Daily Duties / Responsibilities:

Candidate should be an experienced coder in both visual interfaces and web services construction. In addition, they should be expert in the most effective and efficient product development using Microsoft Visual Studio 2022/2019, C#, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC 3 or higher, jQuery, Angular, PrimeNG, .NET, MS SQL Server 2016 enterprise server and TFS (Team Foundation Server). This includes code development, unit testing, source code management, build management, integration testing, and deployment. This contract position is needed for ongoing development and support for the Early Care and Education systems. System assignments will include maintaining and updating legacy applications into the larger integrated DECE application, DISCC. This position will be working with different applications to continue support any DECE needs.

Interact with other software engineers and technical leaders to understand subsystem and component specifications and recommend changes to facilitate efficient and effective development.
Interact with representatives of other industry and government groups to understand and/or recommend data interchange formats, APIs, messaging strategies, application server software, as well as hardware and virtual machine requirements.
Design and document subsystems and system components consisting of (in OO terms) several objects working together to execute an encapsulated function of the larger system.
Implement and debug subsystems and components.
Write and execute tests for subsystems and components.
Participate in integrated test sessions of components and subsystems on test and production servers.
Determine and communicate the implications of system-level decisions on subsystems and components and help determine how best to mitigate or take advantage of these implications.
Determine and communicate the requirements and capabilities of components within the context of the larger system, project, and team.
Support management of the team’s technical infrastructure (e.g., repository, build system, testing system) under guidance from the engineers or other project leads.
Participate in efforts to share technology and expertise within the organization, mentor junior and aspiring software development engineers.
Perform tasks efficiently and work together with team to ensure project success.
Be a key contributor within the Web Application Development team to maintain existing applications.

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):

3+ years of experience independently designing and implementing medium to large-scale software systems and components using .Net architectures.
3+ years’ experience building web-based software systems, utilizing N-tier architectures, dynamic content, highly-scalable approaches, and complex security
3+ years of experience with C# and ASP.NET
2+ years of experience with jQuery
2+ years of experience with WCF

Environments and Tools:

MS Server 2012 R2 enterprise server, IIS 8.5
MS SQL Server 2016.
TFS (Team Foundation Server)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010/2013/2015
C#, ASP.NET, .NET
IIS
ASP.NET MVC 3 or higher
jQuery
SSRS
WCF
Entity Framework 6
Responsive design
Angular (PrimeNG)
Knowledge of Microsoft operating systems and at least two application, database, messaging or webserver systems.
Successful design and implementation of multiple software components and subsystems.

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):

Experience with Agile software development is a plus.
Entity Framework 6
Responsive design
Angular (PrimeNG)

Soft Skills:

Ability to communicate the design and implementation of software systems including relevant strengths/weaknesses and reasons for implementation decisions.
Ability to communicate (orally and written) effectively with technical, non-technical staff, and customers/stakeholders as needed or directed.
Ability to communicate effectively with the DSS and other State information technology staff.

Required Education/Certifications:

Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science or other quantitative discipline or equivalent work experience

Preferred Education/Certifications:

SoSC - .NET Software Programmer - Intermediate - 11502