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IT STATEWIDE APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER 1-4 (OTS/PSS #50691142)

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OTS 101025 ERG

Department

Division of Administration-Office of Technology Services

Opening Date

10/10/2025

Closing Date

10/17/2025 11:59 PM Central

+ Description

+ Benefits

About this Job

The Division of Administration/Office of Technology Services has a vacancy. This position is located in the Production Support Services Section. Req. 213794

The Office of Technology Services aims to be a responsible partner in delivering innovative, effective, and reliable solutions that support and enhance the IT functions within Executive Branch Departments. The Office of Technology Services will work to increase the return on the State’s investment in technology by promoting smart decision-making, solving problems intelligently, increasing the rate of project success, and fostering a skilled and professional staff.

The Division of Administration is the state government’s management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:

+ Overseeing the state’s capital construction program

+ Working to provide state and federal grants for community development

+ Development of the state budget

+ Providing technology services

+ Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services

+ Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

Minimum Qualifications

Two years of experience in information technology; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR

An associate's degree in information technology; OR

A bachelor’s degree.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

NOTE:

A certification in an approved area may be substituted for the education and/or experience requirements at the time of hire or promotion, provided the appointment is made from a Certificate of Eligibles.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=174400) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

Designs, codes, compiles, tests, debugs, modifies, and documents new or existing applications programs within accepted standards, procedures, and guidelines. May provide guidance to lower-level developers. Defines data elements; writes and compiles definitions and descriptions of data elements into dictionary form for use by IT professionals and users. Assists in designing structures for databases. Assists in meeting client agency needs by serving as a liaison with vendors,

customers, and agency management for applications of limited scope.

Collaborates, as part of a team, to ensure continuity of the application lifecycle by maintaining and providing support for existing components of application systems. May assist in developing solutions to address future needs. Assists in resolving routine application problems, in consultation with other IT professionals, supervisors, or users. Responds to application troubleshooting requests such as debugging job processing issues; audits coding of lower-level developers and

provides corrective guidance on abends for applications of limited scope.

Responds to computer system emergencies and resolves problems in consultation with other Information Technology applications staff or end user personnel and by guiding lower-level developers in emergency resolutions.

Provides technical advice, assistance, and guidance to employees who are less experienced or familiar with a specific programming language. Writes and/or reviews revisions to user guides and production run books for routine changes.

Performs all other tasks, special projects, analyses, studies, and plans as directed by higher-level Information Technology personnel.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.

Career Progression: This vacancy participates in a career progression group and may be filled from this recruitment as a IT Statewide Applications Developer 1, 2, 3 or 4.

Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People with Disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

* Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position. A criminal history check may be conducted on employees changing positions including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-verify system.

For further information about this posting, please contact:

Erica R. Gay

HR Specialist

Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources

Email: [email protected]

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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