Software Developer - Senior

Provide a short description of the Position: This position will be in support of the NYS Tax Modernization Program. This program will encompass multiple projects to modernize legacy systems within the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance, which is responsible for billions in state revenue. Some of the major areas under modernization include: " Collections and Accounts Receivable " Taxpayer Accounting " Withholding Tax Returns Processing

Provide a list of the day to day tasks to be performed by the Selected Candidate: The selected candidate will be a lead developer for the Tax Modernization effort and provide support for maintenance activities. Specific duties include, but are not limited to: " Obtain business requirements to develop automated applications which meet business priorities. " Provide lead programming duties for tax related applications. " Develop and mentor staff using various technologies including J2EE, Spring, JSON, JavaScript and JDBC . " Develop and review detailed documentation for system and program change requirement including detail specifications documents. " Assist and provide guidance through all phases of the project management life cycle. " Develop unit test plans based on coding changes and user specifications. Conduct unit testing and debugging of all code changes in the development environment. " Coordinate the migration of all code changes (programs, procedures, etc.) from development environment into user test environment. " Assist team members using distributed technologies including Java, DB2, XML and XQuery. Ensure that staff members are properly trained and mentored. " Provide support, as needed, for defects and issue resolution. Ensure that defects and issues are addressed promptly based on priority. " Facilitate and participate in meetings with ITS and DTF customers. " Communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, with DTF management and users, ITS management, and team members.