Application Engineer/Programmer

Title Sr. Application Programmer Client State of LA Location Remote Resumes Due April 15th Rate Up to 90/hr Duration ~1.5 years Description/Role The two positions will provide Application support for OTS Customer Agency’s Civil Fines System. The Civil Fines System launched in December 2021 and serves the following functions: Enables the public to search for Civil Citations to pay their fine or to complete an education course for a reduced penalty. Provides Customer Agency’s program and accounting staff with an administrative portal to manage the Civil Program’s daily operations. The Civil Fines System was developed using the following technology and hosting: C# ASP.NET Core Entity Framework (EF) Core SQL Server Fluent Validation Hangfire React with TypeScript Bootstrap HTML (HyperText Markup Language) and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) Integrations utilizing JSON Web APIs and webhooks Azure App Services Azure SQL Server The scope of the proposed services will include the following: The duties of a Senior Application Programmer include, but are not limited to: Provides maintenance and support of the Civil Fines System, including existing integrations (i.e. Course System) and new integrations prioritized by the agency (i.e. CAD, RMS, licensing revocation, etc.). Design, code, compile, test, debug, modify and document any new or existing functionality for the system within accepted standards, procedures and guidelines of the OTS. Oversee the installation, administration, configuration and support of the application; participate in a conversion of data from one database to another database. Identify, respond, research and resolve program, data, or system software problems, frequently on an individual basis, in consultation with other employees and/or users. Meet with Customer Agency users and OTS staff to determine needs; write program and/or system specifications and guidelines. Evaluates user requests for changes to determine specific tasks and effects on existing programs and systems; discusses and explains program and system modifications to users; and writes user guides and other documentation as needed. Completes change requests, enhancements, and system design for the assigned system; providing system modifications that are reliable and easily maintainable; providing system modifications that are interoperable and interface with other systems and networks. Coordinates and completes development, testing, and implementation tasks for the assigned system; including coordinating with third party vendors and various OTS verticals. Monitor, review and audit performance of the customer-agency’s software and makes performance improvements. Provide expert advice, assistance or guidance of a highly technical nature concerning specialized application tools, hardware, software, or databases. Independently define data elements; design structures for databases; write and compile definitions and descriptions of data elements into dictionary form for use. Responsible for the preparation and supervision of formal system test procedures of highly complex application systems. Review the work of programmers working on the assigned system to ensure data integrity and availability. Prepare and monitor work plans and schedules to ensure timeliness. Participates in OTS AppDM team meetings and report status on work upon request. Provide technical knowledge transfer, training, documentation, mentorship and guidance to State personnel for requested work. Skills/Experience Required Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are mandatory: 5+ years of experience in web development with any combination of the following: C#, ASP.NET or ASP.NET Core, SQL Server, HTML, Entity Framework (EF) Other 3rd or 4th generation programming language (3GL or 4GL) 1+ years of experience with any combination of the following cloud services: Azure App Services Azure SQL Server Azure DevOps AWS (Amazon Web Services) Previous experience supporting or maintaining applications for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Previous experience supporting or maintaining applications for the State of Louisiana. Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are desirable but not mandatory: Developing applications with a public API and Swagger documentation for inbound integrations. Developing applications that utilize FluentValidation for server-side validation of form submissions. Developing applications that utilize Hangfire for background job processing. Developing applications that utilize CsvHelper to read and write CSV files. Developing applications that utilize third party APIs via RestSharp. Developing applications that utilize third party payment integrations. Utilizing PGP encryption to securely send and receive files. Writing stored procedures. Managing and maintaining source code in GitHub. Experience completing or managing work in Jira Atlassian software.  Experience maintaining documentation in Microsoft SharePoint.