Salary
$30.11 - $45.16 Hourly $62,624 - $93,936 Annually This position is a Pay Band C8
Posting Details
The New Mexico Department of Public Safety (DPS) is looking for an experienced application developer with knowledge and abilities in .Net Core and Angular frameworks interfacing with Oracle and Microsoft SQL servers, including APIs and Database stored procedures.
DPS houses the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) and provides many services to the entire law enforcement community throughout New Mexico. DPS is the FBI designated Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Systems Agency (CSA) for the State of New Mexico. As such, DPS is the exclusive entity in New Mexico that provides access to CJIS for all federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies.
The DPS ITD provides a portfolio of services to the entire law enforcement community in New Mexico in addition to being the key technology partner of NMSP and the other statewide law enforcement support divisions of DPS. The ITD Leadership Team is committed to helping everyone on our team grow professionally and personally through training, mentor ship, and challenging work assignments.
IT Application Developers work closely with clients and IT team members to understand the stakeholder requirements that drive the analysis and design of applications aligned with the organization's mission and business. Developers are responsible for the design and implementation of applications' build, release, deployment, and configuration activities. This includes performing such tasks as coding, testing, debugging, and documenting programs. Other responsibilities include working with internal business partners to gather requirements, prototyping, architecting, implementing/updating solutions, building and executing test plans, performing quality reviews, managing operations, and triaging and fixing operational issues.
DPS has one of the most complex networks in the State of New Mexico consisting of over 50 physical offices including the DPS headquarters, the NM Law Enforcement Academy, three forensic labs, three 911 communications / dispatch centers, 12 NMSP district offices, and a significant number of permanent and transitory sub-stations in key locations throughout the state including the Governor's Mansion. In addition to these physical locations, the network consists of 650 NMSP patrol units, the NMSP helicopter and several mobile command centers. The network is accessed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week with no tolerance for downtime by DPS civilian staff, NMSP, and all federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to receive mission-critical CJIS and to access many other systems. These systems are essential to law enforcement statewide. DPS ITD provides the time, resources and encouragement for its staff to participate in ongoing training and mentor ship. We are looking for employees who want to grow their skills, develop as individuals, be reliable teammates and enjoy challenging work assignments. The significant number of our employees who have been promoted into higher positions is evidence of our success. ITD enjoys a close working relationship with the NMSP, law enforcement agencies across New Mexico and our federal partners such as the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). ITD and its employees are valued by the leadership of DPS as an essential part of the public safety services in New Mexico. If you become a member of the DPS ITD family, you will quickly become integrated into the law enforcement community statewide.
Why does the job exist?
This position is integral in supporting one of the most complex organizations in the State of New Mexico. DPS houses many in-house and vendor supported applications with back-end Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases that support DPS's mission. The Associate IT Application Developer exists to ensure that these applications remain available 24/7/365 and perform in a manner that allows to be available to criminal justice agencies. This position may require duties for occasional nights and weekends under general supervision, code, test, debug, document, and implement software applications. Execute all JIRA Tickets, Web Update Requests, programming tasks, including programming, analyzing, designing, developing, implementing, modifying, and maintaining computer programs. Work on systems of moderate size and complexity or segments of larger systems.
How does it get done?
The Associate IT Application Developer works on the functions:
1 - Webmaster (Update content using Word Press, JavaScript, and PHP) and Web Administration 2 - Teams/Share Point Administrator (Create/Remove site collections, troubleshoot, use of Power Apps and Power Automate). 3 - Power DMS Administrator (Setup and train users, analytics, troubleshoot issues). 4 - JIRA Administrator (Add tool sets - Confluence, workflows, improvements, maintenance) 5 - Develop custom code using programming languages that are object-based and/or procedural-based (e.g. C#, JavaScript, PHP, Adobe, SharePoint, Word Press Joomla, plugins); or configure/modify Commercial Off-The Shelf (COTS) software systems/products (e.g. Word Press, Power DMS, JIRA to meet business requirements. 6 - Follow team software development methodology. 7 - Prepare documentation in accordance with existing standards and practices. 8 - Perform coding, debugging and modifications to existing applications. 9 - May provide support as member of team for new configurations with such tasks as scope of work. 10 - Apply knowledge of relational database technology. 11 - May serve as technical resource with respect to applications. 12 - Develop structure of a website, layout, dynamic elements, user-friendly interface elements, and search for savvy knowledge, CSS design, current HTML standards, Java Script, and related web development technologies and software. 13 - Optimize web content for end user performance. Work may include reformatting text, assuring hyperlink integrity, transferring and translating files and posting of new material to the page involving HTML scripting. May maintain web site content and information flow. 14 - Work with developers and users to develop highly functional user interfaces for web-based applications. 15 - Work with business units to maintain existing content and develop new content to promote programs and services. 16 - May be responsible for desktop web content authoring using development tools and web authoring/editing applications. 17 - Recommend and implement improvements related to the overall organization, usability, and effectiveness of web properties as they evolve over time.
Who are the customers?
DPS including NMSP and all Law Enforcement and criminal justice agencies within the state of New Mexico.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate for the Associate IT Application Developer position at the Department of Public Safety (DPS) in Santa Fe, NM typically meets the following based on common public sector expectations and entry-level developer roles:
Technical Expertise
1 - JIRA Administrator (Add tool sets - Confluence, workflows, improvements, maintenance) 2 - Webmaster (Update content using Word Press, JavaScript, and PHP) and Web Administration 3 - Teams/Share Point Administrator (Create/Remove site collections, troubleshoot, use of Power Apps and Power Automate). 4 - Power DMS Administrator (Setup and train users, analytics, troubleshoot issues). 5 - Develop custom code using programming languages that are object-based and/or procedural-based (e.g. C#, JavaScript, PHP, Adobe, SharePoint, Word Press Joomla, plugins); or configure/modify Commercial Off-The Shelf (COTS) software systems/products (e.g. Word Press, Power DMS, JIRA to meet business requirements. 6 - Follow team software development methodology. 7 - Prepare documentation in accordance with existing standards and practices. 8 - Perform coding, debugging and modifications to existing applications. 9 - May provide support as member of team for new configurations with such tasks as scope of work. 10 - Apply knowledge of relational database technology. 11 - May serve as technical resource with respect to applications. 12 - Develop structure of a website, layout, dynamic elements, user-friendly interface elements, and search for savvy knowledge, CSS design, current HTML standards, Java Script, and related web development technologies and software. 13 - Optimize web content for end user performance. Work may include reformatting text, assuring hyperlink integrity, transferring and translating files and posting of new material to the page involving HTML scripting. May maintain web site content and information flow. 14 - Work with developers and users to develop highly functional user interfaces for web-based applications. 15 - Work with business units to maintain existing content and develop new content to promote programs and services. 16 - May be responsible for desktop web content authoring using development tools and web authoring/editing applications. 17 - Recommend and implement improvements related to the overall organization, usability, and effectiveness of web properties as they evolve over time. 18 - Work on Wildcat Tickets
Minimum Qualification
Associate Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS), Information Technology, Engineering, or similar technical degree and two (2) years of experience in software programming. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling four (4) years may substitute for the required education and experience
Employment Requirements
Employment is subject to a pre-employment background investigation and fingerprinting in accordance with all terms and conditions of federal and state law, rules and regulations; and is conditional pending results. Continued employment is contingent upon remaining felony free, per Section 5.12.1.1 of the Criminal Justice Information Systems Security Policy.
In addition, the selected candidate must possess and maintain a valid driver's license and obtain a Defensive Driving Certificate from the State of New Mexico.
Working Conditions
This position within the Department of Public Safety and requires on-site presence to maintain the security and integrity of mission-critical application systems. Remote work is not available for this position. Work is performed primarily in an office setting with exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT) and extensive personal computer usage with extended periods of sitting. The ability to lift to 25lbs. Some occasional travel may be required.
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Agency Contact Information: Anupama Kodali (505) 637-9001 Email
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Bargaining Unit Position
This position is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.