Web Developer (Principal Consultant #1081, 1920)

The Illinois Association of School Administrators; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is seeking an experienced software developer to join the Software Solutions team. You will design, develop and implement web applications within an education data systems environment, collaborating with program staff to deliver innovative solutions.

Responsibilities span the project lifecycle from concept to maintenance, including requirements gathering, technical specification creation, and production support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology (IT) or Computer Science plus two years of IT experience or coursework in the last five years.
• Two or more of VB.NET, C#, or ASP.NET with Microsoft SQL Server experience.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to quickly learn new tools and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Participates in full project lifecycle from concept through deployment and maintenance.
• Develops web-based applications to improve operations for districts, educators, and students.
• Translates requirements into technical specifications for small to medium projects.
• Collaborates with stakeholders and vendors to deliver timely, cost-effective solutions.
• Analyzes production issues and resolves end-user service requests.

Skills

VB.NET

C#

ASP.NET

Microsoft SQL Server

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or CS + 2 years IT experience

Bachelor's degree in any field + 3 years IT experience

Associate's degree + 4 years IT experience

High school diploma + 8 years IT experience

Job description

ISBE is looking for experienced talent to add to our Software Solutions team! This position will work collaboratively with program and software solutions staff to build sophisticated web applications and maintain those systems. This is an opportunity for an experienced web developer to design, develop and implement software solutions and bring innovation to an education data systems environment and make recommendations on the use of new and emerging technologies. This position functions under general supervision and reports to a supervisor.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Involved throughout the entire project lifecycle including concept and design, prototyping, development, production, quality assurance and testing, deployment and maintenance of sophisticated web based systems following best practices and development standards, guidelines and documentation.
• Develops web based computer applications to improve operations, increase efficiency and serve districts, educators and students.
• Assists in gathering requirements and project specifications and converts requirements into technical specifications for small to medium sized projects.
• Collaborates with business partners and strategic vendors to deliver cost effective, timely and customer-focused solutions.
• Engages with business analysts and stakeholders to understand functional requirements, and contributes to the completion of functional specifications, preparing and delivering informative, well-organized presentations and project status reviews to process owners, customers and stakeholders.
• Maintains existing web-based production systems.
• Analyzes and resolves production problems in a timely manner.
• Resolves end user service requests as assigned.
• Maintains business systems standards by applying software development, project management methods, tools and processes as standard practice.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology (IT) or Computer Science plus two years of IT experience or coursework in the last five years, or, a Bachelor's degree in any field plus three years of IT experience or coursework in the last five years, or, an Associate's degree in any field plus four years of IT experience or coursework in the last seven years, or, a high school diploma and eight years of experience in the last ten years. (COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION)
• Demonstrated experience with the following technical skills: VB.NET, C# or ASP.NET (at least two), and Microsoft SQL server.
• Knowledge of IT concepts, principles, and theories.
• Strong written and oral communications skills.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to quickly pick up new tools and technologies.
• Ability to facilitate meetings and follow up with resulting action items.
• Ability to work independently on issues and projects and to participate cooperatively on group projects.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with programming architecture such as model, view, controller (MVC).
• Experience with reporting languages such as SQL server reporting services (SSRS) or Crystal Reports.
• Experience with JavaScript, Bootstrap, Angular JS, Highcharts, Microsoft Business Intelligence tools or star schema database design.

Salary/Benefits

Union: IFSOE

Department: Software Solutions

Anticipated Starting Salary Range: $62,449 - $78,917

Full Salary Range: $62,449 - $106,278

Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

District Name IL State Board of Education Building Name Address 555 West Monroe Street Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60661 Phone [phone] Fax [phone] IASA Region Abe Lincoln County Sangamon Employment Type Full-time permanent Job Category Agency/Association Grade Level Other