What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Developer position at Illinois State Board of Elections?
Under the general supervision of the Chief Information Officer and Deputy Chief Information Officer and the day-to-day supervision of the Information Services Team Leads, independently develops, maintains, and enhances the State Board of Elections’ Information Systems.
1. Establishes application development task schedules, testing plans and implementation schedules; Performs technical analysis, design, and programming according to SBE standards; Coordinates development, testing and implementation with end-users, technical consultants and IT Staff according to SBE standards; Consults with end-users to determine application goals, requirements, cost, architecture, and impact to existing systems. Performs standard database administration tasks including database creation, schema definition, modification, and permission management.
2. Provides level 3 (highest level) of technical support for Agency end-users as well as end-users of other agency-developed systems. Develops and coordinates data exchanges with election jurisdictions, State agencies, Federal and State courts, political committees and technical consultants; Provides technical support as needed to facilitate exchanges; For systems of any level of complexity, consults with end-users to determine application goals, requirements, cost, architecture, and impact to existing systems.
3. Compiles materials, plans, and conducts training sessions for data input staff and agency end-users; Mentors journeyman and entry-level developers on SBE programming techniques and compliance with programming standards; Performs Code Reviews of peers, journeymen, and entry-level developers to insure compliance with State Board of Elections development standards.
4. Through continuing self-study and/or formal coursework, acquires knowledge of advanced information systems concepts and techniques, productivity tools, election law, and Board policy as they affect Board Information Systems. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.
Skills, Knowledge, Work Experience, Licenses or Certifications Required:
Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college supplemented by seven years of professional experience in a related Information Technology field. Requires ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with agency officials, associates, vendors, clients, and election authorities. Requires ability to coordinate the activities of lower-level technical staff to achieve desired results. Requires knowledge and experience in the use of ASP.NET, C#.NET, SQL Server, and Power BI.
Desirable qualifications include experience with VB.NET, Crystal Reports, Microsoft Reporting Services, and providing customer service or user support.