This position is housed under Application Software Development (ASD) Team of the Office of Information Systems (OIS). The developer will build and implement additional functionality and system enhancements as requested for our blended funded applications that includes Document Imaging System (DIMS) and other related ESA Applications. In multiple versions of ASP. NET, IBM Content Navigator, FileNet, Java, DOJO, Javascript, HTML, CSS, Oracle databases and someone who is comfortable working with Web APIs. This developer will work on the enhancements to ESA Blended funded application such as DIMS and related applications. There needs to be enhancements made to these applications.

DHS’s OIS/Application Software Development s looking for Senior Application Developers whose primary responsibilities include design, development, delivery and enhancement of Client-Server/Web-Based/Cloud-Based/Mobile Software Applications using application software development languages/environments with multiple versions of ASP.NET, IBM Content Navigator, FileNet, Java, DOJO, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Oracle DB.

Candidate will be responsible for the implementation and management of business aligned IT services. Ensuring the application platform is of high quality, defects free and adheres to industry standards for development, testing and deployment methodologies.

Must have experience with ASP.NET, SQL, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Oracle DB. Hands on experience with any of the following is favorable: IBM Content Navigator, FileNet, XML, HTML, JavaScript, BPEL, PHP and WebLogic.

The successful candidates will demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, characteristics, experiences and/or abilities:

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  Capable of design, develop and deploy applications that support users on the case and program management especially with DIMS application.
• Provides mentorship and technical advice to a team of Application/Reports/Query developers.
• Provides strategic advice to the lead, management and customers of the OIS.
• Capable of implementing programming standards that support a secure and defect free application.
• Interacts daily with government clients in order to meet the technical requirements for new initiatives.
• Works with Quality Assurance / Quality Control teams to insure the application remains secure and defect free.
• Defines and documents processes to be used by all application developers on the team.
• Plans, researches, and recommends new equipment, software tools, and related technologies.
• Uses monitoring and performance analysis tools to troubleshoot and isolate application performance issues.
• Updates system and process documentation, produces user guides, ER diagrams, and SOPs as needed - Including Visio Network design drawings.
• Other duties as assigned.

The candidate will become an integral part of the ASD Team, making every problem associated to the platform a problem of their own and will demonstrate the required initiative and critical thinking abilities necessary to resolve all problems and challenges accordingly.

This individual will be working closely with DHS OIS and its partner agencies to ensure the agencies’ priorities are met. This is a position within DHS OIS Division.

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience

CONTRACT LABOR CATEGORY DESCRIPTION_______________________________________________

11-15 years of experience. Designs, develops, enhances, debugs, and implements software. Troubleshoots production problems related to software applications.

Complete Description

Responsibilities:

1. Designs, develops, enhances, debugs, and implements software. Troubleshoots production problems related to software applications.

2. Researches, tests, build, and coordinate the conversion and/or integration of new products based on client requirements. Designs and develops new software products or major enhancements to existing software.

3. Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms.

4. Consults with project teams and end users to identify application requirements.

5. Performs feasibility analysis on potential future projects to management.

6. Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application software packages, application integration and testing tools.

7. Resolves problems with software and responds to suggestions for improvements and enhancements.

8. Acts as team leader on projects.

9. Instructs, assigns, directs, and checks the work of other software developers on development team.

10. Participates in development of software user manuals.

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements :

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience

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  11 yrs troubleshooting production problems related to software applications-Required 6 Years
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience-Required
• Proven experience in IT field with focus on the technical reporting, system setup, data analysis and analytics-Required 11 Years
• Experience with Visual Studio 2010 and later versions with .Net Framework 2.0-4.6.2 with C# and VB-Nice to have 8 Years
• Experience developing enterprise applications using Microsoft technologies within a distributed (n-tier) architecture-Required 11 Years
• Excellent analytical and communication skills, both verbal and written, have the ability to work well in a team, collaborating with developers, etc-Required 5 Years
• Experience developing enterprise applications that interact with MS SQL Server and Oracle databases-Required 5 Years
• Candidate should strong ETL experience in Data Warehouse / Business Intelligence platforms (experiences with ETL Tools like SSIS/Informatica/Data Stag-Required 3 Years
• Experience in developing applications using Java, DOJO, JavaScript, HTML, CSS-Required 8 Years
• Experience with database technologies, development methodologies, and front-end (e.g., Cognos)/back-end programming languages (e.g. SQL)-Required 5 Years
• Experience with Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Service Oriented Architecture-Required 3 Years
• Have you used LINQ (Language-integrated Query) in your previous projects?-Required 3 Years
• Experience with any of JIRA/Bugzilla/HP ALM tools-Required 5 Years
• Experience with Databases using ADO.NET-Required 5 Years
• Experience with IBM Content Navigator, FileNet-Highly desired 5 Years
• Experience with Web APIs-Required 5 Years