Systems Development Services Consultant/Administrator

This position provides the most advanced level technical expertise and project management for applications professional IS work that supports all phases of the systems development life cycle, which includes development, implementation, testing, and maintenance of multi-platform including mainframe and web applications in the FESTS Application Development Services Section of DCF BITS. Responsibilities include project management, research & analysis, investigation of parameters and developing prototypes for employing new web technologies into systems development projects, solution evaluation & recommendation, project planning, development, implementation for large innovative complex web projects interacting with mainframe programs and leveraging DB2 mainframe data. The projects follow mandatory federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) project development and reporting requirements utilizing a rigid system development life cycle methodology., Due to the nature of the position, final candidates will be required to complete a comprehensive fingerprint-based background investigation to determine whether the circumstances of any pending charges or convictions would be substantially related to the job being filled.

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the U.S., a lawful permanent resident, an alien authorized to work in the U.S. without DCF sponsorship.) The Department of Children and Families does not sponsor visas, either at time of hire or at any later time., * Project management experience utilizing all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) (e.g., assigning or delegating responsibilities, defining milestones and deliverables, monitoring activities and timelines, evaluating and reporting on accomplishments, etc.).

• Experience leading an effort to evaluate, select, and implement a new technology solution for an organization.
• Experience working with customers to identify and refine business requirements and perform related requirements analysis (e.g. evaluating existing processes and technical impacts).
• Experience developing and designing distributed web applications using .NET framework interfacing with a relational database (such as DB2, SQL Server).

Well-qualified applicants will have:

• Experience working with large, complex systems (e.g. Cloud and Distributed, systems with over 400 tables) in any of the following industries: insurance, government or health care.
• Experience interacting with technical support, operations, and other third-party teams including outside vendor staff to ensure coordination of efforts between teams.
• Experience utilizing and administering Azure DevOps to manage project lifecycle

The starting salary is between $50.62 and $60.00 per hour ($105,289 and $124,800 annually), depending on qualifications. Pay for current State of WI employees will be based on the compensation plan in effect at the time of the appointment. Pay for current state employees who are transferring will be determined based upon the pay on transfer rules (higher level duties or equity) as outlined in the compensation plan in effect at the time of appointment.

The pay schedule/range is 07-32. A one-year probationary period may be required.

The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF), Division of Management Services (DMS), Bureau of Information Technology Services (BITS), Family & Economic Support Technical Services (FESTS) Section is currently recruiting to fill an IS Systems Development Services Consultant/Administrator position. DCF offers great benefits, personal growth opportunities and work-life balance as a State of Wisconsin employee; and the intrinsic reward associated with serving the children and families of Wisconsin. To learn more about DCF's complete compensation package, please visit our Total Rewards Calculator! This position may allow hybrid work for a portion of the work schedule up to 90% depending on the employee's preference and needs of the work unit. Any hybrid work flexibility that may be available will be discussed in more detail in the interview process. For positions that do allow hybrid work flexibility, employees may need to report to a DCF office location on short notice. There is no mileage reimbursement when traveling to the headquarter location. Our DCF locations are in the following cities: Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Eau Claire, and Rhinelander. Employees need to report to the 201 W. Washington Ave. Madison, WI office or the 635 N 26 St. Milwaukee, WI office on their first day for onboarding and orientation. High speed internet access is required to meet the needs of remote work. Come see why DCF is such a great place to work!