Information Technology

The primary duties and responsibilities of this position include:

• Work on existing applications under general supervision, to make corrections and enhancements; participate in all stages of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) new applications and the planning of and estimating of systems/applications.
• Provide programming, configuration, deployment, and maintenance of application software used for the administration and delivery of HSPH programs.
• Provide support of applications in relevant environment – troubleshoot problems, upgrades, and incremental enhancements.
• Interpret business needs to implement new solutions based on Hennepin County standards and industry best practices.
• Create technical design specifications, test plans and other support documentation.
• Participate in peer code review and code deployments to different environments; provide support to various project and Scrum Team stakeholders during application software test cycles.
• Work with project stakeholders to document business and technical scope, and requirements necessary to obtain approval of review board (CAB, ARB, etc.)
• Troubleshoot and resolve HSPH SharePoint application incidents and problems.
• Engage in production support and troubleshooting for SharePoint integration, third party tools, and technologies.

Best Qualified Candidates will have:

• One of the following:
  • Two-year college/vocational technical degree in a technology field or approved information technology certificate;
  • Completion of five college/vocational technical technology courses
  • Completion of approved IT Hennepin County internship PLUS 1 year of technology experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in a technology field
  • 2 years of technology experience
• Experience working with:
  • Current programming languages, techniques and frameworks such as ASP.NET, C#, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, AngularJS, OData, MVC and REST
  • Integrated Development Environments (IDE’s) such as Visual Studio and Eclipse
  • SharePoint 2013 applications development including the customization of workflows, user interface elements, web parts, navigation, search, and sites, and lists
• Ability to:
  • Have a strong customer focus with the ability to work in a team-oriented environment
  • Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with all levels of the organization
  • Focus on system capabilities and functionalities in lieu of single technological application or system
  • Effectively work in collaboration with other developers, managers, and customers
• Knowledge of:
  • SDLC and security development lifecycle (SDL)
  • Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) concepts, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance, risk management guidelines, usability guidelines; best practices and recommendations for vendor developed software they support
  • Systems programming and the use of computer systems software
  • Database management systems
  • Current solutions development practices such as service-oriented architecture, model-view-controller (MVC), secure programming, and responsive design