TRACS/MACH Developer (Information Systems Analyst I, Option A)

Agency : Department of Innovation and Technology
Posting Date: 10/12/2023

Closing Date: 10/25/2023
Salary: $6,078.00 to $9,141.00 per month
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.

Please provide a copy of your transcripts for consideration.

Posting Identification Number 31816

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 a TRACS/MACH Developer performing difficult and specialized professional work in the Information Technology (IT) area of Applications for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) – Illinois State Police (ISP). The Department is seeking a highly skilled and organized individual to coordinate the analytical and programming functions required to adapt, convert, or develop applications. This position will gather requirements, analyze and make revisions to existing processes or creates new processes to enhance or resolve problems and new functionality within the systems, applications, and components. In this role, you will perform design and development of viable solutions as well as debugging, testing, tuning, and documenting of all programs and components. In addition, you will perform application administration tasks and serve as a technical resource to the user community on the implementation and maintenance of application systems. If you possess these knowledges, skills, abilities and experience, we invite you to apply and join the DoIT Team!

As a State of Illinois employee, you receive a comprehensive benefits package including:
• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans
• Flexible work schedules (when available and dependent upon position)
• 10 -25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
• 12 days of paid sick time annually which carryover year to year
• 3 paid personal business days per year
• 13-14 paid holidays per year dependent on election years
• 10 weeks of paid maternity/paternity leave
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
• Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
For more information regarding State of Illinois Benefits follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

Job Responsibilities

40% 1. Under general direction serves as a TRACS/MACH Developer performing difficult and specialized professional work in the Information Technology (IT) area of Applications for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) – Illinois State Police (ISP):

• Coordinates the analytical and programming functions required to adapt, convert, or develop applications.
• Gathers requirements, analyzes and makes revisions to existing processes.
• Creates new processes to enhance or resolve problems within the applications and components.
• Performs evaluations of user requirements for new and existing system changes and/or enhancements.
• Develops system and application program specifications.
• Writes and tests program code and determines the best method for implementing system enhancements.
• Completes required application administrations tasks associated with development, including but not limited to, code migration, source control, application updates and installs.
• Utilizes Visual Studio, VB.NET, C#.NET, ASP.NET, SQL Server, XML, CSS, Java Script, TRACS and MACH, and the TRACS SDK Development Platform in performance of duties

30% 2. Provides application design and development of viable solutions.

• Performs debugging, tuning, and documenting of all programs and components.
• Performs unit, integration, acceptance, and regression testing to verify that system components function correctly and meet requirements

30% 3. Serves as a technical resource to the user community on the maintenance, problem resolution, and implementation of the application systems:

• Interviews and consults with clients concerning desirable changes and performs comprehensive studies and analyses of client needs and objectives.
• Makes recommendation to management regarding resolution and changes.
• Assists with development of training documents and training guides

10% 4. Keeps abreast of new developments in the IT field:

• Continues education by attending meetings, seminars and conferences to increase familiarity with and maintain current on IT products, systems and vendors to understand the latest technologies.
• Receives advanced training in systems development.
• Represents the project team by attending meetings, conferences, or seminars.

10% 5. Serves as a resource and contact for end users:

• Monitors applications, answers questions, and responds to emergency requests when problems arise

5% 6. Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above

Minimum Qualifications

1. Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of college with course work in computer science or directly related fields.
2. Requires one year (1) of professional experience in applications development or related Information Technology field.

Specialized Skills

1. Requires one (1) year of professional experience with relational databases.
2. Requires one (1) year of professional experience using web services technology.
3. Requires one (1) year of professional experience utilizing Visual Studio, VB.NET, C#.NET, and ASP.NET.
4. Requires one (1) year of professional experience utilizing SQL Server, XML, CSS, and Java Script.

Preferred Qualifications (In Order of Significance)

1. One (1) year of professional experience with relational databases
2. One (1) year of professional experience using web services technology
3. One (1) year of professional experience utilizing Visual Studio, VB.NET, C#.NET, and ASP.NET
4. One (1) year of professional experience utilizing SQL Server, XML, CSS, and Java Script
5. One (1) year of experience analyzing data logically and exercising sound judgement in defining and evaluating problems of an operational or procedural nature.
6. One (1) year of experience using TRACS, MACH and TRACS SDK Development Platform.
7. Ability to gain and maintain effective working relationships with agency officials, associates, vendors, clients, and others.
8. Developed verbal and written communications skills to present technical information to others with clarity and precision

Conditions of Employment

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 including day, night, weekend and/or holidays to guarantee operational status of applications
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 serve in an on-call capacity
7. Requires the ability to serve in rotation for call outs on system problems
8. 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.

Work Hours: 8:30am to 5:00pm, M-F
Work Location: 801 S 7th St Springfield, IL 62703-2487
Agency Contact: Jessica.Jordan2@illinois.gov

Job Family: Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

This position DOES contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).

The Department of Innovation & Technology (DolT) is the state’s IT agency delivering an enterprise approach to statewide technology, innovation and telecommunication services, as well as policy and standards development, lifecycle investment planning, and cybersecurity services. With over 1,500 employees, DolT delivers IT services and innovative solutions to customer agencies to improve services provided to Illinois residents, DolT offers employees the opportunity to advance their careers, develop new skills and reach their potential, both personally and professionally. DoIT is committed to promoting and preserving a workplace culture that embraces diversity and inclusion. We welcome and value employees with different backgrounds, life experiences and talents. It is the collective sum of our individual differences that provides a broad perspective, leading to greater innovation and achievement. In recruiting for our team, we recognize the unique contributions of each applicant regardless of culture, ethnicity, race, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, disability, and sexual orientation.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

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• donotreply@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
• systems@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com