Programmer - Environment - Environmental Protection - Kanawha

This is an entry-level programmer position. The employee will be assigned to WVDEP's Information Technology Support (ITS) Division and the Application Development and Support (ADS) Section, under close supervision by team lead and reporting to the ADS Manager. The employee will be mentored by higher-level classification programmer analysts and is expected to work with more independence gradually.
The employee will support teams maintaining data processing applications for the administrative, regulatory and scientific functions of DEP, with special focus on working with data from legacy databases.
Responsibilities:

Assist in maintaining complex regulatory and scientific data systems
Collaborate with internal users to gather requirements and implement new features
Contribute to software design, development, testing, and deployment
Work with teammates to ensure quality standards are met
Maintain software documentation, including design, testing, and deployment
Participate in code reviews and utilize Git for version control
Follow agile development practices
Pursue on-the-job training and self-guided online programming topics
Write secure code adhering to best practices
Monitor business and functional requirement delivery
Perform additional duties as assigned
Preferred candidate will have ability in one or more of:

Experience with PowerBuilder, C#, JavaScript, and RDBMS (Oracle, MS SQL Server)
Familiarity with AngularJS, Bootstrap, .NET
Experience with Git version control
Solid understanding of software development practices and principles
Adaptability to new skills and technologies
Familiarity with agile development, software testing, and deployment
Knowledge of web development best practices
Understanding of database administration and design principles
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Note: Qualifying applicants will be required to complete an internet based profile assessment to compare the applicant's thinking and reasoning skills, behavioral traits and the occupational interests against the traits determined to be important to the posted position.
Note: Employees involved with specific DEP programs subject to the surface mining control and reclamation act (SMCRA) of 1977 must file prior to final appointment and annually thereafter, a statement of employment and financial interest (OSM23).

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Training:

Associate Degree in computer science or related field including but not limited to business data programming, business systems analysis, computer accounting, computer and information systems, computer servicing technologies, information systems management, data processing, or computer engineering from an accredited college, university or business school.
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Substitution:

Two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid computer programming experience may substitute for the required training at the rate of one (1) year of experience for every thirty (30) semester hours of training.
NOTE:

At the appointing agency’s discretion, competitive candidates may receive probationary appointment pending official verification of the qualifying training. The qualifying training must be verified before the employee may be certified permanent.
***DETAILS OF RELATED EXPERIENCE MUST BE SHOWN IN THE WORK EXPERIENCE SECTION OF YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION***

Preference will be given to applicants with experience in

PowerBuilder, JavaScript, MS Visual SourceSafe, and Toad

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