Applications Programmer

Job Description

Job Title: Sr. Application Programmer

Position Type: Full Time

Location: Garland, TX 75042 (100% on-site, Remote work not available)

Primary Skills: C#, JavaScript, C++ Visual Studio.Net, SQL (for SQL Server, Oracle, and Informix) Query, HTML, CSS, JSON and XML ASP.net, as well as mobile and web development tools Bachelor's degree Valid Class C Texas driver's license

Description:

This position requires a skilled programmer to support public safety and the community through mission-critical application design, support, and integration. Responsible for the requirements, design, development, integration, testing, verification, documentation, and maintenance of the Department's programs, interfaces, and web applications. As a technical leader, this person will often be assigned to mission-critical software development projects. This person is primarily responsible for the development and support of custom intranet web applications, custom interfaces to external systems, as well as the administration and support of various applications and systems used by the organization. Responsible for the creation of the client-side user interface as well as the backend server programming. Also responsible for general tech support related to walk-ins, and other needs and duties, as assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Analyzing detailed business/functional/technical requirements and specifications for the application.

Coding internally developed applications and/or configuring commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) applications using programming, scripting, and database languages.

Supporting application testing, deployment, maintenance, and evolution activities by correcting programming. errors, responding to scope changes, and coding application enhancements.

Keep management abreast of application development priorities and activities through periodic verbal and written status reports.

Interact with customers methodically and professionally to gather business requirements to enhance existing applications and/or to develop new business applications.

Provide technical leadership for establishing the best possible options for designing and deriving the best solutions based on sound analytical judgment, team input and the customers' best interest.

Perform cross-training, which will include authoring and/or overseeing the creation of design documentation that fully defines applications and their corresponding support architectures.

Utilizing best practices to develop software according to business, functional and technical design specifications.

Monitor the progress of various software development efforts to keep requirements within the agreed-upon scope, cost, and schedule.

Create and design databases, views, stored procedures, T-SQL statements, and user-defined functions of varying complexity with a best practices approach to keys, indices, and relationships in SQL Server.

Create and support data integration with public and private partners, including Dallas County, HIDTA, Office of Court Administration, TechShare, LeadsOnline, SECURUS, Accurint, Axon, the Public Safety Reporting System, SPIDRTech, and other applications.

Perform code reviews as warranted for potential performance issues, reusability, and/or anomalies.

Develop, maintain, support, and troubleshoot the department's internal Intranet, which supports functions ranging from vehicle tracking and deadlines to the prosecution system, as well as the daily tools and information for police employees.

Participate in on-call after-hours rotation duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree

Two or more years of experience with programming and modifying COTS applications.

Two or more years of direct experience with application design and programming Or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrable experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Preferred Qualifications

Education/ Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Physics/Math/Electrical Engineering with Masters in same preferred

OR

5-7 years of significant experience in multi-language programming including but not limited to C#, JavaScript, and ASP.net.

Critical Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Expert skills in C#, JavaScript, C++

Moderate skills in Visual Studio.Net, SQL (for SQL Server, Oracle, and Informix)

Considerable knowledge of JQuery, HTML, CSS, JSON and XML

Solid grasp of ASP.net, as well as mobile and web development tools

Licenses and Certifications

Valid Class C Texas driver's license.Company Description

Saicon Consultants, Inc. has been providing IT Professional Services to Fortune 500 companies nationwide since 1998. Saicon provides individualized attention to each of its client’s needs and deploys the utmost quality through the right resources at the right time and for the right cost.

Saicon, headquartered in the Midwest (Overland Park, KS), is a certified Minority/Women Business Enterprise IT consulting company that stands behind its qualified resources and services which is confirmed by its client satisfaction measurement process (SOAR). We have built a core business around ERP, Client Server Development, and Administration. With our effective business model, we are able to consistently and successfully deliver to two of the most important criteria facing Executives today: High Quality and Low Cost

Types of Services

Saicon Consultants, Inc. provides IT consulting professional services focusing on the following areas:

ERP (SAP and Oracle – including PeopleSoft, Siebel, Oracle Applications)

Application Development (Java/J2EE and Microsoft.NET Technologies)

Administration (System – Unix; Server – WebLogic, WebSphere, Windows; Database – Oracle, SQL Server, DB2; and Network – MS Exchange/Active Directory, Cisco Routers/Switches/Firewalls)

Analytics – Big Data, Datawarehouse/ETL, Cloud Services

Flexibility of Our Services

Saicon Consultants, Inc. offers flexibility in our services which include the following:

Project Solutions (Small to Mid-Size)

Team Services

Staff Augmentation

Contract for Hire

Industries Served

Saicon Consultants, Inc. specializes in providing resources in a variety of industries:

Apparel

Government/Public Sector

Automotive

Manufacturing

Chemical/Bio-Tech/ Pharmaceutical

Media/Entertainment

Energy/Utilities

Technology/Consulting

Financial Services/Banking/Mortgage

Telecommunications