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IT Senior Full Stack Web Services & Development Specialist

IT SYSTEMS TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

Recruitment #23-004488-0011

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Introduction


Reimagine a career in public service. At WCC, we are collaborative and team oriented, innovative in our approach, and passionate about our work. We thrive on initiative, creativity and challenges to the status quo. Our employees are valued and empowered. We are proud of our achievements and consider excellence a continuous journey…not a destination end point. If you've got the right stuff and a passion for your work, come journey with us.

OUR MISSION

The Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission seeks to secure the equitable and timely administration of the provisions of the Maryland Workers' Compensation law on behalf of its customer, the injured workers and their employers, by providing an efficient forum for the resolution of individual claims.

OUR VISION

The Workers' Compensation Commission envisions a state wherein injured workers and employers are empowered to create an equitable partnership to facilitate prompt and fair resolution of workers' compensation matters.

ABOUT US

Together we profoundly touch the lives of so many people and have enormous responsibility to the community by fulfilling our mission of securing equitable and timely administration of the law. The Commission continues to provide services to our constituent partners at a level rarely met throughout the United States.  The professionalism, work ethic, and technological acumen manifest in our operations allows us to smoothly and effectively manage the challenges which invariably arise.  Every division within the agency plays a vital role in keeping us in the forefront nationally...ARE YOU READY TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND PURSUE YOUR CAREER PASSION WITH A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER?


GRADE

19

LOCATION OF POSITION

10 E. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

Main Purpose of Job

The Senior Full Stack Web Services & Development Specialist will be responsible for designing and delivering web based front-end software and connecting it to the relevant back-end server-side components and databases. The Full Stack Web Services & Development Specialist will be able to turn business requirements into full webservices software applications while making legacy code better. This position will also be knowledgeable of current events in web technologies, to help with the planning, designing, and developing new systems and or improvement of software applications. The Senior Full Stack Web Services & Development Specialist will also be working closely with the various contractor developers, technicians, database specialists and project managers who are overseeing and working on the Maryland Worker's Compensation Commission (WCC) Enterprise Modernization (EM) Project. This project will redesign WCC's IT services, workflow hardware requirements and applications as well as core-business functions within the agency. WCC' is currently relying on many legacy applications and hardware that needs to be redesigned and/or replace to more modern technology.

POSITION DUTIES

  • Design and develops improvements for the Commission's web-based functions and applications, including maintaining the organization's internal/external web services promoting strategic use of information technology, and training the workforce in utilization of new technologies
  • Translating user stories into well-designed software projects ranging from user interface design to backend servers and database requirements
  • Analyze requirements and contribute to the software and design specifications for the Enterprise Modernization Project in regard to giving expert analysis of WCC's current applications, services, workflow and backend servers' requirements and to work with the EMteam in the redesign and implementation of new software and technologies
  • Provides expert technical advice and communicate technology ideas and issues to programmers, systems analysts, help desk personnel, technicalsupport specialists, network specialists, database specialists, vendors/contractors and supervisory personnel and to departmental management regarding future directions for web-based applications
  • Advises management in matters related to designated area of specialization to maintain efficient and effective information supportfunctions by recommending solutions or alternatives to problems, new projects, and changes in objectives in consideration of factors such as availability of resources, cost effectiveness, changing manual processes to automated and/or web-based applications and overall program policies and objectives
  • Responsible for providing technical leadership to the IT Management Staff for UI and Web development tasks as well as connecting it to the relevant server-side components
  • Performs special assignments such as feasibility studies, which involve long-range planning and an understanding and evaluation of divers technical options in designated area of specialization to determine the course of current and future information technology solutions, methods, and standards.
  • Designs, develops, tests, implements, and maintains application software using new technology and best practices

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Experience: Seven years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining application, communication, database or operating systems software.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and thirty credit hours from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Technology, Management Information Systems or other information technology-related field to include coursework in application, communication, database or operating systems software technology for four years of the required experience. 

2. Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and one year of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining application, communication, database or operating systems software for four years of the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute experience operating computer systems; or scheduling, controlling input and output to process data on computer systems; or evaluating, implementing and maintaining computer hardware and software; or converting data from project specifications by developing program code using generally accepted computer programming languages on a year-for-year basis for a high school education.

4. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Information Technology, Management Information Systems or other information technology-related field to include coursework in application, communication, database or operating systems software technology and three years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining application, communication, database or operating systems software for the required experience.

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

SELECTIVE QUALIFICATIONS

The following is a required qualification. Candidates MUST possess the following:

A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in ASP.NET and ASP.NET MVC (Model-View-Controller), programming languages such as C# or VB.NET, database management systems such as Microsoft SQL Server or oracle, version control systems like Git and TFS, web technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Familiarity with cloud platforms Microsoft Azure. Knowledge of deploying and managing .NET applications in a cloud environment.
  • Relevant certifications like Azure Developer Associate, Microsoft Certified: App Builder, or any other .NET-related certifications.
  • Familiarity with Agile software development practices, such as Scrum or Kanban, and the ability to work collaboratively in an Agile team environment.
  • Client-side frameworks like Angular, React, or Vue.js. Experience with front-end development and responsive design is often desired.
  • Understanding of DevOps principles and experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. Knowledge of related tools like Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitLab is advantageous.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

NOT APPLICABLE.

SELECTION PROCESS

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year.

BENEFITS

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

If you have any questions about this recruitment, please contact the Workers' Compensation Commission at 410-864-5230.

TO APPLY: Please include your resume along with your completed online employment application.  During the online application process, use the Resume tab to select a method for including your resume (Upload Your Resume or Type or Copy/Paste Your Resume).  Submission of a resume is strongly recommended.

If you are unable to apply online, or encounter difficulty attaching required or optional documentation, you may submit via mail or deliver in person.  Please be sure to include your name, identification number (Easy ID#) and job announcement number on any documentation to ensure timely processing.  Please include your resume along with your completed employment application and supplemental questions.

PLEASE DO NOT FAX OR EMAIL UNSOLICITED DOCUMENTATION

Completed applications, required documentation, and any required addendums may be mailed to:

Workers' Compensation Commission Attn: 23-004488-0011
E. Baltimore Street, Personnel Division 
Baltimore, MD 21202

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.

WCC is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of WCC that all persons have equal opportunity and access to employment opportunities, services, and facilities without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status.

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



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