Job Bulletin

NEBRASKA STATE GOVERNMENT HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR:

IT Applications Developer/Senior

An Equal Opportunity Employer

SALARY RANGE (approximate)
$32.20 /Hour

This posting is for the Nebraska State Government Revenue Department; vacancy location is Lincoln.

POSITION INFORMATION POSITION IS AVAILABLE TO PERMANENT, CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ONLY.

The Department of Revenue is seeking a self-motivated application developer to join our team to analyze and enhance tax processing software. This is an excellent opportunity to work on challenging projects with current technology.

This Senior Applications Developer position will work on major tax programs for the State of Nebraska.

Under limited supervision, this position is responsible for all phases of application development and maintenance; communicates with system users to determine needs; researches system enhancements; performs design and analysis of computer systems. This position will perform at an advanced level to analyze, create, and modify complex computer applications of considerable size and scope and perform a full range of duties.

Examples of Work: Examples of work include:

Systems Analysis:
• Works collaboratively with business users and other stakeholders to define system requirements;
• Performs information analysis and organization; and
• Estimates costs for potential changes.

Systems Design & Implementation:
• Prepares system specifications;
• Develops the functional design;
• Develops implementation plans; and
• Prepares system documentation.

Develops and debugs program code:
• Performs alpha/unit testing and participates in system program testing;
• Prepares program documentation; and
• Writes code to produce ad hoc reports as requested.

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS REQUIREMETNS: A bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, information systems, mathematics, engineering, or other related field and two years of experience, education, or training in coding computer applications; programming experience can be substituted for education on a year for year basis.

PREFERRED: Knowledge of Nebraska tax programs and knowledge of tools and technologies that are, or might be, used by the Nebraska Department of Revenue. These technologies include: COBOL, JCL, TSO, Xpediter, Topaz, SQL, Java. Applicants are not required to have knowledge of all the technologies listed above.

OTHER: The Department does not sponsor non-immigrant work visas for this position. You must be a US Citizen or A Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Systems analysis and design; software development principles and methods; software system testing procedures; system documentation; database design; troubleshooting and debugging complex computer applications; excellent written and verbal communication skills; work effectively in a team environment; show initiative; and demonstrate good judgement.

	IT Applications Developer/Senior Supplemental Questionnaire
1.	Following are some of the primary application development technologies used by the Department of Revenue. Please note that you are not required to have knowledge or experience of all of these technologies to be considered for this position.




2.	Describe your experience designing or developing computer applications in a team environment. Please specify the methodology used. Emphasis should be placed on transaction processing applications. Describe your role and the tasks you performed.




3.	Please indicate your working knowledge of gathering system requirements.
	a. Never performed b. Some Basic Knowledge c. Some Experience d. Considerable Experience e. Expert
4.	Please indicate your working knowledge of COBOL.
	a. Never Used b. Some Basic Knowledge c. Some Experience d. Considerable Experience e. Expert
5.	Please indicate your working knowledge of MVS JCL.
	a. Never Used b. Some Basic Knowledge c. Some Experience d. Considerable Experience e. Expert
6.	Please indicate your working knowledge of VSAM files.
	a. Never Used b. Some Basic Knowledge c. Some Experience d. Considerable Experience e. Expert
7.	Please indicate your working knowledge of SQL.
	a. Never Used b. Some Basic Knowledge c. Some Experience d. Considerable Experience e. Expert
8.	To be given credit, everything you say in these supplemental questions must be documented in the Work Experience or Education sections of the application form. Have you reviewed your application to be sure it contains enough information to support and verify your answers to these questions?
	a. Yes b. No