Senior .NET Developer (Software Development Specialist 3)

Senior.NET Developer

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) supports Ohioans and their families through the following programs: Cash and Food Assistance, Employment Services and Workforce Development, Unemployment Insurance, Adult Protective Services, and Child Support. Public service is an honorable way to serve the community in a hands-on dedicated way. You can make a difference in someone's world!

The Office of Information Services (OIS) works to support the business functions and the delivery of health, human, and employment services through the application of information technology. OIS supports the delivery of programs to millions of recipients through the development and round-the-clock operation of automated information systems. Due to the number of end-users and technologies supported, OIS is one of the largest and most complex IT organizations within Ohio state government.

As a Senior.NET Software Developer, you will be a key technical contributor in modernizing ODJFS applications that support sensitive workflows, legally mandated timelines, and essential program operations across the state. Your work directly strengthens system reliability, compliance, and secure service delivery as the agency transitions to cloud-ready, scalable solutions aligned with State of Ohio Enterprise Architecture standards. Expect to work with modern frameworks, API-driven design, containerization strategies, cloud deployment patterns, and DevOps pipelines. You'll also navigate legacy integrations, custom dependencies, and large codebases that require careful decomposition, performance tuning, and technical debt remediation ahead of migration. This position blends hands-on engineering with architectural alignment, risk mitigation, and PMO-driven documentation and deliverable support.

Duties include but are not limited to:

Refactor legacy.NET Framework components to align with modern architectural standards such as.NET 6/7, microservices, and OIT-approved platforms.

Ensure compliance with enterprise security, identity management, logging, monitoring, and accessibility requirements.

Support migration to containerized, API-driven, cloud-ready deployment models including Azure App Services, Azure Functions, and Kubernetes.

Prepare and contribute to system architecture documentation, Technical Design Specifications, and modernization work packages.

Develop proof-of-concept prototypes to validate cloud deployment patterns and modernization approaches.

Decompose monolithic components, resolve technical debt, and stabilize legacy modules ahead of migration.

Improve system performance, reliability, scalability, and continuity of operations during modernization activities.

Redesign service layers and implement secure, optimized RESTful APIs using ASP.NET Core to support modern, responsive front-end frameworks.

Participate in quality assurance, performance testing, defect remediation, and technical risk mitigation.

Support automated deployment pipelines, CI/CD workflows, and DevOps practices through Azure DevOps or equivalent tools.

Assist state staff and developers through mentoring, establishing modern coding standards, and strengthening internal technical capacity.

Help reduce long-term operational and compliance risks by ensuring data integrity, security, and reliable support of legally mandated workflows.

Schedule: Full-time Hours: Standard workdays are Monday through Friday. Hours are between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Location: This position will be headquartered in an ODJFS Facility in one of the following cities - Columbus, Akron, or Dayton. This determination will take into account the proximity to the applicant's home address.

Why Work for the State of Ohio At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes: Medical Coverage, Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period, Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year, Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave, Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more), Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation) *Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

The ideal candidate, at minimum, must have the following:

OPTION 1 60 months combined work experience in any combination of the following: assuring requirements are defined and approved, performing code reviews and ensuring application development standards are met; AND 12 months work experience in the primary technology specified by the agency in the position description & job posting (.NET).

OPTION 2 Completion of associate core program in computer science or information systems; AND 42 months combined work experience in any combination of the following: assuring requirements are defined and approved, performing code reviews and ensuring application development standards are met; AND 12 months work experience in the primary technology specified by the agency in the position description & job posting (.NET).

OPTION 3 Completion of undergraduate core program in computer science or information systems; AND 36 months combined work experience in any combination of the following: assuring requirements are defined and approved, performing code reviews and ensuring application development standards are met; AND 12 months work experience in the primary technology specified by the agency in the position description & job posting (.NET).

OPTION 4 The equivalent of minimum class qualifications for employment noted above.

Pay Information This position is in the State of Ohio's OCSEA Pay Schedule, Pay Range 35. Unless required by legislation or union contract, starting salary will be the minimum salary of that pay range (step 1, currently $41.81 per hour). These ranges provide a standardized pathway for pay increases. With continued employment, new hires move to the next step in the range after 6 months and annually thereafter. Cost of Living Adjustments increase wages in these ranges each fiscal year. The current step progression wages are in the table below.