Software Application Developer
Information Systems Specialist 7 – Software Application Developer
Oregon Department of Transportation
Information Services Branch
Enterprise Application Services – Field Operations Services
Salary: $6,268 - $9,472 (Per month)
The role:
We are seeking a talented and motivated software application developer to join the ODOT Information Systems team. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting traveler safety and mobility software applications such as TripCheck, the Transportation Operation Center System that is used to manage responding to incidents and the Video Streaming System. You will also be responsible for software application development, administration, maintenance and support tasks. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact and contribute to developing solutions that serve the community. Apply today!
Hybrid remote work options available! Most of this work may be conducted remotely at an alternate worksite with full access to the needed operating systems and technology. However, there are times when the work will be required to be performed at the Salem office building. To be considered, you must reside within (or be willing to relocate to) the state of Oregon or board the state within reasonable commuting distance and have a private workspace and broadband internet connection.
We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions. We hope you’ll join us on our path to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging through our values, commitments, strategies and actions.
Before applying, visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.
A day in the life:
- Conduct analysis and requirement gathering to understand business need for system solutions.
- Design and vet alternatives to implement solutions to meet the requirements.
- Modify existing code or write new software code.
- Conduct testing of software code changes and implement bug fixes for issues reported by testers.
- Plan and execute the deployment of code changes to the system environments.
- Perform troubleshooting to research and fix system issues reported by users.
- Execute system administration, configuration, maintenance and support tasks.
- Perform data analysis and design tasks such as designing schemas and writing queries.
- Participate in hardware planning tasks such as determining server specifications and work to migrate a software application to a new server.
- Work with vendors and other state agency staff to implement system solutions and data interfaces.
- Work in an office environment with hybrid work options available.
- To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email ODOTRecruitment@odot.oregon.gov.
What’s in it for you:
- Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more. Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer.
- Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying.
- The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!
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Minimum qualifications:
- Six (6) years of experience performing development, administration, maintenance, and support tasks for software applications;
OR
- An associate's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field, OR completion of a two (2) year accredited vocational training program in information technology or related field AND four (4) years of experience performing development, administration, maintenance, and support tasks for software applications;
OR
- A bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or related field AND two (2) years of experience performing development, administration, maintenance, and support tasks for software applications;
OR
- Master's degree in information technology, computer science, or related field may substitute for all of the above.
What we’d like to see:
If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience, education and alignment with ODOT values to help us decide who will move forward.
- Experience working a part of an application development project team while writing software application code using C#, .NET, ASP.NET, Javascript, HTML, and CSS programming languages.
- Experience investigating application log files and using monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Solarwinds, Splunk, etc. and have used and written SQL queries to gather information to troubleshoot and resolve software application issues are preferred.
- Experience performing system maintenance tasks such as server operating system patching, executing application failovers between active and passive servers, upgrading .NET Framework applications to .NET Core as well as performing system technical administrative and configuration tasks is preferred.
- Experience using Visual Studio and Azure DevOps for software source code management such as configuring and implementing Azure Pipelines for automating application build and release management is preferred.
Learn more and apply:
This recruitment closes at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, February 20, 2025.
Please note that we can only accept applications through our website.
For questions, call 503-779-9733 or email ODOTRecruitmentJB@odot.oregon.gov
ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer