Information Technology Analyst Trainee

Connecticut Judicial Branch; East Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Connecticut Judicial Branch is seeking a .Net Application Developer (Information Technology Analyst Trainee) in East Hartford. You will join the IT Division, Production Support Team to build, modernize, and maintain web apps using C#, ASP.NET, and SQL Server, and to create and consume APIs for seamless client-server data interchange.

Key duties include UI/UX prototyping, full-stack development, database management with SSMS, and API integration, with hybrid remote work possible after hire.

Qualifications

• Two years of IT-related experience in operations, programming, systems/software development, or another IT field.

Responsibilities

• UI/UX design and prototyping with business users to translate requirements into user-first workflows.
• Full-stack development using C# and ASP.NET in Visual Studio or VS Code to build responsive web features.
• Design, build, test, and consume secure APIs for front-end and back-end integration.
• Write and optimize SQL queries; manage relational database schemas with SSMS.
• Implement responsive layouts using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and Bootstrap.
• Maintain and manage source code with Git workflows.
• Debug applications across the full lifecycle using browser dev tools to fix UI or network issues.

Skills

UI/UX Design

Full-Stack Development

API Integration

Database Management

Frontend Engineering

Version Control

Troubleshooting

Tools

SSMS

Git

Visual Studio

VS Code

HTML/CSS/JS

Job description

State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

East Hartford

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch is seeking a .Net Application Developer (Information Technology Analyst Trainee) for the Information Technology Division, Production Support Team. Qualified applicants will possess experience in the specific functional area of software development.

The selected candidate will work with a team to build, modernize and maintain web applications using C#, ASP.NET, and SQL Server within modern development environments. The selected candidate will ensure seamless client-server interaction through the creation and consumption of APIs.

Core Responsibilities

• UI/UX Design & Prototyping: Collaborate with business users to grasp requirements, transforming conceptual discussions into clean, user-first visual workflows and prototypes.
• Full-Stack Development: Write clean code to build responsive web application features using C# and the ASP.NET framework within Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code.
• API Integration: Design, build, test, and consume secure APIs to ensure smooth data processing between frontend interfaces and backend systems.
• Database Management: Write and optimize SQL queries and manage relational database schemas using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
• Frontend Engineering: Implement responsive, accessible web layouts using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and Bootstrap.
• Version Control: Maintain and manage source code integrity using Git workflow patterns.
• Troubleshooting: Debug applications across the full lifecycle, familiar with browser developer tools (Inspect Element, Console, Network tab) to analyze client-server request/response cycles and resolve UI or network bugs.

Upon hire, hybrid remote work may be available.

Salary Range: $73,841.00 - $94,807.00/year plus State of Connecticut benefits. New employees begin at the minimum. The starting salary for existing state employees may be higher than the minimum, in accordance with existing Judicial Branch policy.

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch offers its employees a top notch array of health and retirement benefits including but not limited to: paid holidays, vacation, sick and personal leave, group life insurance, 457 Deferred Compensation, voluntary flexible spending account programs, discounted auto and home insurance policies and long and short term disability.

Experience And Training

General Experience: Two (2) years of experience in information technology (IT) operations, programming, systems/software development or another IT related field.

Substitutions Allowed

• College training in management information systems, computer science, electrical engineering or related area may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling six (6) months of experience to a maximum of two (2) years for an Associates degree.
• Relevant Technical School training leading to a diploma in an information technology specialty (i.e. Computer Networking Management, Computer Programming, etc.) may be substituted for one (1) year of the general experience.
• Relevant certification in management information systems, computer science, electrical engineering, project management or related area may be substituted for up to six (6) months of the general experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

Incumbents may be required to travel within the State in the course of their daily work.

Incumbents in this class will be eligible for advancement to the target class of Information Technology Analyst 1 after successful completion of two (2) years of on the job training.

Careers at the Branch play an essential role for the public and society. Our meaningful, challenging, and interesting positions have a long-lasting effect that serves to advance justice and ultimately provides for the greater good of all.

Please reference posting number 26-4000-019

AA/EOE