Senior Application Support Specialist

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Our mission at the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is to improve the quality of life of Delaware citizens by promoting health and well-being, fostering self-sufficiency, and protecting vulnerable populations. We prioritize personal and family independence by assisting individuals and families in a variety of life areas.

We offer numerous career opportunities and are dedicated to attracting and retaining highly talented individuals who are ready to make a difference in their community today. DHSS is a great place to kick-start your profession.

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The incumbent serves primarily as application developer for Delaware Child Support Services, Delaware Child Support System. Duties: write, test, debug, document .NET C#, Java Script, SQL Server Database Scripts, including stored procedures, perform troubleshooting, impact analysis, documentation design, development and testing within the .NET framework. The incumbent also supports maintenance, including configuration management, building/deploying application code, server configuration in all system environments, remediating production issues, ensuring return to service level agreements. The incumbent may be on-call rotation.

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

• Performs systems analysis and design employing information needs analysis, requirements analysis and design alternative analysis.
• Provides alternative design proposals including cost/benefit analyses.
• Writes computer program and/or system configuration specifications. 
• Designs computer program logic flow, writes new and modifies existing computer programs/system configurations, develops test data, tests and debugs system problems/computer programs.
• Provides user orientation and training in new/modified applications.
• May oversee and coordinate the work of technical staff in the absence of technical supervision or on a project basis or as assigned by management.  
• May train lower level application programmers and support specialists.
• Writes progress and incident reports.
• Writes operational, program and user documentation.
• May lead and/or support IT audit, IT security, and/or IT compliance activities.
• Performs related work as required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Senior Application Support Specialist
Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

1. Six months experience in computer programming languages including the latest generation.
2. Six months experience in database management systems which includes database design, testing, and implementation.
3. Six months experience in information systems analysis and design.

The State of Delaware recognizes the value of telework and flexible working schedules. This position is eligible for Telework according to the State of Delaware’s Alternative Work Arrangement Policy. More information will be shared at the time of interview.

Criminal background check: A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire.  The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information refer to our Job Seeker Resources.

DHSS does not provide employment-based sponsorship.

To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package please visit our website at https://dhr.delaware.gov/benefits/

The application and supplemental questionnaire are evaluated based upon a rating of your education, training and experience as they relate to the job requirements of the position.  It is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application and the supplemental questionnaire to include dates of employment, job title and job duties.  For education and training, list name of educational provider, training course titles and summary of course content.   Narrative information supplied in response to the questions must be supported by the information supplied on the application including your employment, education and training history as it relates to the job requirements.

Once you have submitted your application on-line, all future correspondence related to your application will be sent via email.  Please keep your contact information current.  You may also view all correspondence sent to you by the State of Delaware in the “My Applications” tab at StateJobs.Delaware.gov.

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process.  To request an auxiliary aid or service please call (302) 739-5458. TDD users should call the Delaware Relay Service Number 1-800-232-5460 for assistance.

The State of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and seek out a workforce representative of Delaware including race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.