IT Applications Specialist 1/2

About the Department

Position Duties

Six years of experience in information technology; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus four years of experience in information technology; OR

An associate's degree in information technology plus four years of experience in information technology; OR

A bachelor’s degree plus four years of experience in information technology; OR

A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in an information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, or business analytics field plus three years of experience in information technology; OR

A master’s degree plus three years of experience in information technology.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

NOTE:
A certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion, provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.

Minimum Qualifications

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Other Qualifications

Job Duties:

• Develop, enhance, debug, and maintain the LFHP web and mobile-facing applications and their integrations, within LDI's development, testing/staging, and production environments.
• Write and maintain application code in C#/.NET (ASP.NET MVC, Web API, Razor Pages) with Entity Framework, plus JavaScript/jQuery front-end work.
• Write and execute unit and integration tests to validate application functionality prior to merging into staging and production environments.
• Work within LDI source control (Azure DevOps / Team Foundation Server / Git), checking in stable code daily and following LDI's promotion process from development to staging to production.
• Coordinate closely with contract developers and LDI IT staff to maintain consistency, shared understanding, and adherence to LDI naming conventions, data standards, and coding standards.
• Produce and maintain required documentation (system design, data dictionary, deployment instructions, user manuals) in the LDI-approved format.
• Where approved, use AI development tooling to accelerate and improve development and maintenance.

Position-Specific Details:

Division/Location: Office of Management & Finance/Information Technology Division

Appointment Type: Positions will be filled as a 4 year Job Appointment - two (2) positions are available.

Career Progression: This position may be filled as an IT Applications Specialist 1 or 2, depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate. 

How To Apply:

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Dr. Phillip Donagriche

Human Resources Division

Louisiana Department of Insurance

P.O. Box 94214

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

[email protected]

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

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