IT PROFESSIONAL 4 - APPLICATION DEVELOPER

State of Nevada

Carson City (NV)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

2 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance
Vacation: 3 weeks/year
Sick Leave: 3 weeks/year
Holidays: 12 paid days/year
Retirement: PERS participation
Deferred Compensation

Job summary

The State of Nevada Governors Technology Office (GTO) seeks an IT Professional 4 in Carson City to analyze, develop, implement, maintain, and modify applications using in-house, vendor, and COTS solutions. The role emphasizes mentoring staff, gathering business requirements, and documenting technical specs for complex .NET-based applications.

Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s degree in computer science or MIS with five years of IT experience, including systems development and security

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, MIS or related field with five years of IT experience.
  • Experience in systems analysis, development, and information security may be included.
  • Supervisory or project management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze end-user requirements and translate into technical solutions.
  • Develop, implement, maintain, and modify applications across in-house, vendor, and COTS sources.
  • Mentor and supervise technical staff; prepare technical requirements and documentation.
  • Lead full SDLC processes including maintenance and enhancements.
  • Work with Visual Studio/.NET stack and related technologies.

Skills

Mentoring
Technical leadership
Requirements analysis
SDLC
Documentation
Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or MIS
5 years IT experience

Tools

Visual Studio
C#
VB.NET
JavaScript
PL/SQL
SQL Server

Job description

  • No Nevada state income tax.

Job Summary

The Client Services Unit, within the State of Nevada Governors Technology Office (GTO), is recruiting for an IT Professional 4, to be located in our Carson City, NV, office. Information Technology (IT) Professional 4's analyze, develop, implement, maintain, and modify in-house, vendor created, and for purchase (COTS) applications. Incumbents mentor and supervise technical staff; analysis business requirements; create technical requirements and documentation, design complex technical solutions; communicate with both internal and external stakeholders; establish and monitor internal processes and procedures; perform advanced level application developer duties including full SDLC processes application maintenance and enhancements. This position will be supporting and developing applications primarily in Visual Studio on the .NET platform. Languages include C#, VB.NET, JavaScript, PL/SQL and SQL Server. Information Technology (IT) Professionals analyze, develop, implement, maintain, and modify computer operations, systems, networks, databases, applications, and/or information security. Incumbents may perform duties in one or more IT specialization areas depending on the needs of the agency.


Essential Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or closely related field and five years of professional IT experience relevant to the duties of the position which may include systems administration, network administration, database administration, applications analysis and development, and/or information security, two years of which were at the advanced journey level or in a supervisory or project management capacity; OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or closely related field and five years of professional IT experience which may include systems administration, network administration, database administration, applications analysis and development, and/or information security, relevant to the duties of the position, two years of which were at the journey level in information security; OR two years of relevant experience as an IT Professional III in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.


Job Duties

Conduct detailed alternative analyses and determine end-user requirements through consultation with end-users, technicians, vendors, management, and others.


Maintain documentation related to the assigned IT specialization’s architecture, operations, and other records of work activities as required.


Maintain current knowledge of technological trends and advancements in the IT field as well as security management practices, laws, policies, and ethics.


Participate in recommending and justifying resource allocations and expenditure decisions, tracking, and recording expenditures, preparing purchase requests, and writing technical requirements for grant proposals.


Perform related duties as assigned.


Under administrative direction, incumbents either: 1) perform duties described at this level and supervise at least one IT Professional III or II or Master IT Professional; or 2) perform duties described at this level within the Enterprise IT Services (EITS) Division for enterprise-wide IT systems utilized by multiple departments; or 3) perform IT project management a preponderance of the time to include serving as the project leader; planning, organizing, and directing project activities; resolving design conflicts; data administration; resource allocation; contract negotiation; timeline development; critical path tracking; justifying the need for additional resources; and coordinating activities with other work units within and outside the organization as assigned; or 4) perform Information Security duties described at this level with at least 70% of the daily activities devoted solely to information security; or 5) perform technology planning and consultation duties within EITS. Technology planning and consultation duties include providing and/or performing: initial contact with agencies to assess their needs and develop their information technology plans; technical support for the Request for Proposal (RFP) process and software and hardware evaluations; guidance and technical assistance in completing appropriate Information Technology (IT) budget request forms; recommendations for feasible and cost effective technical solutions to customer agencies and reviewing agency IT project requests; research, information, testing and training for IT related issues to ensure viable, cost effective technology implementation; and enterprise-wide planning, policy and research.


Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.


Applications Analysis And Development

Detailed knowledge of:

access methods and file structures; at least one formal systems design methodology; principles of designing test procedures; principles, practices and procedures required to develop, design, and implement information system-based solutions in a wide range of problem domains; strengths and limitations of several general-purpose programming languages (in software-oriented positions).


Working knowledge of:

project control techniques, including cost estimating and resource scheduling.


General knowledge of:

a network topology and protocol; computer platforms, capabilities, and support software; supervisory principles and techniques if applicable to the assignment; telecommunications principles and support software.


Ability to:

assign work to and coordinate and train subordinate personnel; extract logical commonalities among classes of problems; select appropriate data structures and algorithms to achieve efficient problem representation and resolution; translate data structures and algorithms.


Skill in:

problem solving, analysis and synthesis.


The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.


Benefits Include


  • Health Insurance: Medical, dental, life, and disability insurance programs for employees and their dependents/family are offered through the Public Employees' Benefits Program (PEBP).

  • Vacation: Accrual of three weeks of annual leave each year.

  • Sick Leave: Accrual of three weeks of sick leave each year.

  • Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year.

  • Retirement: Participation in the Nevada Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Employees do not contribute to Social Security but will contribute to PERS if their position is at 50% or more full-time equivalency. For more information on how PERS service may impact Social Security benefits, visit the SSA publication.

  • Deferred Compensation: The State offers a voluntary Deferred Compensation Program.

  • No Nevada state income tax.

  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Eligible due to public sector employment.

  • Longevity Payments Eligibility: Employees who have received a performance rating of "standard" or better and have completed eight (8) or more years of continuous service are eligible for longevity pay.


Additional benefits

may apply to employees covered under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), depending on their designated bargaining unit. For more information, visit the Labor Relations Unit (LRU).


For more details about your rights and responsibilities as a State of Nevada employee, please review the State of Nevada Employee Handbook (PDF).


State Holidays The holiday schedule for State employees is established by the Legislature.


The Following Are Legal Holidays

January 1.............................................. New Years Day


Third Monday in January.................. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday


Third Monday in February................ Washington's Birthday


Last Monday in May........................... Memorial Day


June 19................................................ Juneteenth Day


July 4.................................................... Independence Day


First Monday in September.............. Labor Day


Last Friday in October....................... Nevada Day


November 11........................................ Veterans' Day


Fourth Thursday in November........ Thanksgiving Day


Friday following the Fourth Thursday in November...................... Family Day


December 25........................................ Christmas Day


When January 1, June 19, July 4, November 11, or December 25 falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is the observed legal holiday. If these days fall on Sunday, the following Monday is the observed holiday. Eligibility for holiday pay is covered by the provisions of NAC 284.255

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