Agency : Illinois Commerce Commission
Opening Date/Time: 9/1/2023
Closing Date/Time: 9/21/2023
Salary: $6,805 – $10,333 monthly
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 2
Plan/BU: RC-063 paygrade 23
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Posting Identification Number 30534
Position Overview
As a Senior Developer, provides a full range of complex professional functions in information technology (IT) applications services. Coordinates and conducts complex application development on-site and at user provided facilities using designated software/programming language for the database design, program design, and the supplied support tools for testing the new processes while implementing System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes. Utilizes ASP Classic, Java, HTML, XML, Virtual PC & Server, SQL, SQL Server & SQL Reporting Service, Crystal Reports, SharePoint, MS Office Suite, MS Project and MS Visio, Adobe Acrobat/Designer, Active Directory, FTP, Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server, ASP .Net Framework, Active X, Digital Signature Technology, JAWS, and CSS.
Job Responsibilities
1. 30% Serves as a Senior Developer providing a full range of complex professional functions in information technology (IT) applications services.
• Coordinates and conducts complex application development on-site and at user provided facilities using designated software/programming language for the database design, program design, and the supplied support tools for testing the new processes while implementing System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes.
• Utilizes ASP Classic, Java, HTML, XML, Virtual PC & Server, SQL, SQL Server & SQL Reporting Service, Crystal Reports, SharePoint, MS Office Suite, MS Project and MS Visio, Adobe Acrobat/Designer, Active Directory, FTP, Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server, ASP .Net Framework, Active X, Digital Signature Technology, JAWS, and CSS in performance of duties as required.
• Provides application and user support on an on-call basis.
• Confers with users to determine technical requirements, conducts, and coordinates in-depth technical research, feasibility studies and business and systems analysis to create system designs.
• Performs business and systems analysis by charting process flow, and by performing specification writing, coding, testing, audit trails, control procedures and fine tuning.
• Develops testing plans, specifications, test scripts, and test data for new or modified programs and/or systems.
• Performs testing, ensuring logic paths are tested.
• Evaluates test results to verify conformance with program objectives.
• Prepares user and operational guidelines, operational manuals and application or system documentation.
• Develops new major systems, sub-systems, or special requests.
• Performs program development.
• Follows the agency’s adopted system design methodology to ensure the integrity of each system/sub-system meets the required standards of security, efficiency, and scope of the specific project.
• Perform on-line and batch application
2. 20% Serves as project team lead on complex projects for the unit
• Maintains and/or enhances existing IT applications systems.
• Determines and coordinates project components such as project scheduling and assignments.
• Assigns, coordinates programming activities and monitors team members’ work to ensure efforts are not duplicated and critical pathway tasks are completed according to schedule and reviews the work of project analyst staff.
• Assures the application designs meet accuracy, security and accessibility needs.
• Evaluates complex requests for application development projects.
• Provides expertise, guidance, and direction to assigned staff.
• Reviews results and incorporates individual components of project into the final product.
• Provides input to the supervisor regarding staff performance on projects and keeps supervisor informed of unexpected problems related to the project.
• Submits monthly status reports to supervisor.
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3. 20% As a lead specialist, evaluates new agency applications and related technology to anticipate the probable impact on future and current information systems.
• Evaluates existing hardware and software to make recommendations for use and purchase and its impact on configuration and purchase.
• Responsible for researching problems involving software, end user hardware, network systems errors, and network hardware.
• Facilitates the evolution to the next generation of application systems by coordinating applied research projects of software developments for use in highly complex and sophisticated systems.
• Analyzes and recommends new procedures and techniques to improve the supported application systems.
• Ensures integrity of each system/sub-system during maintenance/enhancement activities by adhering to the adopted methodology standards.
4. 15% Serves as the primary support for scheduled and remedial maintenance to assigned applications and for staff.
• Schedules processes, reviews history of processed jobs and responds appropriately to any abnormal completion status.
• Requires ability to lift, carry, move, transport, deliver, and installs IT equipment, including desktops, monitors, printers, and any other Information Technology equipment, as assigned.
5.10% Represents team by attending meetings and conferences; attends and participates in Information Technology continuing education, both formal and in-service training; prepares and makes presentations to large and small audiences; travels in performance of duties.
6. 5% Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Requirements
1. Requires completion of a four-year college degree with course work in computer science or directly related fields; supplemented by three years of professional experience in a related Information Technology field.
Specialized Skills
1. Requires three (3) years of experience with Programming capabilities and database application development.
2. Requires two (2) years of experience leading application development projects.
3. Requires one (1) year of experience performing business and systems analysis for application development.
4. Requires one (1) year of experience with System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes.
5. Extensive knowledge of HTML, CSS, XML, Virtual PC & Server, system integration, SQL Server & SQL Reporting Service.
Preferred Qualifications
1. Requires three years’ experience as outlined above with the following: System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes; programming capabilities, database application development, ASP Classic, Java, HTML, XML, Virtual PC & Server, SQL, SQL Server & SQL Reporting Service, Crystal Reports, SharePoint, MS Office Suite , MS Project and MS Visio, Adobe Acrobat/Designer, Active Directory, FTP, Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server, ASP .Net Framework, Active X, Remedy, Digital Signature Technology, JAWS, SourceSafe version control; and CSS
2. Requires extensive knowledge of Information Technology concepts, principles, theories and functions of computer systems, and the principles, techniques of information technology documentation.
3. Requires extensive knowledge of hardware and software, languages, and procedures to provide technical and analytical methodologies in the development and preparation of general design, detail design, and program specifications documentation.
4. Requires developed verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to prepare and makes presentations to small and large audiences.
Conditions of Employment
1. Requires a valid driver’s license
2. Ability to lift 40 pounds
3. Ability to travel statewide
Work Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm
Work Location: 527 E. Capitol Ave. Springfield, IL 62701
ICC – Deputy Executive Director – ADMIN
Information Technology – Development
Agency Contact:
Colette Smith
Email: colette.smith@illinois.gov
Phone #:217-557-4206 wk 217-720-5690 cell
Job Family: Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
This position [DOES] contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).
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