Senior Application Programmer

The scope of the proposed services will include the following:-
• Development, administration & configuration of a custom-built .NET development project.
• Provide technical knowledge transfer, training, documentation, mentorship, and guidance to State personnel for all requested work.
• Provide oversight and guidance of the customer-agency’s replacement software and make performance improvements.
• Perform code reviews and testing on new code.
• Participates in all necessary team meetings and design sessions in accordance with Scrum ceremonies.
• Cooperation with the State’s Technical Architect to ensure compliance with OTS standards of State applications.

Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are mandatory:-
• Seven (7) plus years of expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas:
• C#
• ASP.NET Core (version 6.0 or later)
• MSSQL
• Two (2) plus years enterprise-level software development.
• Two (2) plus years of experience working in an Agile / Scrum environment

Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are desirable but not mandatory:-
• Has led a team of application programmers under Microsoft development stack.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as Vue, React, NodeJS, Angular, Typescript.
• Experience designing and developing distributed systems (Microservices/SOA)
• Experience developing reports with SSRS, Power BI, Tableau, or other reporting tools
• Experience setting up, maintaining and using DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and automating tasks
• Experience with the Git Version Control System, including branching strategies for complex systems
• Proficiency in front-end development using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Hands-on experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as Vue.js and React.
• Familiarity with Figma for UI/UX prototyping and design collaboration.
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design and integration.
• Proficiency in containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code practices using tools like Terraform.
• Solid understanding of security best practices including OAuth 2.0, JWT, and HTTPS/TLS.
• Experience integrating GIS technologies and APIs (e.g., ESRI, Google Earth) is highly desirable.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Experience working in Agile environments with iterative development practices.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure or AWS.
• Familiarity with API integrations for external data sources.
• Exposure to modular or microservices architectures.
• Knowledge of message-based systems (e.g., RabbitMQ) and asynchronous programming models.