Senior Web Application Developer

Company: The Commonwealth of Virginia
Location: New York
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Please see Special Instructions for more details. The selected candidate will be prohibited from performing tax or accounting services for compensation during or outside business hours.Virginia Tax is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workforce. All qualified applicants are afforded equal opportunities without regard to race, sex, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, genetics, age, veteran status, political affiliation, or disability.Reasonable accommodations are available to applicants with disabilities, if requested, during the application and/or interview process. If accommodations are needed, please contact Human Resources at (804) 786-3610.Virginia Tax is committed to providing equal opportunity to disabled individuals and willing to provide reasonable accommodations to enhance opportunities for individuals with disabilities.Virginia Tax participates in E-verify.Consideration for an interview is based solely on the information within the application.This website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted for consideration.Please refer to your RMS account for the status of your application and this position. No phone calls or emails, please. Position Information Working Title Senior Web Application Developer Role Title Job Open Date 02/12/2021 Job Close Date 02/24/2021 Open Until Filled No Is this position funded in whole or in part by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (Stimulus Package)? No Hiring Range Commensurate with experience up to $103,000 Agency Dept of Taxation (161) Agency Website Location Sublocation Position Number 00844 Job Posting Number 1075791 Type of Recruitment General Public - G Does this position have telework options? Yes Bilingual/Multilingual Skill Requirement/Preference No Job Type Pay Band 06 Job Description Virginia Tax's Office of Technology is seeking a Senior Web Application Developer for their team. This position will provide analysis, design, and program development activities which will create computer applications that: allow for timely processing of tax information, provide accurate information to taxpayers and tax employees, and allow for the timely deposit of tax collections. Critical Duties & Responsibilities:
--- Perform systems analysis and design to develop efficient, reasonable, and effective automated solutions to business problems
--- Produce requirements definitions for automating business solutions
--- Evaluate user requests for system changes in a timely manner to determine implementation feasibility
--- Write complex program specifications for automated solutions
--- Independently design and code complex programs that meet requirements
--- Utilize structured and efficient approach to code development; document code changes. Design/revise database tables, design/develop GUI's. Develop test plans.
--- Perform complex program development in Java, Web Service development ( REST API , SOAP etc) in a Oracle, 3-tier environments.
--- Effectively use program debugging and testing tools.
--- Provide Project Support by analyzing and researching problems, assisting Systems analyst with technical software evaluations, assisting fellow team members with technical problems, and performing ad hoc requests when necessary.
--- Serve as agency expert for assigned systems by participating with legislative, enhancement, and defect impacting for assigned systems.
--- Performs knowledge transfer sessions to train other developers in the team on assigned tasks.
--- Manage assignments by coordinating the activities of assigned projects. This includes planning the work of assigned team members, developing work plans, monitoring the work of team members, and communicating problems with the team lead.
--- Utilize and adhere to agile, waterfall and other Department work management practices and principles to manage assigned projects.
Did you know that over 8 million citizens rely on more than $26.1 billion of revenue the Virginia Department of Taxation collects to fund government services that affect their daily lives? Virginia Tax, headquartered in Richmond, is responsible for administering 37 state and local taxes, sales and use taxes, and miscellaneous excise taxes with integrity, efficiency, and consistency. Virginia Tax works directly with individual and business taxpayers and local governments to ensure the Commonwealth's revenue is collected and taxes administered with fairness, diligence, and integrity. Minimum Qualifications Preferred Qualifications --- Proficiency in writing unit and integration tests with testing frameworks such as JUnit or similar technologies
--- Knowledge of Spring, SpringBoot, SpringBatch, and ActiveMQ
--- Experience integrating with DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Maven, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipeline or similar technologies
--- Knowledge of Agile methodology Special Requirements All Virginia Tax employees must be current with filing their tax returns ensuring they were filed in compliance with established laws, rules and regulations. Selected candidate(s) will be required to consent to and successfully pass a background investigation which includes fingerprint-based criminal history, tax compliance, and DMV driving record (if applicable) checks. Special Instructions to Applicants The selected candidate will be prohibited from performing tax or accounting services for compensation during or outside business hours. Virginia Tax is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workforce. All qualified applicants are afforded equal opportunities without regard to race, sex, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, genetics, age, veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. Reasonable accommodations are available to applicants with disabilities, if requested, during the application and/or interview process. If accommodations are needed, please contact Human Resources at (804) 786-3610. Virginia Tax is committed to providing equal opportunity to disabled individuals and willing to provide reasonable accommodations to enhance opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Virginia Tax participates in E-verify. Consideration for an interview is based solely on the information within the application. This website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted for consideration. Please refer to your RMS account for the status of your application and this position. No phone calls or emails, please. Name Phone Fax Email Address Posting Specific Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Do you have an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) as issued under Policy 1.30 Layoff? (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only);
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not Applicable
  • * Do you have a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under Policy 1.30 Layoff? (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only)
    • Yes
    • No
    • Not Applicable
    • * How did you find this employment opportunity?
      • State Recruitment Management System (RMS)
      • Agency Website or Bulletin Board
      • Job Board (Indeed, Monster, Dice, etc.)
      • Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)
      • Newspaper or Professional Journal (Please specify below)
      • Career Fair or Job Event (Please specify below)
      • VEC (Virginia Employment Commission)
      • Radio/TV (Please specify below)
      • Other (Please specify below)
      • * Please specify the actual source from your response to question #3 above (Name of newspaper, Journal Title, Job Board, Career Fair, Agency Website, Social Media Type, etc.) If unknown or none, enter: N/A. (Open Ended Question)
        • * * 161 - Sponsorship means the filing of an employment-based temporary or permanent visa process to enable the applicant to work for this agency. Do you now or will you in the future require the Virginia Department of Taxation to sponsor you for employment?
          • Yes
          • No (Open Ended Question)
            • * This position requires experience analyzing program specifications, writing design specifications, coding and testing programs and resolving system problems across multiple systems both independently and with a team. Please describe your experience with this and include the number of years. (Open Ended Question)
              • * Describe your level of knowledge and experience with Agile methodology. (Open Ended Question)
                • * Do you have considerable experience with Java for Web Development? If yes, please describe your level of knowledge, i.e. when, where and how you have utilized these tools, how often and over what period of time. (Open Ended Question)
                  • * Do you have working knowledge of writing REST APIs? If yes, please describe your level of knowledge, i.e., when, where and how you have demonstrated your knowledge, how often, and over what period of time? (Open Ended Question)
                    • * Are you proficient in Oracle database and SQL? If yes, please describe your proficiency level, i.e., when, where and how you have utilized them, how often, and over what period of time? (Open Ended Question)

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