Performs highly advanced senior-level computer programming work.

-Serves as a leader to development teams to provide guidance and code design and development validations and concurrence.

-Develops software solutions by studying information needs, conferring with users, and studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes. Investigates problem areas. Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming.

-Write, test, debug, and document complex programs, including client/server and web-based applications using C# (.Net), Blazor, and/or SQL.

-Design, develop and implement specialized programs or routines to create, supplement, and enhance front and back-end web-based applications software using HTML5, CSS, C# .NET Blazor, SQL, Stored Procedures, Oracle, and SQL Server.

-Work closely and coordinate with systems analysts, architects, and various business areas to gather/validate requirements, understand technical issues, limitations and model solutions that meet the functional and technical requirements.

-Provide support of Texas Department of Agriculture applications software through diagnosis of problems and implementation of changes to resolve problems and maintain software at the most current level.

-Perform research and analysis as required for specialized programs or routines to supplement and enhance front and back-end web-based applications software using HTML5, CSS, C# .NET Blazor, SQL, Stored Procedures, Oracle, and SQL Server.

-Recommend improvements to processes for application development projects, as needed.

-Perform other duties as assigned.

CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements:

Years Required/Preferred Experience

8 Required years of senior-level work experience and knowledge in analyzing software application systems workflow processes to identify environment efficiencies and improvements

8 Required Years of experience root cause analysis and resolution

8 Required Years of experience in leading the design and development of web-based software applications

8 Required Years of experience programming in various coding languages including but not limited to: .Net, HTML, HTML5, ASP, Java, JSP, .NET/C#, front end and back-end user interface methodologies technologies, SQL, and stored procedures

8 Required Years of experience independently performing a variety of complicated SDLC related tasks at all phases of the SDLC

8 Required Years of experience in software application administration and management

8 Required Years of experience in leading SDLC projects from scope to deployment including coordinating with organizational change control boards and release schedules

8 Required Years of experience and proficiency in web programming using code languages: .NET/C#, JavaScript, HTML, CSS SQL, Stored Procedures, Oracle, and SQL Server

6 Required Years of experience with Agile SDLC methodology

6 Required Years of experience in cross-team collaboration for requirements gathering and software development, modifications, and maintenance

5 Required Years of experience in programming and implementing software application modifications to accommodate information security requirements and network security integrity

5 Required Years of experience leading and directing SDLC teams including code validation and approval of fellow programmers

5 Required Years of experience in technical writing and documentation of environment and network changes and release notes

5 Required Years of experience in presenting in-person software application demonstrations for the purposes of seeking customer approval of proposed design

4 Required Masters degree, or higher

4 Required Years of experience using Azure Dev Ops, Jira, or similar

1 Preferred Experience porting existing codebase from Java to C# .NET Blazor

1 Preferred Experience and knowledge of responsive web design practices and implementation

1 Preferred Experience and knowledge of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), and implementation