Software Development Specialist 3 (5 positions)

Ohio Department of Public Safety; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 101,942,000 - 137,760,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Parking

Free Onsite Gym and Walking Path

Daycare On-site

Job summary

Ohio Department of Public Safety in Columbus seeks a Software Development Specialist 3 to perform impact analyses, assist with design reviews, and create test designs and plans for Microsoft .Net environments with SQL as a secondary technology.

You will coordinate unit and system testing, support user acceptance testing, and lead IT quality assurance activities for deployment activities in a full-time role at the Charles D Shipley Building.

Qualifications

• 60 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following: assuring requirements are defined and approved, performing code reviews and ensuring application development standards are met including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology as specified by the agency position description & job posting.
• Completion of associate core program in computer science or information systems
• Completion of undergraduate core program in computer science or information systems; AND 36–42 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following.

Responsibilities

• Performs impacts analyses to identify interdependencies.
• Assist with design reviews.
• Creates detailed test designs & test plans.
• Coordinates execution of unit & system test scripts, debugging efforts & defect tracking, support of user acceptance testing, & software implementation & deployment tasks.
• Leads the development, implementation & monitoring of IT quality assurance standards & testing.

Skills

Software development

Microsoft .NET

SQL

Team collaboration

Customer focus

Education

Associate core program in computer science or information systems

Undergraduate core program in computer science or information systems

Tools

Microsoft .NET

SQL

Job description

Ohio Department of Public Safety - Director's Office/Information Technology (Application Development)

Report in location: 1970 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43223

PRIMARY TECHNOLOGY: Microsoft .Net Environment

SECONDARY TECHNOLOGY: Structured Query Language (SQL)

Perks of Working for the Ohio Department of Public Safety

• Multiple pay increases over your first years of service!
• Free Parking!
• Free Onsite Gym and Walking Path!
• Daycare On-site!
• Cafeteria On-site!

What You'll Do As a Software Development Specialist 3

• Performs impacts analyses to identify interdependencies.
• Assist with design reviews.
• Creates detailed test designs & test plans.
• Coordinates execution of unit & system test scripts, debugging efforts & defect tracking, support of user acceptance testing, & software implementation & deployment tasks.
• Leads the development, implementation & monitoring of IT quality assurance standards & testing.

Option 1

60 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following: assuring requirements are defined and approved, performing code reviews and ensuring application development standards are met including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology as specified by the agency position description & job posting.

Option 2

Completion of associate core program in computer science or information systems

AND 42 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following: assuring requirements are defined and approved, performing code reviews and ensuring application development standards are met including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology as specified by the agency position description & job posting.

Option 3

Completion of undergraduate core program in computer science or information systems;

AND 36 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following: assuring requirements are defined and approved, performing code reviews and ensuring application development standards are met including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology as specified by the agency position description & job posting.

equivalent of minimum class qualifications for employment noted above. Note: The official position description on file with the designated agency is to reflect the required, primary technology directly relating to the duties of the position. Only those applicants possessing the experience in the required, primary technology as specified by the agency position description & job posting are to be considered for any vacancies posted. The job posting must list the required technology commensurate with the position in question.

Note:

The official position description on file with the designated agency is to reflect, in the minimum acceptable characteristics, the required technology related experience. Only those applicants possessing the required technology related experience listed in the position description (See Job Duties: PRIMARY TECHNOLOGY: Microsoft .Net Environment; SECONDARY TECHNOLOGY: Structured Query Language (SQL) are to be considered for any vacancies posted. The vacancy/job posting should also only list the required technology related experience commensurate with the position in question.

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Job Skills: Software Development/Implementation

Agency Contact Name and Information: Kristopher Croom | [e-mail]

Unposting Date: Aug 23, 2026, 11:59:00 PM

Work Location: Charles D Shipley Building

Primary Location: United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus

Compensation: $41.81

Schedule: Full-time

Work Hours: 8:00am - 4:45pm

Classified Indicator: Classified

Union: OCSEA

Technical Skills: Application Design, Software development/implementation

Professional Skills: Collaboration, Customer Focus

Agency Overview: Our mission is to save lives, reduce injuries and economic loss, administer Ohio's motor vehicle laws and preserve the safety and wellbeing of all citizens.