Programmer (ITAS6)

Duties: This position serves as the highest level authority for Management Services in an IT capacity for agency wide background check systems for Background Check Central Unit (BCCU). • Serve as management advisor and technical consultant to enhance and maintain on-going operations of all BCCU client/server applications • Develop and implement standards and procedures for data, data modeling, and data architecture • Analyze and resolve very complex technical issues that involve a multitude of critical business processes • Participate in code and design reviews, ensuring adherence to standards and providing improvement recommendations • Consultant to executive management in information systems development • Provide guidance for business decisions from a technical perspective on such issues as performance, scalability, reliability, and security • Work closely with the technical lead and project manager to ensure deliverables and milestones are met • Assist in the building and migration of software components to multiple staging environments • Create test environments and test plans for BCCU applications. Participate in system and user acceptance testing of all program components • Create and maintain system documentation throughout the software development lifecyle • Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) resource when issues, problems, or bugs occur • Create time and cost estimates for software development projects • Implement prototypes based on functional specifications • Responsible for project status reporting to technical lead and/or project manager • Support existing code base with defect fixes and new enhancements • Participate in design sessions with business owner(s) If you are interested in this position, please contact April Yancey at [email protected] for the complete job announcement and information on how to apply.