IT Software Engineer III

The Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI), recognized nationally as one of the leading pension systems in the country, has an opening for a IT Software Engineer III. The IT Software Engineer III to serve as a technical leader within our Applications team. This position provides leadership in the design, evaluation, and implementation of business technology solutions built on Power Apps, SQL, our enterprise content management (ECM) system, and WordPress, while providing hands-on technical guidance, mentorship, and direction to fellow team members., + Mentors developers and analysts, including reviewing work products and providing constructive feedback.

• Leads design sessions, sets technical direction, mentors team members, and holds the team accountable to sound architecture and coding standards.

• Diagnoses complex, first-time business problems and directs analysis to resolve issues with significant technical and economic feasibility considerations.

• Designs, develops, and maintains solutions using Power Apps, SQL Server/databases, the agency’s ECM system, and WordPress-based web properties.

• Optimizes technology solutions to align with business-driven processes across the agency.

• Maintains and advances the agency security program as it relates to applications, data, and platform configuration.

• Leads improvement and standardization of the agency-wide document management strategy and ECM systems.

• Monitors and improves data quality across agency systems and platforms.

• Develops and implement technology improvement plans agency wide.

• Optimizes web servers and applications for uptime, performance, usability, and security.

• Presents clear, logical statements of business problems and proposed designs, incorporating input from business partners and other developers.

• Designs projects requiring integration across multiple technical platforms; develops code and configuration for new or existing systems.

• Participates in evaluation and selection of hardware, software, and platform standards, balancing standardization with innovation.

• Creates and maintains information architecture documentation, including site maps, flow charts, and technical specifications.

• Formulates and upholds technical recommendations, including in circumstances involving differing viewpoints from business partners, vendors, or peers.

• Identifies and raises concerns regarding scope, timelines, or requirements that may compromise system security, data quality, or long-term maintainability.

• Communicates technical trade-offs and recommendations clearly to agency leadership and other stakeholders.

• Exercises independent judgment to resolve ambiguous technical situations and determine appropriate courses of action.

Minimum Qualifications: You must possess all the minimum qualifications below to pass the exam for this position. Please make sure your resume or work history supports your meeting the minimum qualifications for this position. Failure to do this may disqualify you from being considered for this position. You are encouraged to attach a one-page cover letter to your application to demonstrate how you meet the requirements below.

Considerable knowledge of:

• Data architecture

• Software architecture

• Common software design patterns

• Development and testing practices

• Programming languages and software development tool suites

Experience:

• Creating, interpreting and documenting user requirements.

• Analyzing development solutions to show costs and benefits

• Coding

• Testing and deploying production systems

• Establishing and defining architecture and development standards

Desirable MQ’s:

• Software development and testing practices

• Microsoft Power Apps (or comparable applications platforms)

• SQL and relational database design, querying, and performance tuning

• Enterprise content management (ECM) systems and document management strategy

• WordPress administration, configuration, and web application optimization

• Programming languages and software development tool suites.

• Administering or optimizing web servers and applications for performance and security

• Knowledge of supervisory and team leadership practices

• Experience maintaining or contributing to an organization security program

Candidates who reach the final hiring stage will be required to participate in a criminal background check. Having a criminal record will not automatically eliminate applicants from consideration, but may be considered as part of the hiring process.

The incumbent is expected to exercise sound, independent technical judgment; communicate recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical audiences alike; and uphold high standards of quality, security, and maintainability across the team’s work. This position will work with PERSI staff to build stronger relationships with our members at every step of their retirement journey. At PERSI, our vision is to be a trusted expert in helping Idaho’s public employees build and receive a secure and meaningful retirement.

This position is eligible for the PERSI benefits package, including:

• Excellent low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Generous vacation and sick leave accrual beginning as soon as you start

• Eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)

• Paid parental leave

• Eleven paid holidays per year

• PERSI retirement (https://www.persi.idaho.gov/) , one of the nation’s best state retirement systems

• Multiple savings plans

• Life insurance

• A healthy work/life balance, For additional information related to benefits and/or State programs, please visit https://dhr.idaho.gov/StateEmployees/Benefits.html.*