DHS App. Technical Specialist Senior (Quickbase) - Teamfromscratch

Department of Human Services is looking for Senior Application Developer with proven professional experience in the design, development, delivery, and enhancement of Client-Server/Web-Based/Cloud-Based/Mobile Software Applications using QuickBase Rapid Development Application.

This position is housed under Application Software Development (ASD) Division (ASD) of the Office of Information Systems (OIS) in direct support of the YSD Truancy Application and projects for troubleshooting, upgrades, enhancements.

DHS’s Application Software Development (ASD) Division (ASD) is looking for a Senior Application Developers whose primary responsibilities include design, development, delivery, and enhancement of Client-Server/Web-Based/Cloud-Based/Mobile Software Applications using QuickBase Application Platform.

The candidate will be responsible for the implementation and management of business aligned IT services. Ensuring the application platform is of high quality, defects free and adheres to industry standards for development, testing and deployment methodologies.

Must have experience with QuickBase Development. Hands on experience with any of the following is favorable: Java, XML, HTML, JavaScript, BPEL, PHP, WebLogic,. NET/ASP/Visual C#, SQL Server, SQL/Procedural Language.

The successful candidates will demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, characteristics, experiences and/or abilities:

• Capable of design, develop and deploy applications that support users on the case and program management, especially with YSD Truancy QuickBase Application.
• Provides mentorship and technical advice to a team of Application/Reports/Query developers.
• Provides strategic advice to the lead, management, and customers of the OIS/ASD Division.
• Capable of implementing programming standards that support a secure and defective free application.
• Interact daily with government clients to meet the technical requirements for new initiatives.
• Works with Quality Assurance / Quality Control teams to ensure the application remains secure and defect free.
• Evaluates, designs, and implements accepted programming standards as they relate to the YSD QuickBase Application and infrastructure.
• Defines and documents processes to be used by all application developers on the team.
• Plans, research, and recommend new equipment, software tools, and related technologies.
• Uses monitoring and performance analysis tools to troubleshoot and isolate application performance issues.
• Updates system and process documentation, produces user guides, ER diagrams, and SOPs as needed - Including Visio Network design drawings.
• Other duties as assigned.

The candidate will become an integral part of the ASD Team, making every problem associated to the platform a problem of their own and will demonstrate the required initiative and critical thinking abilities necessary to resolve all problems and challenges accordingly.

This individual will be working closely with DHS ASD and its partner agencies to ensure the agencies’ priorities are met. This is a position within DHS OIS/ASD Division.

Required Skills:

• 11-15 yrs. conveying technical and functional concepts for a specific technical specialty
• 1-15 yrs. preparing complex technical documentation
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience
• 11 years of Experience in developing applications using Quickbase Application Development Platform
• 11 years of Experience with database technologies, development methodologies, and front-end (e.g., Cognos)/back-end programming languages (e.g. SQL)
• Experience with Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Service Oriented Architecture
• Experience with any of JIRA/Bugzilla/HP ALM tools
• Experience with Databases using ADO.NET
• Candidate should strong ETL experience in Data Warehouse / Business Intelligence platforms
• Experience with Visual Studio 2010 and later versions with .Net Framework 2.0-4.6.2 with C# and VB
• Experience developing enterprise applications using Microsoft technologies within a distributed (n-tier) architecture.
• Strong understanding of QuickBase features, functionalities, and best practices.
• Experience integrating with or utilizing Microsoft Power BI.
• Proficiency in database concepts and data modeling.