Applications Developer

Full-time

Vacancies: Two

Salary: Commensurate with education and experience

Primary Working Hours: M-F; 8:00am – 5:00pm

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Supervisory: Not applicable

Travel: Applicants must be willing and able to fulfill all job-related travel normally associated with this position. Typically, minimal travel is required.

The State of Oklahoma offers a comprehensive , including a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.

Review and analyze organization’s business needs, confer with users to evaluate requirements, discuss solutions, and develop plans of approach, including project completion time estimates.

Design, develop, and maintain integrations between diverse systems and platforms, ensuring seamless communication and data exchange.

Create and maintain robust and scalable APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) to facilitate integration between internal and external systems.

Develop scripts and automation routines to streamline integration processes and improve efficiency.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and ensure alignment with integration objectives. Document integration processes, configurations, and best practices.

Stay abreast of emerging technologies and best practices in integration development. Identify opportunities for process improvement and innovation to enhance integration capabilities and efficiency.

Evaluate existing Cobol-based systems to identify opportunities for modernization and improvement.

Refactor Cobol code to modernize and optimize functionality, performance, and maintainability, using C#, Python or other modern programming languages.

Programming languages – C#, Typescript / React, Python, SQL and/or Cobol

Software development life cycles

User interfaces

Troubleshooting and problem solutions

Emerging technologies/ innovations

Coding processes and security measures

Specific agency functions and business needs

Laws, rules, and regulations affecting the business needs of the agency.

Problem solving, critical thinking, and attention to detail

Written communication and application design

Verbal communication and presentation

Review and analyze user requests and other information.

Design appropriate programs and systems while adhering to deadlines.

Work independently

Work is typically performed in a professional setting with climate-controlled settings and exposure to noise levels determined by the office environment. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is required to talk, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms requiring periods of sitting or standing and daily use of computer and phone. It also requires the occasional use of the office machinery in accordance with safety and security protocols.

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of the completion of twelve semester hours of computer science or management information systems course work at an accredited college or university plus three additional years of experience in applications development and analysis work; or completion of a minimum of 156 hours of vocational or technical education courses resulting in certification in applications development plus three additional years of experience in applications development and analysis work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of experience in applications development for the required education plus three additional year of experience in applications development and analysis work.

Computer Skills – Employee must have basic knowledge of Microsoft Office products, programming languages, logic, and flow and be capable of proficiently using the OESC’s standard software (Microsoft Office - Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, and Teams), and the Internet, as well as proficiency to learn other software as needed.

Employee must be capable of lifting, carrying, and moving objects of up to 25 pounds.

OESC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.