[Hiring] Developer II @State of Colorado

Role Description

We are seeking a motivated Developer II to join our software engineering team and contribute to the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of modern full-stack applications to provide reliable service for State of Colorado residents.

The ideal candidate has strong experience across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), but is primarily focused on modern, cloud-native software development activities. The Developer II should be comfortable working independently on well-defined features while also seeking guidance when solving complex technical problems.

If using your creativity and innovation in the development and delivery of software solutions is what you love, apply today for the chance to also put your passion into the state you love.

Essential Duties:

• Consult with Solution Architects, Solution Engineers, and others to design decoupled, domain-driven applications in line with OIT strategies (e.g., Cloud First, Mobile First, Secure Colorado, etc.).
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Customers, Project Managers, and others to assist in the creation of estimates and timelines.
• Create and code applications using Agile methodologies as needed.
• Develop, maintain, and own reusable frontend systems (e.g., component libraries, design tokens) to reduce delivery costs and duplicate build times across enterprise applications.
• Perform full-stack coding and further minimize defects through disciplined testing and CI/CD pipeline automation.
• Organize, build, and validate all segments of the code related to a specific build (release) for final User Acceptance Testing.
• Determine the best approach in the development of an application’s code to meet the customer’s current requirements and anticipate future enhancement needs, including scalability and high throughput.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years of hands-on programming experience in application development, including at least 2 years developing modern full-stack applications utilizing React and .NET (C#).
• Experience applying digital accessibility regulations and standards (e.g., WCAG 2.1 or 2.2 AA) to business processes, content, tools, and/or documents, with the ability to provide specific examples of accessibility improvements made in a shared or enterprise system.

Requirements

• OIT ONLY RECRUITMENT: This recruitment is open only to current employees of the Office of Information Technology for the State of Colorado. Applications are not accepted from contractors engaged in work for OIT, or any state entity, as contractors are not employees.
• A wide salary range is posted for this position and any job offer is based upon a salary analysis to comply with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.
• To better understand your qualifications and increase your opportunity to move forward in the selection process, please indicate in your work history for each job the outcomes you have achieved that you believe are most relevant to this job.

Benefits

• Support for a healthy balance of work and personal time.
• Visit our benefits page to learn more about some of our great offerings that allow us all to have fulfilling lives.

Company Description

The Governor's Office of Information Technology is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment.

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.