Agency : Department of Innovation and Technology / Capital Development Board
Closing Date/Time: 10/12/2023
Salary: $6,805.00-$10,333.00/month ; CBA Applies; (Anticipated starting salary for non-state $6,805.00/mo)
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC063
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 31452
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Position Overview
Are you looking for a rewarding career with an organization that values their staff? The Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking to hire qualified candidates with the opportunity to work in a dynamic, creative thinking, problem-solving environment. This position serves as the Solution Architect providing a full range of information technology services for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) supporting the Capital Development Board (CDB). In this role you will independently complete difficult and specialized analysis, programming, and testing in accordance with Agency and industry-accepted development standards and best practices including Agile methodologies. In addition, you will serve as a project leader providing development leadership, guidance, and training to staff.
Job Responsibilities
40% Under administrative direction, serves as the Solution Architect providing a full range of information technology services for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) supporting the Capital Development Board (CDB):
- Independently completes difficult and specialized analysis, programming and testing in accordance with Agency and industry accepted development standards and best practices including Agile methodologies.
- Analyzes, designs, develops, enhances, and tests average to complex web applications, forms, and websites.
- Conducts and coordinates in depth technical research, feasibility studies, usability, and systems analysis to create web applications and forms.
- Researches existing systems, documents/diagrams process flow, user requirements, technical specifications, and data diagrams to analyze system specification and performance.
- Develops application code to enhance existing systems and to develop new systems and applications based on the Agency needs.
- Prepares and facilitates unit and user test cycles and test data.
- Utilizes .Net Framework, MS Visual Studio, Power Platform, SSRS, SharePoint, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), DB2, IIS, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, APIs, and Object-orientated Programming to perform the functions identified above.
25% Serves as project leader providing development leadership, guidance, and training to staff:
- Assists supervisor in projected use of resources and priority management.
- Recommends and implements process improvements, standards, controls, processes, procedures, and techniques to improve supported applications and Information Systems services.
15% Confers and consults with Agency users to interpret, analyze, and document their needs and Requirements:
- Designs and develops revisions and/or improvements to existing applications or development of new web applications.
- Creates and presents user instructions, reports, work aids and procedures.
(Job Responsibilities Continued)
10% Serves as support for scheduled maintenance to assigned websites and web applications:
- Provides technical support for scheduled maintenance to assigned websites and web applications.
- Schedules web processes, reviews, and monitors processed jobs, services, and responds to abnormal status or errors.
- Assists Network engineers in installing, maintaining, and monitoring development software.
- Provides periodic status reports to management.
5% Keeps abreast of new developments in the Information Technology (IT) field:
- Continues education by attending meetings, training sessions, seminars, and conferences to increase familiarity with and maintain current on IT products, vendors, techniques, and procedures.
- Attends demonstrations and exhibitions related to assigned operations.
5% Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with coursework in computer science or directly related fields.
- Requires three (3) years of professional experience in web development or directly related information technology field.
Specialized Skills
- Requires three (3) years of professional experience developing browser-based websites and web applications.
- Requires three (3) years of professional experience using Microsoft Developer Tools and supported languages including ASP.NET, C# or VB.net.
- Requires three (3) years of professional experience with HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, and SQL Server.
- Requires three (3) years of professional experience in Reporting Services and Store Procedure Generations.
Preferred Qualifications (In Order of Significance)
- Three (3) years of professional experience developing browser-based websites and web applications.
- Three (3) years of professional experience using Microsoft Visual Studio and supported languages including ASP.NET, C# or VB.net.
- Three (3) years of professional experience with HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, and SQL Server.
- Three (3) years of professional experience in Reporting Services and Store Procedure Generations.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
- Extensive knowledge of the methods, procedures, and techniques of conducting feasibility studies for system conversions and enhancements.
- Ability to analyze data logically and exercise sound judgement in defining, evaluating, and solving difficult administrative, organizational, technical, or operational problems where solutions may be of a precedent-establishing or research nature.
- Ability to coordinate the activities of work associates to achieve desired results.
- Ability to gain and maintain effective working relationships with associates, vendors, clients, and others.
- Developed verbal and written communication skills to present technical information to others with clarity and precision.
Conditions of Employment
NOTE: Applicants must possess the ability to meet ALL of the following conditions of employment, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be considered for this position.
1. Requires the ability to pass a position specific, agency required background check
2. Requires the ability to travel.
3. Requires the ability to work outside of normal hours to meet deadlines
4. Requires the ability to use agency supplied equipment such as laptop, personal computer, work cell phone, etc.
5. Requires the ability to attend seminars, conferences, and training to remain current on methods, tools, ideologies, or other industry related topics relevant to job duties
6. Requires the ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 20 pounds. This is considered light work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(b)). Light work involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
The conditions of employment listed are incorporated and/or related to any duties included in the position description.
Work Hours: M-F / 8:30am – 5:00p,
Work Location: 401 S. Spring St Springfield, IL 62704
Agency Contact: Arlene Herron
Email: arlene.herron@illinois.gov
Job Family: Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
This position DOES contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).
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