It Professional -Application Development

The Department of Business and Industry is recruiting to fill an IT Professional 3 position in Cason City. This position serves as an application developer and is responsible for the maintaining, enhancing, and supporting internal, in-house applications critical to the Department's operations. This role involves working with SQL Server databases and developing solutions using the .NET Framework and C#. Additionally, the position includes some development and scripting in Python and technical support for implementing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products, including data migrations, integrations, and project management related tasks.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, management information systems, or closely related field and three years of professional IT experience relevant to the duties of the position which may include computer operations, systems administration, network administration, database administration, applications analysis and development, and/or information security, one year of which was at the journey level; OR one year of relevant experience as an IT Professional II in Nevada State service;

OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. Conduct detailed alternative analyses and determine end-user requirements through consultation with end-users, technicians, vendors, management, and others.

Maintain documentation related to the assigned IT specialization’s architecture, operations, and other records of work activities as required.

Maintain current knowledge of technological trends and advancements in the IT field as well as security management practices, laws, policies, and ethics.

Participate in recommending and justifying resource allocations and expenditure decisions, tracking, and recording expenditures, preparing purchase requests, and writing technical requirements for grant proposals.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Under general direction, incumbents perform advanced journey level duties and may train, supervise, and evaluate the performance of subordinate staff and/or serve as a project leader as assigned. Incumbents may function as a unit leader to include directing the activities of a branch IT support unit, overseeing projects of limited scope, and coordinating activities with other work groups. This is a supervisory level for Computer Operations and the journey level for Information Security positions.

This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.

• Detailed knowledge of: basic elements of programming in order to generate all required reports and special projects as required of the data processing section; computer operating system including all functions, schedules, workflows, and processes; data communication networks; principles of operation, capabilities and limitations of a computer system and related environmental equipment in order to efficiently and effectively produce the final work product;
  
  supervisory principles and techniques.
• Working knowledge of: diagnostic procedures as needed in verifying systems; principles of operation, capabilities and limitations of a computer system and related equipment to produce the final work product efficiently and effectively; the principles of operation, capabilities and limitations of a multi-programming computer system and related equipment.
• General knowledge of: computer programming documentation techniques as needed in setting up and verifying systems programs.
• Ability to: analyze and develop current and proposed computer operation procedures for efficient and effective operations; anticipate changes and new directions within the data processing environment; plan, organize and direct a twenty-four hour, seven-day-a-week shift operation of a computer system; understand and apply technical manuals, environmental requirements and physical planning.

• Detailed knowledge of:
  Some positions require knowledge of specific departmental information systems.
• Working knowledge of: principles of designing test procedures; principles, practices, and procedures required to design, analyze, and maintain software; principles, tools, and techniques as applied to writing and modifying programs; systems programming languages and techniques.
• General knowledge of: capacity planning techniques; performance monitoring principles and related software products; telecommunication technology and related systems software; various systems software products and their interrelationships; vendor procedures for applying maintenance and temporary fixes.
• Ability to: communicate effectively orally and in writing; evaluate and tailor information system hardware and/or software to meet local requirements; implement auxiliary software and subsystems; maintain effective working relationships with others; provide…