Programmer/Developer

Scope of Work

The agency is seeking a senior-level Lead Full Stack Developer to join our team in Hartford, CT. This role requires a candidate who will actively participate in various Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes, including requirements verification, design and development, testing, maintenance, and support activities under the direction of agency management. The candidate will support existing .NET applications and contribute to the development of the new SACWIS system. Additionally, the candidate will work with the System Integrator to ensure knowledge transfer and ongoing maintenance of the solution for a given module.

Specific Services Required

• Must be very organized, proactive, and self-directed.
• Must be a self-starter and driven, with the ability to drive work from requirements to implementation.
• Must possess strong abstract thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

In this role, the following services are required:

• Develops Tableau Reports.
• Assist in the design and development of the database architecture, including relational data structures, data marts, data dictionaries, and logical and physical data models.
• Develop strategies for data acquisitions, data quality, and data discrepancy.
• Assist in migration and integration of data and processes from legacy systems to new applications and new technologies.
• Develop and maintain efficient, well-documented custom SQL scripts, stored procedures, and triggers using Microsoft T-SQL in accordance with defined business rules and requirements to support application development.
• Ability to access data stored in a variety of database management systems such as DB2, SQL Server, and others.
• Design, develop, and implement ETL/ELT solutions for data ingestion, cleansing, business rules execution, and data distribution.
• Implement Data Analytics best practices in designing data modeling, ETL Pipelines, and near-time data solutions.
• Coordinate with Business Analyst and users to validate requirements.
• Implement solutions to integrate external data with in-house data.
• Perform tests, validate data flows, and prepare ETL processes according to business requirements.
• Design and implement a data conversion strategy from legacy to new platforms.
• Perform design validation, reconciliation, and error handling in data load processes.
• Optimize SSIS Package execution and SQL execution to optimize data load performance.
• Design SSIS packages using data exchange tasks such as File transfer and Secured File transfer, with the ability to import and export files from FTP/SFTP.
• Involvement in all stages like requirements gathering, data mapping, data extraction, data loading, data testing, troubleshooting, documentation, performance optimization, and maintenance.
• Development of different kinds of reports using Tableau as per user requirements and deploying to report server/integrated SharePoint report server.
• Experience using dynamic grouping fields, dynamic group sorting, on-demand sub-reports, drill-down and summary reports, and creating cross-tab reports highlighting key summary information.

Required Skills and Experience

Refer to the State contracts for IT Professional Services Agreement (22PSX0163) for experience and skill requirements for the job classification Solution Architect to fill the role. In addition, the agency requires:

• 10 or more years of prior experience demonstrating the following knowledge and skills:
• More than 5 years of experience with Tableau.
• More than 5 years of experience writing complex SQL queries.
• More than 5 years of expertise with TSQL, SSRS, SSIS, or Talend.
• Experience with debugging and improving query performance.
• Experience with deploying SSIS packages using git check-in, setting up environmental variables, and creating respective jobs in SQL Agent.
• Experience with Transact-SQL and stored procedures desired.
• Experience with creating, deploying, and maintaining Talend reports.
• Experience with code control/version Team Foundation.
• Strong problem-solving, cross-functional analysis, and forward-thinking abilities.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing situations, handle multiple tasks, and meet tight deadlines.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Salesforce.
• MuleSoft.

Administrative Considerations

• Work Schedule: Full-Time 40hrs - Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM
• State Resources and Oversight: DCF IS Management
• Security/Privacy Considerations: Comply with Vendor Qualification, DCF Child Protection Background Check, and DCF Non-disclosure Agreement