.Net Developer

Position Description and Summary

Imagine designing, developing, and maintaining state-wide online application systems supporting over one million K-12 students, plus hundreds of thousands of parents, teachers, and school staff in Arizona. The Arizona Department of Education is creating award-winning solutions using leading-edge technologies. This position will allow the ideal candidate to positively impact the projects and services that improve educational outcomes in our state.

Position Responsibilities

• Review functional business requirements and design specifications to ensure understanding of deliverables such as application code and unit tests.
• Design, develop and unit test new features to existing application or build out brand new application as per business requirements and design specifications.
• Identify, debug and fix defects in application code.
• Work closely/collaboratively with cross-functional teams (BA, QA, Operations, Leadership).
• Provide estimates for development efforts.
• Participate in various SCRUM activities such as sprint planning, stand ups and retrospectives.
• Participate in software design discussions and code reviews.
• Cook with Network Services team to ensure required environments are available.
• Cook with Operations team to create and deploy builds to appropriate environments.

Qualifications

• Education Required: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field of study, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience Required: 5 or more years of professional Software Application Development experience utilizing the required knowledge, skills, and abilities listed above.
• Full-stack software application development with C#, .NET Framework plus .NET Core 3.1 and above, ASP.NET Web API, ASP.NET MVC, Razor Pages, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, and Bootstrap.
• Advanced understanding of object-oriented programming fundamentals and SOLID design principles.
• Ability to recognize and apply software design patterns and best practices.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, Application Services, Azure Functions, Storage Accounts.
• SQL Server development, writing stored procedures and functions, plus intermediate-level relational database modeling and design skills.
• Azure DevOps or Team Foundation Services or other centralized or distributed source control and work management systems.
• Ability to focus on deadlines and deliverables to meet commitments.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with developers and business experts.
• Ability to work as part of a self-directed team, in which tasks are determined daily in coordination with co-workers, rather than being assigned.
• Ability to excel in a collaborative and distributed team environment.
• Ability to work with a minimal amount of direction while being proactive in keeping management informed of project related issues.
• Ability to respectfully question ideas and share a point of view with others in support of the business requirements and needs.
• Ability to effectively communicate with various levels of employees ranging from entry level to senior leadership.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time and shift priorities quickly.
• Proven strong problem-solving skills, troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications Preferred

• Experience working on an Agile/Scrum team.
• Experience in the Education or Government sector.
• Strong preference for current experience developing with .NET 6, 7, 8.
• Strong preference for current experience developing Blazor Applications.
• Prior experience with Classic ASP, VBScript, Visual Basic 6, COM+ Components highly advantageous.
• Experience with application system design and architecture.
• Additional Azure Cloud Services, such as Service Bus, API Management, Key Vault, and others helpful.
• Use of Telerik Controls / Kendo UI framework in Web application development.
• Working knowledge of Power BI and SSRS for reporting and data visualization.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Experience developing with .NET 6, 7, or 8.
• Hands-on experience with Blazor for front-end development.
• Prior experience in the Education or Government sector.
• Additional Azure Cloud Services experience (Service Bus, API Management, Key Vault).
• Familiarity with Telerik Controls/Kendo UI for UI development.
• Experience with Classic ASP, VBScript, Visual Basic 6, COM+ Components.
• Knowledge of Power BI and SSRS for reporting and data visualization.
• Working experience in Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Strong understanding of application system design and architecture.

Additional Information

• Local Arizona candidates only – remote work is not an option.
• Hybrid work environment requiring on-site presence up to five days per week as needed.
• Candidates must demonstrate the ability to work with minimal direction while keeping leadership informed.