Nature of Work
***This job opportunity is not in the classified service and is not covered by the West Virginia Division of Personnel merit system. ***
Programmer Analyst 3
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Executive Office
Information Technology Support; Application, Development and Support
Office Location: 601 57th Street, Southeast, Charleston, WV 25304
Important note: This position is classified exempt; therefore, it is available to any applicant who meets the minimum requirements and/or special requirements or areas of assignment.
We welcome you to join our team where we value work/life balance and diversity. We offer a great benefits package that includes 12 paid holidays, insurance and flexible benefits, ample annual and sick leave accrual, flexible work schedules, an Employee Assistance Program, Wellness Initiatives, an optional 457 defined contribution retirement savings plan and more.
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If you want to be a part of this innovative team, apply today.
The employee will be assigned to DEP’s Information Technology Support (ITS) division and the Application Development and Support (ADS) section. Under general supervision, at an advanced level, the employee will work on a team maintaining data processing applications for the administrative, regulatory and scientific functions of DEP, with special focus on new projects or converting existing legacy applications to a modernized platform. The employee will serve as project team lead or project manager.
Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
- Support teams that maintain complex regulatory and scientific data systems
- Work with internal client users to gather requirements and implement new features
- Participate in the design, development, testing, and deployment of software solutions
- Collaborate with other team members to ensure software solutions meet quality standards
- Create and maintain documentation related to software design, testing, and deployment
- Participate in code reviews and assure version control using Git
- Participating in agile development practices
- Participate in on-the-job training and self-study programming topics on-line
- Perform other duties as required and/or assigned
Ideal Candidate Should Have:
- Proficiency in AngularJS, Bootstrap, .NET, ETL, and RDBMS (Oracle and SQL Server)
- Familiarity with Git version control
- Strong understanding of software development practices and principles
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies
- Experience with agile development methodologies
- Knowledge of software testing and deployment processes
- Awareness of web development best practices
- Understanding of database administration and design principles
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Notes:
- Regular attendance is an essential part of this position.
- Qualifying applicants will be required to complete an internet-based profile assessment to compare the applicant's thinking and reasoning skills, behavioral traits and the occupational interests against the traits determined to be important to the posted position.
- All new employees that are involved with Specific DEP programs subject to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMRCA) of 1977 must file prior to final appointment and annually thereafter, a Statement of Employment and Financial Interest (OSM 23).
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Minimum Qualifications
Training: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science or related field including but not limited to business data programming, business systems analysis, computer accounting, computer and information systems, computer servicing technologies, information systems management, data processing, or computer engineering.
OR
An Associate's degree from an accredited college, university or business school in computer science or related field including but not limited to business data programming, business systems analysis, computer accounting, computer and information systems, computer servicing technologies, information systems management, data processing, or computer engineering and eighteen months of full-time or equivalent part-time paid computer programming experience in one or more programming or data base languages.
Substitution: Three years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid computer programming experience in one or more programming or data base languages may substitute for the required training.
Experience: Four years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in programming, system design and analysis work with multiple programming or data base languages.***Your complete work history is needed to qualify you for positions. Please be as detailed as possible and list all of your past employment.***
Other Information
Preference will be given to applicant who has experience in Project Management experience (Agile/Scrum preferred) and .NET programming.
