841936-Internal Commerce-APPLICATION SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER II - 40053048

Requisition No: 841936 

Agency: Commerce

Working Title: 841936-Internal Commerce-APPLICATION SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER II - 40053048

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 40053048 

Salary:  $46,668 - $55,000 

Posting Closing Date: 11/26/2024 

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Internal Florida Commerce Job Announcement

Anticipated Vacancy

Our Organization and Mission:

FloridaCommerce works across the state to support Florida’s economy, robust and talented workforce, and our local communities. We are dedicated to making a stronger and more resilient Florida, so our businesses, communities, and workforce are better prepared to withstand future economic slowdowns and natural disasters.

In collaboration with our partners, we salute our nation's veterans and are honored to have the opportunity to support them and their family members by encouraging them to apply at FloridaCommerce for postions that fit their skill sets.

FloridaCommerce is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.  (TTY/TDD 1-800-955-8771 or the Florida Relay Service – 711.)

Let our mission become yours. To find out more about us, click on the link: http://www.floridajobs.org/

The Work You Will Do:

The Application Systems Programmer II is a member of the IT Maintenance Application Development team within the Division of Information Technology. The incumbent will have the responsibility to provide to all customers timely and appropriate services in an environment that is customer-focused, data-driven, process-oriented, team-centered, partner-interdependent and sensitive to human diversity.

The Difference You Will Make:

You will assist in helping Floridians obtain wage replacement benefits for qualified individuals who are out of work through no fault of their own. Your knowledge and skills will be utilized to help our citizens. FloridaCommerce is a fast-paced work environment in which critical thinking and prioritizing are a must.

How You Will Grow:

FloridaCommerce encourages its employees to constantly innovate and seek efficiencies.  Trainings are made available throughout the year and on request with the Office of Training and Development within the Bureau of Human Resource Management. In accordance with our Vision and Mission, the employee:

• Furthers Florida’s economic vision by providing support that enhances the economy and develops, safe, and healthy communities.
• Meets customer/client expectations with an emphasis on responsiveness, quality, quantity, and timeliness of work.
• Provides information clearly, accurately, and succinctly; and exhibits good listening skills.
• Works collaboratively to optimize the effectiveness of FloridaCommerce’s available resources and tools.
• Uses knowledge acquired through education, training, or experience to complete tasks.

The Division of Information Technology provides its staff with access to resources and trainings provided by the following:

• Pluralsight
• CBT Nuggets
• Gartner
• Microsoft

These expectations are for all our employees, and you will be expected to model these as a leader.  We believe in supporting and encouraging you as you take on important and often complex projects while offering you the opportunity to gain valuable experience.  

Where You Will Work:   Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee is Florida’s Capital City and continues to grow by attracting development and new businesses. Tallahassee is a mid-sized city in the heart of Florida’s Big Bend.  FloridaCommerce’s main office is in Downtown Tallahassee, the political epicenter that draws in visitors each year to visit the state’s Capitol. Each spring, the legislative session opens, and people pour in to see the Florida Legislature perform business and approve the state’s annual budget. Being in Tallahassee will guarantee you a unique experience, professional growth, entertainment, and culture. Tallahassee is:

• Known for its beautiful parks, rolling hills and oak trees, canopied roads, hotels, dining, museums, arts, music, and natural resources (https://talgov.com/ )
• Home to major college campuses, Florida State University (FSU), Florida A & M University (FAMU) and Tallahassee State College (TSC).
• Approximately 22 miles from the nearest beach ( https://choosetallahassee.com/beaches-near-tallahassee/ )

• Within a state having no state income tax for residents of Florida

WORKING FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS BENEFITS!

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

* We care about the success of our employees.

* We are always improving our technology, our tools, our customer’s experiences, and ourselves.

* A rewarding experience for reliable, compassionate, and professional employees.

Pay: 

$46,668 - $55,000

Your Specific Responsibilities:

The incumbent will have the responsibility to provide to all customers and suppliers timely and appropriate services in an environment that is customer-focused, data-driven, process-oriented, team-centered, partner-interdependent and sensitive to human diversity. Performs technical work involving the evaluation, implementation and use of telecommunication components and office information systems. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Responsible for the design, coding, testing, and deployment of application development enhancements, maintenance, modifications, and/or fixes.
• Works to ensure coding changes conform to Department hardware, software, development, and architecture standards, including: Writing efficient and effective code that meets requirements and design constraints., following the standards and guidelines of the development team, collaborating with the team and development lead to complete projects/tasks and share knowledge.
  Consults with users and translates their requirements and needs into Information Technology (IT) solutions. Plans, researches, designs and implements application modifications and enhancements with a team. Codes and tests applications. Creates test data and test scripts.
• Develops technical solutions to support the business requirements for new internal application development and to support the migration of legacy systems to supported environments;
  Writes and maintains documentation to ensure continuity and easy maintenance of any ongoing and reopened projects when there is a change in team member(s). Provides weekly status reports.
• Compiles and writes documentation of program development and subsequent revisions. Provides technical assistance to customers during UAT. Keeps up-to-date with current technology as it relates to job functions
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to proactively identify problems and generate solutions.
• Ability to communicate technical information.
• Ability to analyze and resolve technical and business problems.
• Knowledgeable in Application Development Methodologies, including Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, and Iterative
• Knowledge of the following:
  • C# .NET Programming
  • ASP.NET
  • Structured Query Language (SQL) Server
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
  • Content Management Systems (CMS)
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
  • SharePoint
  • Azure DevOps
  • HTML
  • CSS

Qualifications:

As a condition of pre-employment eligibility, a Level 2 security background screening is required, which consists of fingerprinting and a check of local, state, and national law enforcement records. 

Minimum:

• 3+ years of experience with software development practices
• 2+ years of experience with relational databases

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Math or related technical field or equivalent experience.

•  ASP/C# .Net, SQL relational databases, TFS, Visual Studio, MVC, Bootstrap, SharePoint.
• Experience on projects and/or teams using Agile, or Scrum, creating flowcharts using Microsoft Visio or similar tool; developing for hybrid cloud (e.g. Azure, Salesforce).
• Demonstration of willingness and ability to learn new technologies.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.