Part Time Application Developer

Job Description

The Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections (IDJC) is seeking a highly skilled and experienced software developer to provide maintenance, de-bugging and development upgrades to its CBAS web-based application.  This is NOT a full-time position.

 

IMPORTANT NOTES - Read Fully:

1 - This is NOT a full-time position.It’s expected that this positionwill be part-time with first few weeks (2 - 4 weeks) requiring an estimation of10 – 15 hours / week depending on time needed to thoroughly understand the codethey're working with and work to be done. Following the initial 2- 4 weeks, thetime needed for on-going maintenance and debugging could vary above or belowthose hours each week, just depending on workload.

2 - While the role is not full-time and hours worked will be flexible for most maintenance(able to be done outside of normal business hours), the contractor will need to be available (reachable and able to promptly respond) via phone and emailduring normal business hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain Time, Mondays throughFridays, for any questions/issues that may arise related to the work they’redoing on the system. They must also be able to attend any required meetingswith the IDJC team as needed during normal business hours.

3 - Contractor will need to use their own laptop/equipment.  Candidate must have a dedicated home office/workspace that is conducive to productive work. This includes a reliable high-speed internet connection and a personal Windows computer that meets the necessary hardware and software requirements (latest Windows OS and Virus software) to support the development environment. Laptop/PC must have minimum RAM and hard drive to be able to run Visual Studio, a local instance of SQL Server, IIS, and Remote Desktop (RDP) concurrently. 

4 - Contract Duration - The initial funding approved is expected to cover approximately 180 hours of work to be used during the calendar yearlisted within the requisition. As hours worked will vary week-to-week, the actualend date of the engagement will be determined by when the funding is depleted,and if the client is able to procure additional funding to extend beyond theinitial 180-hour period of time.

POSITION DETAILS:

The Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections (IDJC) isseeking a highly skilled and experienced software developer to providemaintenance, de-bugging and development upgrades to its CBAS web-basedapplication. 

Individual will initially work with IDJC IT staff to get the developmentenvironment setup then contractor will transition to work independently formost work required.

The CBAS Application was written using C# and ASP.NET, tiedto an SQL database.  It is essentially a management system wherein fundingfrom IDJC to Juvenile Probation (JP) and community providers is requested,granted, or rejected and tracked.  The funding is typically used fortreatment (behavioral health) services for juveniles and families beingsupervised by JP.                

Major functions of the web bases CBAS Applicationare: 

• IDJP personnel have CBAS accounts specific totheir level of use and are able to request funding in the CBASApplication        
• IDJC and JP are able to track expenditures andbalances in the CBAS Application
• JP is able to submit invoices to IDJC throughthe CBAS Application 
• JP is able to request extensions of dates ofrequested funding and is able also to request additional funding inApplication            
• IDCJ and JP are able to generate reports in theCBAS Application
• IDJC and JP are able to perform user accountmanagement in the CBAS Application (including but not limited to addingproviders, adding treatment types, changing passwords, adding new users andupdating user information)   

Resource in this role will provide maintenance on CBASApplication as a whole including ‘debugging’ and remove glitches in the invoiceupload/processing. The reimbursement/payment process will be the initial areaof focus. Details related to this initial area of focus will be provided byIDJC Program Specialist.

Additionally, some approved authorizations are not accessible through normal search functions, so the Open/approved funding authorizations process needs to be evaluated and ‘debugged’ to allow all Open authorizations to be located through normal search process.

At a minimum, the contractor in this role must have at least five (5) years of experience working with the following:

·         Visual Studio 2017/2019/2022

·         SQL Server Management Studio 2019/2022

·         SQL Database; Visual Studio/C#.NET/ASP.NET Core; IIS; and writing Application Programming Interface and creating reports.  

CONTRACTOR HOURS/AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENTS

This isNOT a full-time position. It’s expected that this position will bepart-time with first few weeks (2 - 4 weeks) requiring an estimation of 10 – 15hours / week depending on time needed to thoroughly understand the code they'reworking with and work to be done. Following the initial 2- 4 weeks, the timeneeded for on-going maintenance and debugging could vary above or below thosehours each week, just depending on workload. While the role is not full-timeand hours worked will be flexible for most maintenance, the contractor willneed to at least be available (reachable and able to promptly respond) viaphone and email during normal business hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain Time,Mondays through Fridays, or for any questions/issues that may arise related tothe work they’re doing on the system. They must also be able to attend anyrequired meetings with the IDJC team as needed during normal business hours.

CONTRACT DURATION: The initial funding approved forthis role is expected to cover approximately 180 hours of work for the selectedcontractor. The end date listed for the requisition and engagement is just theperiod of time in which these hours can be worked – the actual end date will bedetermined by when the funding is depleted, and if the client is able toprocure additional funding to extend beyond the initial 180-hour period oftime.