Job Description
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Are you ready to grow, make a positive impact?
If you are seeking to gain knowledge, build your career, and network among goal-oriented professionals, this is the place for you!
Innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence best describes the culture here at the Comptroller's Office. We take pride in the work we do serving as Texas' accountant, tax collector, treasurer, and much more! The Comptroller's office serves virtually every citizen in the state. As Texas' chief tax collector, accountant, revenue estimator, treasurer and purchasing manager, the agency is responsible for writing the checks and keeping the books for the multi-billion-dollar business of state government.
Our agency workforce is as diverse as the people of Texas we serve. We value our employees and take very seriously our collective commitment to public service. Personal development opportunities are strongly encouraged through available workshops, teambuilding exercises, and on the job training. We offer flexible scheduling that helps employees maintain a healthy work-life balance.
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ABOUT THE Division
General Description
The Texas Comptroller's Office is looking for an experience and eager individual to join our Administrative Applications Section within the Information Technology Division. The ideal candidate is willing to work in the Microsoft based legacy technology and passionate about learning new technology and tools to create innovative applications used by our internal and external users. You will be involved in working with our internal and external stakeholders in an agile environment to understand business needs and designing solutions by analyzing & adopting the industry best practices; programming the software solutions with unit testing; leading small to medium size technology projects and innovations; research modern technology & tools; recommend scalable software solutions; work with the DevOps team to enable pipelines; follow entire Software Development Lifecycle from inception to deployment, following an Agile development methodology; and provide maintenance and post-production support.
Work Hours
Work Hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, 40-hour week, Monday - Friday. Occasionally work additional hours on evenings, weekends, and/or holidays, including working on-call 24 hours a day during a rotation. Hours may change based on business need.
Teleworking may be considered if certain working conditions are met. The candidate must have permanent residency within the state of Texas and must be able to meet in office requirements, which can vary among different sections (i.e. report to the office 1 day/month, 1-3days/week, etc.). Travel reimbursements are not provided for teleworking.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree.
• Six (6) years of work experience in programming web applications using Microsoft.NET based technology.
• Six (6) years of work experience in supporting applications with a relational database.
• Six (6) years of work experience in problem analysis, resolution, and testing
• Two (2) years of work experience in application architecture and design.
Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Information Systems, or Management Information Systems.
• Six (6) years of experience with MVC based legacy technology website development and microservices/micro-frontend-based modern software development paradigm using Microsoft.NET environment (C#, REACT, JavaScript, .NET Core, microservices architecture etc.) with databases SQL Server/MongoDB and/or DB2.
• Three (3) years of experience in Agile and DevOps methodology as a developer.
• Two (2) years of experience working with DevOps pipeline.
• One (1) year experience with complex applications security requirements
• Scrum Developer certification from an accredited organization
Substitutions
One (1) additional year of experience in .Net development work may substitute for (30) thirty semester hours of educational requirement with a maximum substitution of 120 semester hours (four years).
In this role you will:
• Creates software solutions for Microsoft .NET based legacy applications and new development of modernizing legacy systems. Performs programming for software modifications per the technical and function requirements using modern technologies, tools and techniques. Performs unit and integration testing by coding and debugging software solutions. Research new technology trends and recommends scalable solutions to the agency. Implements software solutions by adopting industry best practices and following CPA's IT standards/practices, architecture and vision. Develops systems documentation and automates development processes as needed.
• Analyzes software applications requirements and change requests. Designs and documents software solutions. Writes systems documentations and process flows as needed. Develops software for operational efficiencies. Creates new processes/procedures to increase developer efficiency. Coordinates small to medium scale projects. Research new technology spectrum in the industry. Performs Proof-Of-concepts and provides recommendations to the department. Trains junior team members.
• Performs testing, triaging and preparing test data to aid software testing. Interacts with technical and non-technical staff in the coordination of changes and system implementation.
• Performs production support, incident management and resolution including on-call rotation support
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
Maximize Your Earnings!
At the Comptroller's office, we know potential employees are looking for more than just a paycheck. The agency offers a strong benefits package for you and your family. Insurance, retirement plans, and a flexible work schedule are just the start. See our benefits offering
If you are seeking to gain knowledge, build your career, and network among goal-oriented professionals, this is the place for you!
Important Note to the Candidate:
Salary is contingent upon qualifications. If you are scheduled for an interview and require any reasonable accommodation in our interview process, please inform the hiring representative who calls you to schedule your interview. Whenever possible, please give the hiring representative sufficient time to consider and respond to your request.
MILITARY PREFERENCE
To receive MILITARY PREFERENCE, you are required to provide proof by attaching the necessary documentation to this job application.
https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions
Click on the occupational category for the position.
Additional MOS can be found at the State Auditor's Office,
Military Crosswalk Guide.
The Texas Veterans Commission provides helpful employment information. Go to: http://www.texasskillstowork.com, http://www.onetonline.org, https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions/ or www.careeronestop.org for assistance translating your military experience and training courses into civilian job terms, qualifications/requirements and skill sets.
Applications submitted through Work in Texas:
Work In Texas (WIT) applicants must complete supplemental questions to be considered for the position. To complete the supplemental questions please go to CAPPS Recruit to register or login and access your profile.
The Comptroller's Office is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity.
