• Plans, researches, and recommends new equipment, software tools, and related technologies.
  
• Uses monitoring and performance analysis tools to troubleshoot and isolate application performance issues.


• Updates system and process documentation, produces user guides, ER diagrams, and SOPs as needed - Including Visio Network design drawings.


• Other duties as assigned.

The candidate will become an integral part of the ASD Team, making every problem associated to the platform a problem of their own and will demonstrate the required initiative and critical thinking abilities necessary to resolve all problems and challenges accordingly.

This individual will be working closely with DHS OIS and its partner agencies to ensure the agencies’ priorities are met. This is a position within DHS OIS Division.

CONTRACT JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsibilities:

1. Demonstrates expertise in conveying technical and functional concepts for a specific technical specialty.


2. Identifies improvements to project standards to achieve high quality services/products. This is a professional position which may require subject matter expertise consistent with demanding and rare technological skills.


3. May require coordination of programming activities being conducted by the application development team.


4. Confers with other business and technical personnel to resolve problems of intent, inaccuracy, or feasibility of computer processing and project design.


5. Works with necessary personnel to determine if modifications are necessary with interested personnel to determine necessity for modifications or enhancements.