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Caltrans District 3 · 14 hours ago

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST II

Sacramento, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$8,625/mo - $11,557/mo

Caltrans District 3 is seeking a Senior Application Developer to provide advanced technical expertise in application design and development. The role involves leading a team of developers through the System Development Life Cycle, ensuring alignment with IT standards and best practices.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

Provides advanced technical expertise in the design, development/configuration, implementation, and maintenance of applications and services in the Caltrans application portfolio including Division of Engineering Services

Performs duties at an expert level to implement information technology solutions and advises management in alignment with the technical standards, best practices, and enterprise architecture

Leads a team of developers in all aspects of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology related to analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and day-to-day application maintenance and operations support

Applies information engineering, data and process models, web-based technologies, agile software development methodologies, industry standard frameworks, and cloud environments

Works closely with business analysts, application architects, and project management office, infrastructure team, network engineers to understand requirements and deliver scalable solutions that align with IT Strategic vision and mission, Caltrans Application Development standards and best practices

Researches, consults, and advises management to implement standards and best practices on new tools and technology

Develops and makes effective presentations to a wide range of audiences as needed

Leads the application team in resolving critical technical issues and provides training and mentoring to junior level staff

Architects, designs, develops and supports applications using a wide array of leading-edge technologies for both Web and Mobile platforms using technologies like the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack, .NET, Single Page Application technologies like Angular, Python, HTML, JavaScript

Qualification

Application DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesLAMP StackSoftware EngineeringAPIsDatabase TechnologiesApplication SecurityTechnical DocumentationAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsTime Management

Required

Possession of a valid driver's license is required when operating a State owned or leased vehicle

Resume required

Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) required

Possession of Minimum Qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment

Preferred

Experience in solution design and architecture

Experience producing technical documentation, such as diagrams, technical requirements documents, systems architecture and interfaces, data model diagrams, configuration management documents, etc

Strong analytical and time management skills

Experience with project management methodologies, standards, tools, change and release management processes

Knowledge of and experience with APIs (Application Programming Interfaces)

Knowledge of and experience working with various database technologies like SQL, NoSQL, relational databases (e.g., MS SQL Server, Oracle PostgreSQL), etc

Understanding of application security principles and best practices

Ability to operate in a Technical Lead capacity, including conducting market research, solution design, implementation, and deployment

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills