Information Systems Chief

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The Florida Legislature

Office Of Legislative IT Services

General Summary

The Florida Legislature is seeking a senior technical manager with application development skills to manage a team of software engineers in the Office of Legislative Information Technology Services. This position requires software development expertise in a variety of current technologies as well as people management experience and skills. In addition to managing the team, this position directs technical and architectural decisions. 

Examples of Work Performed:

• Manage and direct a team of .NET developers
• Facilitate technical direction discussions and decisions
• Assist development staff with application architecture and general design
• Design proof of concepts to demonstrate techniques and functionality
• Mentor development staff by providing technical guidance and support
• Identify technical risks and create mitigation strategies
• Research and recommend application development 3rd party tools
• Maintain technical skills in accordance with current technologies and industry standards
• Maintain awareness of new technologies on the horizon
• Collaborate with cross functional teams
• Ensure timely delivery of team’s projects and tasks
• Review, direct and assist with the maintenance of pertinent documentation
• Provide status briefings for management
• Assist with application development tasks when needed
• Perform other related duties as required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Leading and managing technical teams
• ASP .Net, .Net Core, Visual Studio, C#, MVC
• Razor, Security (XSS/SQL injection), LINQ, Custom Helper Classes (Razor)
• Web development with JavaScript, Typescript AJAX, HTML5, SASS/LESS/CSS and jQuery 
• Bootstrap, Knockout, AngularJS, Kendo, SASS or RegEx
• Object Oriented Design and Software Development Life Cycles
• Relational databases (MS SQL Server, SQL queries, stored procedures, SQL tuning)
• Entity Framework or other ORM
• Functional and technical design specifications
• Application modernization to .Net Core
• Application deployment and testing methods
• Troubleshooting malfunctions in applications

• Security best practices (XSS, DDOS, rate limiting)
• Windows Authentication
• PCI Compliance
• Cloud architecture and technologies
• Network architecture
• Visual Studio Unit Testing Framework (or other unit testing frameworks)
• Agile software development, including SCRUM
• Web Services (ASMX, WCF, Web API, RESTful services)
• SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
• Data models, schema design and development
• Stored procedures, views and triggers
• Azure DevOps or similar tool
• Team Foundation Server
• Git version control
• ADA Section 508 compliancy
• Microsoft SharePoint (Using, Development, API programming)
• Principles, practices and techniques of computer programming and systems desi
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to process information logically
• Ability to analyze and interpret user requirements
• Ability to prepare program specifications
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly and concisely, both verbal and written

Minimum Qualifications:

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or engineering and six years of progressively responsible information systems experience, two years of which must have been in a managerial or supervisory capacity. Progressively responsible information systems experience can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.  Any combination of progressively responsible information systems experiences and post-secondary training in disciplines as described above totaling ten years.

Salary

Anticipated hiring salary range is $100,000 to $110,000, based on qualifications and experience. The Legislature offers a competitive benefits package.

Application Deadline

Open until filled

Accommodation for Disability

If an accommodation is needed for a disability, please notify Human Resources at (850) 488-6803.

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