861611-COM-APPLICATION SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER III - 40053015

Requisition No: 861611 

Agency: Commerce

Working Title: 861611-COM-APPLICATION SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER III - 40053015

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 40053015 

Salary:  $50,000-$69,000 

Posting Closing Date: 10/07/2025 

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Your Specific Responsibilities: 

This position is responsible for providing all customers timely and appropriate services in an environment that is customer-focused, data-driven, process-oriented and team-centered. Performs technical work involving the design, coding, testing, and deployment of application development enhancements, maintenance, modifications, and/or fixes. Responsible for presenting leadership skills that influence, inspire and help team members to build skill levels and attain strategic goals

• Work with the business unit to gather and document business requirements.
• Collaborate in the development of schedules and estimates of work assignments and meet agreed upon timelines; renegotiating due dates as necessary.
• Analyze business requirements and design application solutions to be used to implement the user's needs; along with this is the translation of these designs into technical specifications.
• Develop efficient and accurate code to incorporate modifications and enhancements to applications adhering to unit standards.
• Conduct unit testing to ensure accuracy of coding and conformity to requirements and specifications.
• Conduct regular performance monitoring, tuning and load testing of the applications to ensure optimum system performance.
• Develop test scripts that can be used during quality assurance and user acceptance testing.
• Assist others in the application development team with the deployment of modifications and enhancements to the applications.
• Adhere to unit policies and procedures including maintaining current status of work assignments.
• Maintain good working relationships with business units and technical team.
• Coordinates and collaborates System and User Acceptance testing.
• Monitors results of System and User testing and evaluates the reasons for quality issues and rework, and formulate recommendations to mitigate.
• Work collaboratively with Department’s Information Security Manager to identify and mitigate security risks and issues.
• Serve as Team lead for cloud computing technology on behalf of the enterprise development team.
• Represents IT on agency teams as assigned by supervisor.
• Perform other job duties and responsibilities as required.

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 operate as a technical lead for application development teams
• Ability to mentor other developers on practices to improve the quality of their software
• Ability to recommend best analysis based on his/her expertise
• Ability to perform application code and design reviews
• Ability to write a detailed technical specification document and apply best practices while designing application
• Ability to create and maintain application documentation that conforms to established documentation standards
• Ability to produce accurate estimates of the work required to accomplish assigned tasks
• Knowledge and experience with software development practices
• Knowledge and experience with relational databases
• Knowledgeable in Application Development Methodologies, including Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, and Iterative.
• Knowledge of the following:
  • Azure Cloud Computing Services
  • C# .NET Programming
  • Structured Query Language (SQL) Server
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
  • Content Management Systems (CMS)
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
  • Web services (Web Services Description Language (WSDL), Simple Object Access protocol (SOAP), or Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)

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:

• 5+ years of experience with software development practices
• 3+ years of experience with relational databases
• Must be available for on-call and overtime as required.

Preferred:

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

Pay:

$50,000 - $69,000

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 positions 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 III 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:

FloridaCommerce is a fast-paced work environment in which critical thinking and prioritizing are a must. As a member of the Division of Information Technology, you will help to support the Agency goals through providing affordable, reliable, effective, and secure technology services.

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 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 Community College (TCC).
• 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.

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.