Software Development Specialist 4 (20017861)

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC); Ohio; On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) seeks a senior software developer to design and deliver sophisticated software solutions. You will collaborate with IT Architecture staff and IT Managers to create designs meeting agency needs, mentor peers, and drive design reviews with a strong focus on reliability and scalability.

You will work with React, Redux, Angular, .NET/.NET Core, C#, and Azure cloud services, ensuring robust database access via SQL and Azure SQL.

Qualifications

• :Requires extensive technical knowledge of software development and contributes to solution designs

Responsibilities

• Provide solution designs in collaboration with IT Architecture staff and IT Managers
• Mentor team members and ensure project timelines are met
• Lead design reviews and provide post-production support for applications of varying size
• Develop solutions to complex issues through independent research and ensure code readiness for UAT and production
• Plan mentorship activities and document project plans with IT Managers
• Edit or create IT artifacts such as policies, standards and guidelines for approval
• Perform code reviews to ensure quality and compliance with standards
• Attend meetings, training, and conferences and deliver presentations when required

Skills

Software development

Mentoring

Stakeholder collaboration

Requirements analysis

Code reviews

Tools

React

Redux

Angular

.NET

C#

Azure

SQL

Azure SQL

SQL Stored Procedures

Job description

Work Location TBD

Responsibilities

• Requires extensive technical knowledge of software development and receives general direction to provide solution designs and collaborates with IT Architecture staff and IT Managers to develop solutions that meet agency requirements
• Assists in analyzing the business case for solution designs and contributes to authoring portions of the business case
• Utilizes software development tools and languages such as React, Redux, Angular, .NET, .NET Core, C#, Azure cloud computing tools, Microsoft SQL (newer versions), Azure SQL, SQL stored procedures and views
• Updates skills through training and hands-on experience with Azure Pipelines, cloud storage, and Microsoft full-stack development
• Serves as a senior developer, mentoring team members and ensuring project timelines are met; ensures current and future business process flows are defined and documented
• Ensures current and future business process flows are clearly defined and documented
• Conducts in-depth alternative analyses and identifies end-user requirements
• Consults with end-users, technicians, vendors, management, and other stakeholders
• Leads design reviews and provides post-production support for applications of varying size, scope, and impact on agency operations, including considerations for load balancing, failover, and clustering
• Develops solutions to complex issues through independent research; tracks and verifies code releases to UAT and production environments
• Plans and conducts formal mentorship activities for peers and junior staff through verbal instruction and technical documentation and collaborates with IT Managers to develop project plans
• Responsible for editing or creating enterprise or IT artifacts for recommendation and approval, including policies, procedures, standards, guidelines, best practices, and position papers
• Responsible for seeking to build expertise in leading complex initiatives and understanding organizational improvement frameworks
• Works closely with IT Architecture staff, the CIO, and IT Managers to design solutions aligned with agency goals.
• Develops pass/fail testing criteria and assesses overall system performance, including code optimization and resolution of software/hardware conflicts
• Oversees performance and load testing, finalizes implementation plans, procedures, and schedules
• Conducts lessons learned sessions from a testing perspective and coordinates improvements to enterprise testing processes Responsible for understanding technical environments and their impact on software execution and identifying environmental components that require review
• Performs code reviews to ensure quality and compliance with standards.
• Attends meetings, training, and conferences
• May be required to deliver presentations and conduct training sessions
• Responds to questions and concerns both verbally and in writing Participates in special projects and committees as assigned

• Requires extensive technical knowledge of software development and receives general direction to provide solution designs and collaborates with IT Architecture staff and IT Managers to develop solutions that