IT PROFESSIONAL 2 - APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

The Client Services Web Team, within Governors Technology Office, is recruiting a full stack developer, to be located in our Carson City, NV office, to support over 100 state agency public facing websites. The team assists other state agencies in creating and modifying websites via a content management system. Incumbents will use industry standard tools and languages to create new CMS features to enhance State of Nevada websites. As an Information Technology Professional, incumbents analyze, develop, implement, maintain, and modify In-House, Vendor Created and For Purchase (COTS) applications. Incumbents perform journey level application developer duties including full SDLC processes, maintenance, and application enhancements. Incumbents will perform all duties in conformance to the GTO Division’s application development standards. The following platforms and languages are used by the Web Team: .NET, C#, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Ubuntu, php, and MSSQL., Conduct detailed alternative analyses and determine end-user requirements through consultation with end-users, technicians, vendors, management, and others.

Maintain documentation related to the assigned IT specialization’s architecture, operations, and other records of work activities as required.

Maintain current knowledge of technological trends and advancements in the IT field as well as security management practices, laws, policies, and ethics.

Participate in recommending and justifying resource allocations and expenditure decisions, tracking, and recording expenditures, preparing purchase requests, and writing technical requirements for grant proposals.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Under general supervision, incumbents perform journey level duties and may serve as a lead worker to lower-level IT staff as assigned. This is a supervisory level for the Computer Operations function.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or closely related field and two years of professional IT experience relevant to the duties of the position which may include computer operations, systems administration, network administration, database administration, applications analysis and development, and/or information security; OR two years of experience as an IT Professional I in Nevada State service; OR four years of relevant technical experience as an IT Technician IV or above in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Additional Position Requirements:

• Experience with programming, development, or software engineering is required., This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.

Applications Analysis and Development: Working knowledge of: at least one general purpose programming language (in software-oriented positions); basic programming techniques such as table handling and on-line file updates; principles, practices, and procedures required to design and implement information systems-based solutions; principles, tools and techniques as applied to writing, modifying, and documenting programs; techniques of diagramming program flow.

General knowledge of: access methods and file structures; at least one formal systems design methodology; principles of designing test procedures; principles, practices and procedures required to develop, design, and implement information system-based solutions in a wide range of problem domains.

Ability to: decompose problems into constituent parts; interview users to identify needs; make decisions and use independent judgment (independently choose appropriate action after reviewing alternatives); test and validate systems.