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MS DYNAMICS 365 'FINANCE & OPERATIONS' DEVELOPER

IT Programmer Analyst

Recruitment #20-004472-0003

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Introduction

THIS IS A SKILLED SERVICE POSITION SPECIFIC RECRUITMENT FOR THE MARYLAND STATE TREASURER’S OFFICE.  The resulting eligibility list will be used to staff this position/function only. 

Interested persons need to reapply for any future recruitment for this classification.

GRADE

19 (Salary rules apply for State Employees)

LOCATION OF POSITION

Annapolis, MD

Main Purpose of Job

The IT Division of the State Treasurer's Office (STO) plans, builds, programs, manages and supports all of the technology platforms that are used by the STO in order to support the agency's responsibility for the Statewide disbursement, receipt, and reconciliation of monies of the State, as defined by the State Constitution. The IT Division manages specialized systems utilized by the Administration, Accounting, Banking and Insurance divisions, which currently run in-house developed programs in tandem with commercially developed software, providing the agency with highly customized applications that address specific needs. 

The STO IT division is currently in the middle of a multi-year project migrating in-house systems to a Microsoft Azure Commercial Cloud based environment utilizing MS Dynamics 365 applications. As a senior level Dynamics 365 Developer, you will be responsible for the system administration, integration and data exchange with enterprise platforms and services, and the development of custom code for the agency's MS Dynamics Finance and Operations (F&O) application. This position will work with temporary outside contractors, agency Information Technology staff, and product stakeholders to finalize the implementation phases of the application, manage daily functionality of the application once implemented, and oversee ongoing functionality enhancements. 

This is a unique opportunity for a tech savvy professional looking for a stable environment to work on the latest and still-evolving Dynamics 365 F&O system by Microsoft. The chosen candidate will help pioneer the development and implementation of applications that will allow the State of Maryland Treasurer’s Office to perform core financial operational processes in a more streamlined and effective manner, to prepare for integration with future cutting edge ledger, payment and settlement technologies, and thus better serve the agencies and citizens of Maryland.  This is a full-time permanent position with State employment benefits including paid holidays, vacation/sick/personal days, subsidized medical and dental plans, pension plan, 401(k)/457 plans, employee credit union, direct deposit, and free parking.


POSITION DUTIES

  • Develops customized Dynamics 365 solutions, configures and administers D365 F&O integrations and data management
  • Develops programming extensions and integrations to Dynamics 365
  • Performs data migrations to Dynamics 365
  • Creates integrations to third party applications (EDI, e-commerce, portals, etc.)
  • Programs custom solutions using X++, Visual Basic 2015 and 2019 using C#
  • Develops reports using Microsoft reporting tools SSRS, and writes ETL packages using SSIS
  • Develops analytics dashboards using Microsoft PowerBI
  • Performs gap analysis between MS Dynamics functionality and agency requirements
  • Collects and transforms business requirements into plans and schedules
  • Applies F&O patches and migrates F&O environments across sandboxes, UAT, and into Production
  • Provides technical support with incident response, problem resolution, disaster recovery and continuity of operations events
  • Ensures agency is up to date in regard to industry changes and direction related to financial applications and related file transfer protocols with banks and other State agencies

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or other information technology related field.

Experience: Three years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining applications systems and programs using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools.

Notes / Substitutions:

1. Candidates may substitute six credit hours of coursework in application analysis and programming using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools for six months of the required experience.

2.Candidates may substitute completion of high school or a high school equivalency certificate and eighteen months of experience converting data from project specifications by writing program code using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools for the required education.

3. Candidates may substitute completion of high school or a high school equivalency certificate and fifteen credit hours from an accredited college or university in systems analysis and application programming using generally accepted computer programming languages or other developmental tools for the required education.

4. Candidates may substitute experience in one of the following areas: operating computers, scheduling, controlling input and output or maintaining backups or data storage, processing data on computers, evaluating, implementing and maintaining hardware and software, on a year-for-year basis for a high school education.

5. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Computer Systems Programming classifications or Computer Systems Programming specialty codes in the Information Technology field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.

SELECTIVE QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants must meet the selective qualification(s) to be considered. Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications.

  • Two of the required years of experience must be in administration, solution design, and custom code development in MS Dynamics Enterprise 365 “AX” and/or “Finance & Operations” platforms.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preference will be given to applicants who possess the following preferred qualification(s). Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications.

  1. Gathering, documenting, and translating user requirements into enterprise-integrated feature-based solutions in Microsoft D365 Finance and Operations using iterative development methodologies
  2. Leading development teams
  3. Building, deployment, and migration of F&O solutions across development, test, pre-production, and production environments
  4. Architecting, configuring and managing Microsoft Azure Cloud services, and other Microsoft Office services supporting the Dynamics 365 ecosystem including, but not limited to, PowerApps, Flow, SharePoint Online, and file transfer platforms
  5. Configuration and development of stored procedures, triggers, scheduled jobs, SSIS packages, and relational databases in SQL Server using MS Visual Studio, MS SQL Management Console, and Transact SQL
  6. Development of custom reports using MS D365, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), and other reporting tools
  7. MS Life Cycle Services (LCS) and Dynamics F&O release management protocols and procedures
  8. Dynamics F&O modules, specifically GL, Cash and Banking, and Budgeting
  9. Banking and financial applications and business processes, including knowledge of fund accounting concepts, commercial banking and BAI & ACH file transfer formats
  10. Agile-based or agile/waterfall hybrid development environments
  11. Microsoft Azure DevOps or other Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) development/release platform

LIMITATIONS ON SELECTION

Candidates must be willing to work in the Annapolis area.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

All candidates will be subject to a background investigation including criminal and credit history.

SELECTION PROCESS

Applicants who meet the minimum and selective qualifications will be admitted to examination for this classification.  Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year.

EXAMINATION PROCESS

The examination consists of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the minimum, selective and preferred requirements of the position.  You will be required to complete a qualifications supplement in addition to the information contained in your application.   It is important that you provide complete and accurate information to describe your training and experience on your application.  You may be asked to supply transcripts upon interview, if applicable.

BARGAINING UNIT STATUS

Exempt by Executive Order

BENEFITS

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

Job opportunities within the Maryland State Treasurer’s Office are accessible through JobAps, the Statewide Recruitment, Examination and Applicant tracking system. Go to www.JobAps.com/MD to apply.  By using the Department filter and highlighting “Office of the Treasurer,” you can view active recruitments within our agency.  First time users can register for an account by selecting a position to apply for, choosing “I am a new user” at the bottom, then keying in the necessary fields. 

 

Please upload a current copy of your resume with your application.

 

Electronic application is strongly encouraged. If you do not have access to a computer, you may FAX a copy of your resume to 410-260-4090 or email your resume to hr@treasurer.state.md.us.

 

General questions may be directed to the STO Personnel Office at 410-260-7078.

 

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.

TTY Users:  call via Maryland Relay @ 711




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