IT Applications Specialist 1/2

The mission of the Department of Insurance is to enforce the insurance laws and regulations of the state impartially, honestly, and expeditiously.

The Louisiana Department of Insurance is seeking an IT Applications Specialist 1/2to support the ongoing development, enhancement, and maintenance of the applications that power the Louisiana Fortified Homes Program (LFHP). The specialist will work hands-on in the program's existing codebase and will collaborate daily alongside contract developers, LDI IT staff, and the program's business stakeholders to keep the LFHP systems reliable, secure, and compliant with LDI's Software Development Standards.

The ideal candidate is already comfortable with the Microsoft/.NET web application stack that LDI systems are built on-along with the third-party tools layered on top of it, such as Telerik UI, reporting/PDF libraries, and email and logging services-can pick up and maintain an existing codebase, and can bring modern practices, including approved AI-assisted development tooling, to improve delivery speed and quality., A certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion, provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles., As anIT Applications Specialist 1/2 in the Office of Management & Finance/Information Technology Division, you will/may:

• Develop, enhance, debug, and maintain the LFHP web and mobile-facing applications and their integrations, within LDI's development, testing/staging, and production environments.

• Write and maintain application code in C#/.NET (ASP.NET MVC, Web API, Razor Pages) with Entity Framework, plus JavaScript/jQuery front-end work.

• Write and execute unit and integration tests to validate application functionality prior to merging into staging and production environments.

• Work within LDI source control (Azure DevOps / Team Foundation Server / Git), checking in stable code daily and following LDI's promotion process from development to staging to production.

• Coordinate closely with contract developers and LDI IT staff to maintain consistency, shared understanding, and adherence to LDI naming conventions, data standards, and coding standards.

• Produce and maintain required documentation (system design, data dictionary, deployment instructions, user manuals) in the LDI-approved format.

• Where approved, use AI development tooling to accelerate and improve development and maintenance., Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to), Describe your experience taking over and maintaining an existing codebase that you did not originally write, and coordinating with contract developers and key stakeholders. Include how you familiarized yourself with an unfamiliar codebase, how you used source control (Azure DevOps, TFS, or Git), followed established coding standards, and kept your work consistent with the rest of the team. If you do not have this experience, enter "N/A."

Six years of experience in information technology; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus four years of experience in information technology; OR

An associate's degree in information technology plus four years of experience in information technology; OR

A bachelor's degree plus four years of experience in information technology; OR

A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus three years of experience in information technology; OR

A master's degree plus three years of experience in information technology., Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field., The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=175350) ., Do you have professional experience developing, enhancing, or maintaining web-based applications built on the Microsoft/.NET stack (C#, ASP.NET MVC, Web API, and/or Razor Pages) with Entity Framework and a SQL Server backend?, Do you have a working knowledge of relational (SQL) databases-for example, reading and writing basic SQL queries, understanding tables and relationships, and working with a SQL Server backend?, Do you have professional experience using AI tools or technologies (such as AI coding assistants, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, or AI project-memory/configuration files) to support application development, maintenance, or support?

Compensation: The salary will be determined based on qualifications and experience within the established pay range., Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program