Develops software solutions by studying information needs, conferring with users, and studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes. Investigates problem areas. Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming.
The Department of Information Resources (DIR) requires the services of One Developer hereafter referred to as Worker, who meets the general qualification of Developer 3 Emerging and the specifications outlined in this document for Health & Human Services Commission - Social Services Applications team.
All work products resulting from the project shall be considered “works made for hire” and are the property of the HHSC. HHSC may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Workers) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by the Texas law. HHSC will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Worker(s).
• Performs Front End/UI application development, enhancement, maintenance, and support for Social Services User Interface applications.
• Develops software solutions by studying information needs, conferring with users, and studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes.
• As a member of the team, participate in requirements analysis, high-level and detailed design, development, testing and deployment of new application components, as required.
• Analyze UI framework, libraries for configuration & performance tuning opportunities, as required.
• Develop, enhance and maintain existing and new web-based J2EE/Portal applications within HHSC’s SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) platform using Agile methodologies.
• Create technical and design documentation, as required.
• Perform system analysis and problem resolution, as required.
• Develop and maintain data and process models, as required.
• Employ contemporary testing methods to ensure applications function properly and without error.
• Provide technical support for testing and implementation efforts.
• Participate in program design, coding and test walk-through meetings to provide input regarding technical standards and customer requirements.
• Provide application support (defect repair, maintenance, and production operations support) for web-based Java applications in an SOA platform. Perform system analysis, troubleshooting, diagnosis and problem resolution. Analyze software for defects and performance tuning opportunities. Develop and test application code to resolve defects and improve application reliability and performance.
• Other duties as assigned.
| Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity. |
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| Years | Required/Preferred | Experience |
| 8 | Required | Hands-on experience in Front End/UI development, enhancing and maintaining enterprise-class applications using Angular and/or similar frameworks on the J2EE application development platform |
| 8 | Required | Hands-on experience participating in all phases of the SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle) |
| 8 | Required | Hands-on UI development experience implementing Authentication and Authorization, Caching strategies |
| 8 | Required | Hands-on programming experience in following languages: HTML5, JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX, CSS3, Bootstrap, SASS, Angular, Typescript, JSON, XML, ES5/ES6, NPM, Maven and/or other UI frameworks/libraries. |
| 8 | Required | Demonstrable experience developing, optimizing, and maintaining an enterprise-level Front End/UI application including complete ownership of the front-end stack (JavaScript/HTML/CSS, Angular and/or other UI frameworks). |
| 8 | Required | Experience implementing Client-facing applications with responsive design and development |
| 8 | Required | Experience implementing SPAs with JS or with libraries/frameworks like Angular |
| 8 | Required | Experience in development of self-contained, reusable, and testable modules and components |
| 8 | Required | Strong understanding and experience of fundamental programming concepts of data structures, algorithms, performance, caching and scalability issues in the context of Web based UI applications |
| 8 | Required | Experience in developing and testing application user interface for ADA/Accessibility Compliance |
| 8 | Required | Experience in implementing best practices in the areas of application design, performance, scalability and maintainability. |
| 8 | Required | Experience in Test-driven development and test creation using frameworks such as Karma, Jasmine, Selenium |
| 5 | Preferred | Hands-on experience with Spring Boot Java Applications |
| 5 | Preferred | Hands-on experience with IBM WebSphere Application Server 8 or later |
| 5 | Preferred | Hands-on experience with Agile Development Methodologies (preferably Scrum) |
| 5 | Preferred | Hands-on experience with web applications developed for Cloud platform |
| 5 | Preferred | Hands-on experience with CI/CD methodology |
| 5 | Preferred | Hands-on development experience for mobile and tablet platforms |
Initial Purchase Order Term:
Any Purchase Order resulting from this Request for Resumes is effective on the date of issuance and expires on the last day of the State fiscal year in which the Purchase Order was issued, unless sooner stated in the Purchase Order or unless sooner terminated, renewed, or extended as provided in the Purchase Order.
Renewal Option(s):
HHSC, at its sole discretion, may renew the Purchase Order for up to three, one-year optional renewals. Such renewal(s), if exercised, shall be subject to all the requirements and terms and conditions of the Purchase Order.
A) Services shall be provided during normal business hours unless otherwise coordinated through the Agency. Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., excluding Texas state holidays when the agency is closed.
B) The primary work location will be 1609 Centre Cr Dr., Austin, Texas 78613.
Position will be remote. Program will allow candidates who are within the state (Any location within the State of Texas).
C) Any and all travel, per diem, parking, and/or living expenses shall be at the worker’s and/or Vendor’s expense.
D) The worker may be required to work remotely at HHSC discretion, up to 100 percent of the time.
E) The worker may be required to work outside the normal business hours on weekends, evenings and holidays, as requested. Payment for work over 40 hours will be at the hourly rate quoted and must be coordinated and pre-approved through the Agency.
Interviews will be conducted: (check all that apply)
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☐ In person
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