Programmer/Developer

THIS IS US

The State of Connecticut has embarked upon a digital transformation to uplift the lives and well-being of our citizens, businesses, and employees. Our goal is to improve access to our programs and services, making interaction with government easier. When you join the CT Bureau of Information Technology Services (BITS) Digital team, you'll be part of a team extending the Microsoft practice, Power Platform solution adoption, governance, and operations creating simple experiences personalized for everyone. If you enjoy solving complex problems with a curious, supportive, high-performing team, then the State of Connecticut is the place for you.

SCOPE OF WORK

The agency needs the service of a Power Platform Developer. The candidate will serve in the capacity of a Power Platform developer will communicate a well-defined vision of how IT and the business will align and make sure that everyone if following the same principles, methodologies, and support activities per the direction of agency management.

The specific focus of this candidate will be to ensure that new systems are built in a way that best ensures that functional requirements are met whilst also ensuring that service qualities (Performance, scalability, extensibility, maintainability, security, interoperability) for now and for the future are achievable. In addition, this role is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining business solutions using Microsoft Power Platform tools such as Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents.

Their work typically involves creating custom business applications, automating workflows, integrating data sources, and building analytics dashboards. They also collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, troubleshoot issues, and ensure the solutions meet business needs. Overall, a Power Platform developer plays a critical role in helping organizations to streamline their business processes and improve productivity.

Specific Services Required:

In the role of the Automation QA Engineer, the following services are required:
• Design and development of the core technology and architecture for Power Platform applications and solutions.
• Developing custom business applications using Power Apps (Canvas and Model Driven and Power Portals.
• Automating workflows and processes using Power Automate.
• Building custom connectors to integrate data sources with the Power Platform.
• Creating interactive dashboards and reports using Power BI.
• Developing and deploying chatbots using Power Virtual Agents.
• Develop intelligent document processing with AI Builder
• Providing technical guidance and support to end-users and stakeholders.
• Ensuring the security and compliance of Power Platform solutions.
• Collaborating with other developers and IT professionals to integrate Power Platform solutions with other enterprise systems.
• Developing custom APIs and plugins to extend the functionality of Power Platform tools.
• Conducting training and workshops to educate end-users on the use of Power Platform solutions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver business and technical value.
• Must be very organized, pro-active, and self-directed. Must be able to perform with minimal supervision.
• Must have very strong abstract thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Must have very good verbal and written communication skills.
• Work with the Development Manager to establish goals and release quality while meeting requirements of projects.
• Work with management to supply input for key test automation decisions, as well as work estimation and resource planning.
• Provide guidance and training to team members.
• Assures the complementary synthesis of all standards, models, designs and methodologies recommended by the Enterprise Architects.
• Takes proactive escalation of system problems or design flaws to upper management before serious impact on ROI.
• Coordinates with the other architects on issues dealing with the quality flaws of the existing standards, especially security and performance issues.
• Ensures that the Technology Partners and development teams adhere to the principles and standards defined by IT
• Defines, Documents and communicates the strategy with Agile team.
• Interface with the user(s) and sponsor(s) and all other stakeholders to determine their (evolving) needs.
• Reviews and assists in defining the environment configuration.
• Reviews all system requirements and ensures that this set of high-level requirements is consistent, complete, correct, and operationally defined.
• Reviews software components and collaborates with development group, Product Owners, System Teams, and Operations to ensure best overall development strategies, best practices and techniques for development.
• Interfaces with the design and implementation teams, so that any problems arising during Development can be resolved in accordance with the fundamental design concepts, and user needs and constraints.
• Ensures that a maximally robust development framework is developed.
• Responsible for Unit testing software prior to submitting to QA
• Ensures that all code libraries and artifacts are maintained in the most current state and never allowed to become obsolete.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

For this position, the candidate shares experience and judgment with team to plan and accomplish goals, mentors less experienced staff, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. In addition, the agency requires:

An experience professional with demonstrating the following knowledge and skills:
• 3+ years Experience with building Power Portals and recent Power Pages including Liquid
• 3+ years Experience with building Power Apps (Model Driven Apps, Canvas Apps)
• 3+ years Experience with building Power Automate Flows
• 5+ years Experience with Web Application development including HTML, CSS, Javascript
• 5+ years Experience with C# development including Power Platform Plugins
• 5+ years Experience with development in Visual Studio
• 5+ years Experience with Agile Methodologies
• Involved in a minimum of two large scaled Agile software development projects
• Thorough understanding of development best practices in an Agile environment

Additional Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with code control/version/build tools e.g Azure DevOps
• Experience with AI Builder
• Experience with Power Virtual Agents
• Experience with Power BI
• Experience with Azure Blob and Azure Cognitive Services
• Experience with unit testing frameworks e.g Nunit
• Experience with XRM Toolkit
• Experience with Integrating with REST/SOAP API's and using Postman
• Experience with ASP.NET
• Experience with Javascript Frameworks e.g Jquery, Ext, React
• BS in Computer science, engineering, or technology-related baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, or commensurate experience.

ADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATIONS

The Power Platform Developer will work as part of an iterative team using agile sprints. Work will be assigned based on items in the product backlog associated with Website Improvements. These tasks may be adjusted, reduced, or expanded as the project progresses through various phases. The contract employee shall be expected to maintain and provide written documentation on any work performed in conjunction with this engagement.

The engagement will be for a term of up to 12 months. All work will be performed in eight (8) hour shifts, Monday to Friday, excluding State holidays. If workflow dictates an on-site presence is not needed, consultant may work remotely. All extended remote work will need approval by Chief Digital Officer or the designated manager. Payment will be on a time and material basis and paid only for hours worked. State Agencies are in downtown Hartford and the Greater Hartford area. Local Travel Reimbursement is not provided.

Use of State Resources: The contractor will share a dedicated office space and will be provided with all computer hardware and software needed to execute and perform the duties for this program.

Security/Privacy Considerations: Information accessible by the contractor may be sensitive, confidential or subject to the Privacy Act and/or HIPAA considerations. Contractor personnel must be familiar with and comply with the provisions of appropriate regulations and/or instructions. Signing of a confidentiality agreement will be required. Daily sign-in to the facility may be required. The contractor employee must always display an access badge while present in state facilities. A background check will be required.

Contact:
Max Gigle, Program Manager
Department of Administrative Services
Office of Digital Services
450 Columbus Boulevard
Hartford, CT 06103

Location Requirements

Candidate must be local or willing to commute or relocate.
Candidate Must Be Local
Additional Location Details (City, State) :

Please no subcontracts

Background Verification

Minimum Verification Requirements

Please complete the following verifications with Infocubic upon candidate's selection. Additional verifications may be identified by the agency.

• Global Monitor Check
• Social Security Address Search
• Federal Criminal History
• State Criminal History
• County Criminal History
• Civil Upper Court History
• Employment Verification (7 years include current employer)
• Education Verification (highest degree completed)
• National Sex Offender Registry

Professional License: Does this position require a professional license validation?

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