POSITION HIGHLIGHTS - Monday - Friday
- Full-time (8 hours per day, 40 hours per week)
- First shift (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM)
- Location: 55 Farmington Avenue in Hartford, CT
- Hybrid work environment (combination of on-site and remote work)
THE ROLE We're looking for a proactive, tech forward developer to join our Application Services team. In this role, you'll build, enhance, and support solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform and .NET technologies. You'll work across Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Dataverse, and custom .NET components to deliver modern, user focused applications for multiple state agencies.
What you'll do: - Develop and enhance solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, and Dataverse
- Build and maintain .NET integrations, APIs, and services that connect enterprise systems
- Troubleshoot issues, optimize performance, and ensure reliability across platforms
- Collaborate with teammates and agency partners to translate business needs into effective technical solutions
- Continuously learn new Power Platform features and support long term platform strategy
PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK) In a state agency Information Technology (IT) environment this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of information technology tasks and project coordination work involving infrastructure systems support, security and application development in an IT environment.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIESFor All Functional Areas
- Acts as liaison to hardware and/or software vendors, system developers, programmers and user community;
- Evaluates and recommends products;
- Participates in Request for Proposal (RFP) process;
- Assists in estimating cost for annual budget;
- Identifies and implements opportunities for cost savings;
- Conducts system performance analysis, tuning and storage management;
- Assists staff and customers in use of computer systems and software packages;
- Trains operators, IT staff and end users on new procedures;
- Participates in recovery activities;
- Participates in the evaluation of new, related technologies;
- Analyzes requirements and designs systems;
- Participates in or coordinates project planning sessions with customers, analysts and team members to analyze requirements and provide design recommendations for moderately complex systems;
- Provides technical consultation on moderately complex issues regarding the usage of the infrastructure, integration of applications systems into the infrastructure, etc.;
- Participates in system integration testing of operating system, system utilities, hardware upgrades as well as new software and hardware technologies;
- Works with project team to define and design scope for each project;
- Plans, coordinates and schedules assigned projects;
- Coordinates resources for projects;
- Ensures timely completion of all phases of projects;
- Evaluates and recommends vendors;
- Performs related duties as required.
Systems Programming
- Provides second or third level support for network connectivity, or related network issues for the user community;
- Diagnoses and resolves moderate network problems utilizing traces, hardware diagnostic tools, software aids, network management systems and utilities;
- Coordinates the installation and maintenance of network components;
- Analyzes network activity;
- Analyzes capacity planning and facilities bandwidth requirements and system interdependencies;
- Manages, maintains and contributes to network system documentation;
- Develops back-up procedures for LAN servers;
- Analyzes the recovery and reliability capability of systems and network services and makes recommendations for improvement;
- Recommends hardware and software purchases in support of remote access;
- Configures and certifies wiring;
- Participates in projects which call for troubleshooting, installing, implementing, administering, and maintaining network systems;
- Assigns file access controls, encryption keys and other security attributes;
- Maintains host and/or front-end processor communications software;
- Provides support to customers experiencing problems with hardware, operating systems and related utilities in servers;
- Assists in installation and maintenance of performance monitors, schedulers, program management systems and utilities, report generators and compilers;
- Configures and installs application packages;
- Coordinates and/or performs installation and configures operating systems, new software releases, system upgrades and patches in support of hardware products;
- Coordinates backups and file management with operations staff;
- Proactively tunes operating systems and system components to avoid performance problems;
- Writes utilities for system management, reporting, file clean up and auditing;
- Provides and maintains documentation and manuals necessary at operational level;
- Responsible for standards and design of physical data storage, maintenance, access and security administration;
- Performs functions associated with vulnerability and security risk assessments;
- Performs functions in support of investigative and forensics activity;
- Performs related duties as required.
Software Development
- Recommends and creates action plans for system development and/or integration;
- Responsible for standards and design of physical data storage, maintenance, access and security administration;
- Writes utilities for system management, reporting, file clean up and auditing;
- Configures and installs application packages;
- Develops and maintains documentation and manuals necessary at customer level;
- Prepares time and cost estimates and initiates purchase requests for multiple projects;
- Creates test files and performs system testing across multiple packages and systems;
- Writes and programs system specifications;
- Defines work and/or data flow;
- Designs screens, forms and reports;
- Defines data elements;
- Prepares source code;
- Designs and develops tables and relationships;
- Arranges necessary hardware and software availability for assigned projects;
- Analyzes assigned specifications, codes, tests and implements software solution, utilizing appropriate software engineering processes;
- Debugs and/or corrects errors; maintains integrity of software;
- Maintains and enhances existing programs;
- Writes utilities for system management, reporting, file clean up and auditing;
- Designs and develops routine to moderately complex applications;
- Responsible for all phases of systems development life cycle;
- Develops strategies for data acquisitions, archive recovery, security and implementation of routine to moderately complex applications;
- Defines and develops the project scope of multiple projects;
- Constructs operational Database Management System (DBMS) and data stores that enable informational, analytical management inquiry;
- Performs backup and recovery on database management systems;
- Configures database parameters, and prototype designs;
- Provides basic database support and troubleshooting;
- Responsible for standards and design of physical data storage, maintenance, access and security administration;
- May be responsible for design, development and implementation of new system interfaces for applications on multiple platforms from mid-range computers to cl
