Description of Project
Client is seeking one full-time Software Developer to work in the Minnesota Justice Information Services (MNJIS) section of the BCA. The Software Developer will assist State staff with rewriting and support for BCA's .NET, web services, object oriented applications for modernization, and critical security updates. The Software Developer should have strong Splunk technical skills to assist in building an application from start to finish using Splunk components.
At a high level, the resource will provide ongoing support, including functionality and critical security updates. The resource will also be required to assist in training on the integration of Splunk technology and other modernized technologies.
The work is expected to follow BCA's hybrid approach, requiring Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays in the office, Wednesdays and Fridays may work from home. The on-site work location is at 1430 Maryland Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55106.
Tasks
Train Software Development team from Splunk basics to reporting, dashboards and events, search capabilities, APIs, creating Knowledge Objects, Data models, and other enterprise concepts with Splunk.
Collaborate with Software Development team to develop a Splunk solution to modernize the BCA's Archive Services application using Splunk
Work with planning managers, architects, business analysts, quality assurance analysts and agencies to define and transform business requirements into technical design and programming specifications conforming to the system architecture.
Implement enterprise solutions following established BCA patterns in application development and data security.
Build, deploy and test software applications and modules using automated test and deployment technologies and tools.
Provide direction in identifying appropriate technical solutions (application and system level) that meets business objectives, which include defining technical alternatives to derive the most cost-effective solutions to meet client requirements.
Review test cases and test plans in conjunction with quality assurance staff.
Execute unit and integration testing procedures.
Communicate highly technical concepts, and to introduce new technological tools or methods.
Establish strong business partnerships with senior MNJIS team members and with criminal justice and technical staff.
Knowledge transfer.
Desired Skills
Five years of experience developing Splunk applications, API, Dashboard, and logging. The candidate must demonstrate the ability to: write Splunk applications using Splunk APIs, administrate the Splunk Dashboard, provide Splunk training in all aspects of the Splunk technology, and collaborate with software development team to develop a Splunk solution.
Seven years of experience developing ASP .NET MVC applications with C#
Five years of Unit test experience (NUnit or JUnit)
Seven years of experience using HTML/CSS
Seven years of experience using JavaScript
Five years of CSS experience
Experience using Entity Framework
Experience writing T-SQL for MS SQL Server
Experience within an Agile Scrum development team
Experience in development of Windows Services using .NET 4.0 or above
Experience using XML schemas
Experience using XSLT
Experience using REST/SOAP web services
Experience using Web API
Experience with DevOps incorporating automation for CI/CD pipelines GitLab or GitHub
Experience working with front-end JavaScript libraries, especially Bootstrap 4/5 and jQuery
Knowledge of Domain Driven Design concepts
Experience working with law enforcement or criminal justice systems