System Software Programmer -.Net

novalink-solutions; Town of Charleston (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Novalink Solutions in the Town of Charleston, SC is looking for a System Software Programmer - Intermediate to maintain mission-critical applications for the Department of Social Services. The candidate should possess 3+ years of experience in .NET and web-based architectures, focusing on developing and integrating software systems.

This position offers the opportunity to work as part of a dedicated team, contributing significantly to the delivery of applications serving the Division of Early Care and Education.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience designing and implementing medium-to-large-scale software systems.
• 3+ years’ experience with web-based architectures and dynamic content.
• Experience with ASP.NET MVC 3 or higher.

Responsibilities

• Maintain mission-critical applications for the Department of Social Services.
• Develop visual interfaces and web services.
• Interact with other software engineers and technical leaders.

Skills

C#

ASP.NET

jQuery

WCF

Entity Framework 6

Agile software development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or other quantitative discipline

Job description

• Actual Job Title System Software Programmer - Intermediate
• Job Type FT Contract
• Contract duration 1 year
• Date Opened 06/23/2026
• Target Date 06/29/2026
• City Charleston
• State/Province South Carolina
• Country United States
• Assigned Recruiter(s) Nagaraj Murugan
• Number of Positions 1

Job Description

Maintaining and obtaining multiple mission critical applications for the Department of Social Services. The Department seeks a highly motivated individual who has the skills for software development to be part of the Web Application Development team to continue the delivery of all applications of the Division of Early Care and Education (DECE).

Daily Responsibilities and Duties

• Candidate should be an experienced coder in both visual interfaces and web services construction. In addition, they should be expert in jQuery, Angular, PrimeNG, .NET, MS SQL Server 2016 enterprise server and TFS (Team Foundation Server). This includes code development, unit testing, source code management, build management, integration testing, and deployment.
• Maintain and update legacy applications into the larger integrated DECE application, DISCC.
• Interact with other software engineers and technical leaders to understand subsystem and component specifications and recommend changes to facilitate efficient and effective product development.
• Interact with representatives of other industry and government groups to understand and/or recommend data interchange formats, APIs, messaging strategies, application server software, hardware and virtual machine requirements.
• Design and document subsystems and system components consisting of several objects working together to execute an encapsulated function of the larger system.
• Implement and debug subsystems and components.
• Write and execute tests for subsystems and components.
• Participate in integrated test sessions of components and subsystems on test and production servers.
• Determine and communicate the implications of system-level decisions on subsystems and components, and help determine how best to mitigate or take advantage of these implications.
• Determine and communicate the requirements and capabilities of components within the context of the larger system, project, and team.
• Support management of the team’s technical infrastructure (e.g., repository, build system, testing system) under guidance from the engineers or other project leads.
• Participate in efforts to share technology and expertise within the organization, mentor junior and aspiring software development engineers.
• Perform tasks efficiently and work together with team to ensure project success.
• Be a key contributor within the Web Application Development team to maintain existing applications.

Required Skills (Ranked in Order of Importance)

• 3+ years of experience independently designing and implementing medium-to-large-scale software systems and components using .NET architectures.
• 3+ years’ experience building web-based architectures, dynamic content, highly scalable approaches, and complex security.
• 3+ years of experience with C# and ASP.NET.
• 2+ years of experience with jQuery.
• 2+ years of experience with WCF.
• Experience with ASP.NET MVC 3 or higher.
• Experience with Entity Framework 6.

Preferred Skills (Ranked in Order of Importance)

• Experience with Agile software development is a plus.
• Experience with Entity Framework 6.

Soft Skills

• Ability to communicate the design and implementation of software systems, including relevant strengths/weaknesses and reasons for implementation decisions.
• Ability to communicate orally and written effectively with technical, non-technical staff, and customers/stakeholders as needed.
• Ability to communicate effectively with the DSS and other State information.
• Knowledge of Microsoft operating systems and at least two application, database, messaging or webserver systems.
• Successful design and implementation of multiple software components and subsystems.

Required Education/Certifications

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science or other quantitative discipline.