IT Applications Developer

The work we do matters!

Hiring Agency:

Administrative Services - Agency 65

Location:

Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate:

$28.702

Job Posting:

JR2024-00007816 JAVA IT Applications Developer (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):

Job Description:

**The Department does not sponsor non-immigrant work visas for this position.**

This position is 100% onsite near downtown Lincoln, Nebraska.

Are you seeking a challenge? Do you want to make a difference? Are you a team player and customer-service oriented? Do you love knowing your work makes a difference in your community and state? Consider joining the OCIO Web Team! The Office of the Chief Information Officer has a Java development job that might be right for you. The person in this IT Application Developer Position on the Web Development Team will be working daily with colleagues, Agencies, Boards, and Commissions within Nebraska State Government using agency and team determined tools and platforms on cross-platform web development projects in support of critical line-of-business systems, serving the citizens of the State of Nebraska.

Job duties

• Use web application development tools and utilities as appropriate.

• Design, develop, code, debug, test, implement, document, update and maintain these projects.

• Use appropriate code standards (a set of rules, and best practices to create cleaner, more efficient code) including an agile workflow based upon the project type and the associated coding needs.

• Review code of teammates, identifying and enforcing code standards.

• Perform the functional and technical design and implementation in a large-scale IT environment including consideration of existing automated systems with considerable supervision.

• Participate in the full range of software product development activities, including requirements gathering; analysis and definition; functional and technical design; coding and testing; implementation, and production support with limited supervision.

• Assist senior-level developers while consulting with clients on web development projects.

Requirements/Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Experience, education, or training in coding computer applications.

Preferred Qualifications: Preference will be given to those candidates that document the following specific experiences and/or skills in their Application (Work Experience/Role Description) and/or Resume:

• A list of the programming languages you have experience with, and the number of years used.

• How you have used the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) at your last programming job.

• Experience with communication, analysis, problem solving, and testing.

• Experience with customer service – both internal and external customers.

• Experience with the following: Azure DevOps and Agile methodologies, Eclipse (recent version), Git, Java 8+, HTML, HTML5, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery Servlets, JSP, JSF (Java Server Faces), PrimeFaces, Hibernate, Spring, Web Services, Apache Tomcat 8+, SSMS (Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio), SQL 2016 & 2019 Database, database design, writing/running database queries and analyzing the results, writing stored procedures, WinSCP, SonarQube and/or SonarLint, Apache Maven and/or Ant, SCSM Service Portal, as well as basic office tools such as Microsoft Office, Clarity and SharePoint.

• Experience working with and supporting the following agencies and areas: Department of Health & Human Services, Department of Insurance, State Fire Marshal, Department of Revenue and the Office of the CIO Applications.

Other:

• Regular and reliable attendance is required.

• Software development principles and methods

• Software system testing procedures, debugging, coding, and documentation

• Write clear understandable code in both new and existing applications

• Ability to learn and learn quickly

• Work in a Team environment

• Think logically

• Recognize a problem and research solutions

• Organize, plan, and prioritize work

• Modify and upgrade code as necessary

• Read and understand the information and ideas presented

• Effective and service-oriented communication of information and ideas, so both Business contacts and colleagues will understand

• Reason deductively and apply general rules to specific problems to come up with logical answers and decide if an answer makes sense

• Put information in order including organizing different pieces of information into a meaningful pattern and seeing similarities and differences.

Benefits

Look at what we have to offer!
• 13 paid holidays
• Vacation and sick leave that begin accruing immediately
• Military leave
• 156% (that's not a typo!) state-matched retirement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• 79% employer paid health insurance plans
• Dental and vision insurance plans
• Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) through the Federal government
• Wide variety and availability of career advancement as the largest and most diverse employer in the State
• Opportunity to be part of meaningful work and make a difference through public service
• Training and Development based on your career aspirations
• Fun, inviting teammates
• A safe and secure environment

At the State, we stand by our core values of treating others with dignity and respect, acting ethically in all situations, and creating an environment where our customer is our top priority. Apply to join our team today!

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.

Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: [https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits>

Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.

Current employees of the State of Nebraska should NOT apply on this external career. Instead go to Workday and access the Jobs Hub - Internal Apply app from your home landing page.