The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) provides workforce development services for employers and job seekers. These programs help connect people to resources available and career opportunities across the state. This includes support services for those who qualify for training and development, child care programs, programs for people with disabilities, unemployment benefits and other workforce development services. While we are based in Austin on the north lawn of the Texas State Capitol, we have offices statewide and many of our positions are suitable for teleworking. We're a Family Friendly Certified Workplace with great work-life balance, competitive salaries, extensive opportunities for training and development, and fantastic benefits.

We are looking for a Software Engineer/Architect to join the IT Enterprise Architecture Group (EAG). We work across multiple teams to create and maintain automated applications which best serve our customers evolving needs. In this role you will perform highly advanced (senior-level) computer systems analysis work. Work involves overseeing the planning and analysis of user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate processing or to improve existing systems. May supervise the work of others. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

This position is eligible for telecommuting from anywhere in the state of Texas. The ideal candidate must have a secure, dedicated workspace with Internet service, ability to maintain a reliable consistent work schedule and be available for weekly meetings and group collaboration via Microsoft Teams and other applications during regular business hours. May be required, upon occasion, to come into the office in Austin with 72-hour notice for any TWC business need.

Benefits To Working For TWC Include

Competitive starting salary: $6,785.00 - $9,000.00/month
Flexible schedules and telework options are available
Defined Retirement Benefit Plan
Optional 401(k) and 457 accounts
Medical Insurance - Currently, the state pays 100% of the health plan premium for eligible full-time employees and 50% of the premium for their eligible dependents. Eligible part-time employees get a 50% state contribution for themselves and 25% for their dependents. Employees pay the remainder of the premium by paycheck deduction before taxes are withheld.
Optional Benefits such as dental, vision, and life insurance
8 hours' sick leave per month
8 hours' vacation leave per month with potential to earn more with longevity
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services
Additional benefits for active employees: https://www.ers.texas.gov/Active-Employees/Health-Benefits.

General Duties

Under the supervision of the agency’s Enterprise Architect performs the necessary analysis and design tasks related to the development of an enterprise architecture.
Performs highly advanced computer systems analysis work and development of common objects, components and services supporting developers and applications.
Analyze enterprise business drivers and industry trends to determine corresponding change requirements.
Designs and implements the governance activities associated with ensuring enterprise architecture compliance.
Facilitates the evaluation and selection of software product standards, as well as the design of standard software configurations.
Identifies the organizational and financial impact of enterprise architecture alternatives.
Develops and coordinates technical solutions, provides mentoring and technical assistance.
Coordinates and may analyze proposed computer applications, including research and analysis for project proposals, software and systems modifications and new projects.
Coordinates and may analyze the review and revision of code to increase operating efficiency or to adapt to new procedures and specialized programs to supplement and enhance systems software
Develops, deploys, and maintains Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Services and other reusable components.
Provides on-call support and will work outside normal office hours and days when needed to resolve production issues.
Maintains a reliable, predictable work schedule, and/or be called upon to work outside of normal business hours to sustain operations or complete urgent assignments.
Actively participates in maintaining and providing input to the departmental dashboard.
Ensures compliance with all Federal, State, and agency laws, rules, policies, and procedures including IT Handbook and SOPs that govern TWC IT.
Contributes to teamwork and communicate effectively.
Promotes an image of IT excellence.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

Five years of experience in Java programming; multi-tiered web application development; JBOSS Enterprise Application Server, Business Rules Engines, Spring Framework, SQL and SQL stored procedures, DB2, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Java Server Pages (JSP), HyperText Markup Language (HTML), CSS, and JavaScript, and unit testing tools and frameworks.
Prefer three or more years of experience as an engineer/architect with working knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) concepts and technology including design principles for Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and/or Representational State Transfer (REST). As well as experience using HTML 5, Thyme Leaf, Ant, Maven, Gradle, and Git.
Previous use of ALM Octane software, software development methodologies and application architectures utilizing separation of business, domain, and presentation layers preferred.
Excellent communication, writing, organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in computer science, computer information systems, management information systems, or a related field, plus four years of full-time experience in computer programming, systems analysis, and/or program analysis or four years of full-time experience which provided general knowledge of data processing or systems analysis.
One year of full-time experience may be substituted for each year (30 semester hours) of education.

Veterans

Use your military skills to qualify for this position or other jobs! Go to www.texasskillstowork.com to translate your military work experience and training courses into civilian job terms, qualifications, and skill sets. Also, you can compare this position to military occupations (MOS) at the Texas State Auditor's Office by pasting this link into your browser: https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_InformationTechnology.pdf

How To Apply

To be considered, please complete a State of Texas Application for Employment and apply online at www.workintexas.com or on Taleo.

TWC is not considering applications from persons who require sponsorship for an employment visa.

A position utilizing this classification will be designated as security sensitive according to the Texas Labor Code, Section 301.042.

Primary Location

United States-Texas-Austin

Work Locations

Austin:1411 Brazos

Job

Computer System Analyst

Organization

TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

Job Type

Standard

Job Level

Non-Management

Travel

No

Job Posting

Sep 23, 2022, 12:00:00 AM

Work From Home

Yes

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